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and ewing back at top apeed toward the basket for rebound work. They mow that
the law of averages is against the success of the long shot and that they, by
recovering the ball, may profit thereby. :

The coach is spending his time on the defensive man, primarily instilling
in them good defensive tenmwork and pointing out constantly the wealmess and
the strength of the defensive play as Lt progresses from scrimaage to sorimmage.

Fourth stage. Five on five. Here we have the defensive situation as it
should be with five offensive men net by five defensive opponents. Thess game
drills follow all Serna regulations and should always follow and never precede
those of the first, sedond and third stages of defensive drill. The five man
defensive teans should ines no trouble in stopping their five man offense in
these practice drills. Each of the defone ive men apecifies a certain opponent
for whose movements he will be personally responsible during these regular game
situations. These defensive men are taught to slide and trace end switch, 80
there will be no emeuse for permitting an offensive opponent to score beeause
he shook his opponent loose. :

The same ratio that has been used in five trials at the basket is used
in this drill, The defense should many times shut the offensive team out
without a basket because three defensive men played five heretofore, and it
should be an ‘easy natter now to hook up the five defensive men into a ma AS
organization | that should any
goal in five trials. it

En Exhibit i the out back of the” ‘forwards 4s emphasized. ‘The
the ball passes a defensive forward, this player should angle back into the
| area into which the ball was passed and mae @ one-two pass near impossible.
You will note that the offensive guards are handling the ball and one of the
guards has just pasted ~~ the right forward.

 

4 ; times turn the offensive back without a single