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enh wid) Seny cyan her guay cual eattepchvete Ste So should the tasketball guard know f
his own physical powers and the territory that he can successfully controle Such a
guard will have poise and power end confidence and « contagious enthusiasn that.
bodes il] for an opponent who attempts an offensive thrust into his territory.
ss A -worsa‘tile and aggressive guard will combine all the qualities of leader-
ship at his command to ward off the offensive thrusts of two opponents. Only

Successful guarding is done by the unit method. The coach builds one
good guard, then builds another, and another, and another, and another. lie
Can ot ANS Semen cine GSE AY Hee In this way he builds his
defensive mechanism.

| ei thes whee nisin ten Sette te Stn The coach teaches the individual

player the technique of ball handling. The coach’s prayer for an ideal offensive
basketball player is for a lithe, supple, rangy, powerful and courageous fellow
with en athletic ewing. He must be a clean, hard player ever ready to follow
the lead of his captain and always able to think for himself. He must possess
ball. It is then easy for the coach t» teach offensive technique. By develop~
ing this offensive power in each one of the individual men he builds his team
together by picking men who can pivot, pass, heok, shoct or dribble, as the

Bvery man on the team should be a good forward and he should be a flaw.
in a player this player can then fit into any miche on the team. A chain is no
stronger than its weakest links neither is a team any stronger than its weakest

I will especially emphasize fundamentals, both on the offense and the