2a BLOCKING ee re ies i ai As Defense 1. Is a defensive man entitled to take any position on the floor (provided he does not charge into anyone in so doing)? 2e If an offensive man runs into a standing defensive man is it a foul on the offensive? _ 3e Do you not think the Offensive man should have some compensation for avoiding the defensive mans location? 44 Do you think the offensive man should be allowed to run around the defensive man? 5e Do you think the defensive man should be allowed to step in front of the offensive man who is trying to avoid contact in cutting for the basket, 6. Do you think a defensive man should be allowed to hold his arms out across the floor? | 7e If an offensive man runs into either of the extended arms of thedefensive man, is it a foul on the offensive man? B. Offense 1. Is an offensive man entitled to take any position on the floor (provided he does not charge into anyone in so doing)? 2. If a defensive man runs into a standing offensive man is it a foul on the defensive man? 5. Do you not think the defensive man should have some compensation for avoiding the offensive man's location? 4. Do you think the defensive man should be allowed to run around the offensive man. De Do you think an offensive man should be allowed to step in front of the defensive man who is trying to avoid contact in cutting for the basket? 6. Do you think an offensive man should be allowed to hold his arms Out across the floor? 7. If a defensive man runs into either of the extended arms of the offensive man is it a foul on the defensive man? MISCHLLANOUS 1. Do you think that the rights of a defensive man should be greater. than those of an offensive opponent or vice versa? £e Do you think that if a man assumes a position and is protected in that position, that his opponent in going around should be given the benefit of doubt, in case of contact when the first man moves? Se Do you think that a man extending his arms is more to blame for contact than the fellow who runs into the extended arms? 4. Do you think that if one jumper tries to jump over the entire ring that his opponent rather than retreating should try to hold his ground and cause contact in order to draw a foul or should the aggressive jumper be fouled? Oe Don't you think that either a defensive man or an offensive man stepping toward an opponent is more apt to be responsible for contact than he would be if standing still. 6. If you can't see a player knocked to the floor in the act of shooting, possibly injured, do you think he is less entitled to shoot a foul than a player who makes his field goal and is apparently nipped but not hindered in his shot. 7e Did it ever occur to you that close or block guarding in man for man defense was responsible for the idea of offensive block plays? 8. Did it ever occur to you that in zone or blockade defense the invading offensive man was considered as.an intruder and very often blocked or charged? 9e In any defense do you think the defensive man has the right to step in front of the man trying to go toward the basket? 10¢ Doesn't the offensive man know more often where he is going than the guessing defensive man? li. Two men of equal ability; A, knows where he wants to go, has the advantage of this previous knowledge, and body feints. B. must guess-- If A tries to get past B and there is contact, on whom rests the responsibility? 12. Won't a big man on the defense more often block a shifty little man than will the little man charge the big Man? 15. Don't you think that if the officials fail to protect the little fellow in bodily contact that the little fellow is doomed in basketball? 14. On a free ball shot at a basket do you think a little fellow jumping back of a larger opponent is more apt to be fouling than a larger opponent jumping back of, and obscuring the little fellow? 15. Are you heart and soul in this game, sincere in it's honest promotion or is each game just another game with its desirable compensation and another occasion for you to laugh off honest construc- tive criticism?