without professional experience. In former years Ed Wachter, of Harvard,
Joe Pogerty, of Yale, Nat Holman, of C.C.N.Y., and other professional
players coached the leading cage varsities of the onst, while in the
weet Dave Mclillen is the only professional coach coaching college
players. oe

Dre Naismith, the originater of the game, started with
this, his first principle, namely that each player is entitled to his
- position on the floor. The rules still emphasize this point. —

: I quote Tat Molman, a famous professional player and a
college coach, on blocking which is a foul according to the rules.

    

to check a player in pursuit of his opponent, then we are ang
one of the fundamental factors of the offense." The above statement
is in direct conflict with the majority thought of the National Basket~
ball Coaches Association, as well as the expressed statenent of the
Rules Guide. 3 :

The leading college coaches of the cowrtry employ
plays using key men to screen the opponents from their objective.

Perhaps it is well to give the definition of screening
end blocking or pick-off. ‘Screening is impeding the progress of the
ing is not a foul. Blocking or pick-off is impeding the progress of

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