the players | GCere.

 

of his shorter opponents and obtain possession of the ball as readily as

 

under the lower goals. The fact that the goals were higher gave more time
for the players to get into position for rebounds and thus permitted the

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te recover after jumping and then spring again for the ball. With the ten

 

shorter players to fight more effectively for the ball. They had oppor

 

foot basket the
because he would seldom jump from the floor.

exceptionally tall player would never lose his position

Oa the other hand it was observed that the tip~in shots and the

 

using play incident to the set-up shot was practically eliminated
when the higher baskets were used. With the goals at the added heights
the players seemed to be unable to control their shots when coming in
toward the baskets at a rapid rate of speed. They, therefore, resorted to
the more set shots a little farther out from the baskets and even to the
y as easy to make. Thus a game with tess

 

longer shots which were equal
passing and more long shooting resulted. This factor might be overcome

 

as the players became more ac@ustomed to the changed heights of the goals.

From the standpoint of roughness, there seemed to be less contact

| under the higher goals. This was due largely to the shooting being

longer, which fact in turn spre

 

ad the players over the court and made less

concentration under the basket.
Fatigue was more noticeable in the case of the higher goals than in

the case of the lower one. Without asking for information in this connection,

 

ained that their fingers and wists seemed to cramp and to
tire after shooting at the high goals for a time. ‘They felt that the shots
at the higher goals required so much more force than the shots at the ten
foot goal that in addition to the fatigue which materially affected the

 

uracy of the shots, the push shot became more of a heave than a snap shot.