Seasonal Preparations

The old adage, “A thing well begun is half done" certainly holds true
in the preparations for a strenuous competitive basketball season. Schedules care-
fully arrenged, adequate playing equimment all in order, prospective players hardened
for the early grind by religious adherence to their preliminary setting-up exercises _
and “early to bed and early to rise" childhood ideals, and the playing court with
its lines and taskets and nets trim and expectant — all combine to say to « return-
ing couch, "the stage is set, and it's going to be a great season." Such stidied
and complete preparations send © coach home whistling =- if he can whistle — or
singing «— if he can singe In whatever state of awareness he finds himself, he is
trying to say, “God's in His heaven. All's right with the world."

"So dmportant does the writer deen these simple exercises that during the
entire season he gives 5 minutes daily t6 their execution. Failure on the part of
the men to execute these Grills is regarded by the coach as a direst violation of
the training schedule and is troated as suche If consistently followed, these
exercises will so strengthen the ligamentous attaclments of the fingers, wrists,
| anlles, and Imeos that few injuries will occur in scrimnge.

Push-up Dip. Get down on all fours with the body extended parallel to the
floor and with fingers and toes supporting the body. Without letting the abdomen,
chest, or thighs touch the floor, execute a full dip. Then push up and dip agains
Without allowing the hips to sag, repeat this exercise 12 times.

Pull Squat Dip. Stand in upright position. With ams extended laterally
to perfect the body balance, extend the right leg to the front and sink slowly on
the left foot to a full squat. Without touching the floor with the hands or with the
extended leg, put entire weight on the left leg and thigh, and depend upon the strength
of the kee and the hip joints to bring the body again to an upright position. Finish
with @ rising skip. Repeat this exercise, 3 times on each leg, twice daily.