7.

As the offensive men begin their scoring attack by passing the ball
about vigorously from sie to another, the defensive men shift accordingly,
ever aware of the vulnerable points of attack. Bach of the defensive men
evinces alertness, courage, and confidence. They all stamp their feet and
menace continuously with their arms in fighting attitudes. In their desperate
attempts to mike thety opponents muff the peeen and matinately to recover the
ball, they shift back and forth aid to tho side and stamp and yell. Thus, by
etimilating the auditory and optic nerve centers of the offensive goal smiths,
unfavorably, these outnunb ered defenders are rendering then less potent than before.
A desperate and determined three are th ra edofensi verarea basket musketeers.
‘The defense must know that the offensive men near the basket are creating

 

 

the most pert us sttuetion and thet At is ‘upon these men they mst aoncentrate.
- Should one of the offensive men out in the court attempt a shot, the defensive
man nearest hin, wate feigning calumess fer the moment, will be checking with
himself for reassurance that he has covered all loopheles for passes, by or
through his own defensive arca, and to an. offensive teammate under the basket.

Then, just as thts of fensive forward raises the ball in the act of shoot-
ing, this defensive man will feign a gigantic attempt to jump at him, at the same
time will -/, a startling hell that often brings the desired results. His bent
arms will fl / threateningly and his ‘bended knees will olemp his feet to the
floor, emphatioally and noisily. : , |

Through the hundreds of thousands of years that men have been clutching at
each other's throate, instinetive fears have been built up in every individual.
4nd it is not onsy for this -_—- offensive man to inhibit these disturbing
stimuli. pe |
As the ball leaves the offensive man's hands, the defensive man will whirl