| the burden of ‘the guard, the rules committee now permits a pave five personm.
fouls instead of four before ejection from the genes :

   
    

The guard “2 the bipedal watehdog cf the baskets pas en err
been said that a good offense is the best defense. It has ‘deen = } expertenes
that a sterling defense coupled with a better ‘than average offense ‘esta more
‘often than not defeat a sterling offense possessed of @ hiecanmparians defense.
The common conception of team work is that it applies only to dndk cttense.
But in reality it operates at its best on the ibaa. This nieoonoep tion ean
be attributed to the fact that in the early development of the game the p

 

in possession of the ball were the centers of attraction, and the players 1
in possession drew very little attention. In this ever-changing lnetdoneopt
speed gane of bake thal 1 new variations of defense must be improvised. |

The Ne enae break has placed new burdens on meen the guards and the
‘officials. The aie te wash wave diftioulss Ne eftioiate. 1% ie alec moh
more difficult for a tean to acquire the proper guarding technique. To ease
the burden af the guard, the rules committee nee permits a player five personal
fouls instead of four vefare ejection from the games

‘Much of the offensive drills are sheer fun oo is the ball handling
connected with this fundamental feature. But guarding technique is work, - and
hard work. A young player will practice, even alone, goal and free shooting by
the hour because it is fun. Sut few players in off moments will ever attempt
to practice guarding technique to improve their defensive prowess. All players
want possession of the ball so that they oan shoot at the basket. Therefore,
« ‘voddblibin ateah OANA din: eeneeth ids Addimmantnd ayitis wherein the
guard is glorified. During these practice sessions an opportunity is given
the coach to drive hom needful lessons. |