Report of Research committee Cont'd.

A. Favorable.

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1) Elimination of rough play and injuries occuring at the
center jump.

) Elimination of held balls following the center jump.

) The actual playing time increased from 5 to 6 minutes
or more.

) Fewer fouls :

) More equalization of ball possession.

) A development of a more varied type of offense.

) The use of more varicd type of defensive play.

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(a) In some sections it has brought the defense out to
the back court.

(b) In other sections it has brought the zone defense
into more prominence.

(c) In still other sections, it has revolutionized
defensive play, which, in my own opinion, we
coaches have been neglecting.

(a) In still other sections defensive play has been
deempnasized to a point where there really is no
defense.

(8) It has equalized the burden of the players to such an
extent that we can climinate forwards, center and
suards and in their stead have five men who are five
offensive players and five defensive players.

(9) It has taught the players to conserve their energy for
use at the proper time and place.

(10) It has brought back into play more skilled players who
are not excessively tall,

(11) It has proved that the game may be agsressive or passive
on the demands of the coach.

B, Unfavorable.

(1) In some sections it has brought about the race horse
type of game with wild passing and frequent fouling.

(2) It has been said that it has taken away the finish and
polish of the game.

(3) It is too continuous, with not enough pauses, and it is
making our game monotonous.

(4) It takes too much endurance and is erfecting our players!
hearts.

From these comments one can see that those in favor of the
elimination of the conter jump are a vast majority. Yet there is one
comment in the unfavorable group that has receivea national pub-
licity and is a vital one to both us coaches and our players. Tue
comment on fatizue deserves our serious thought and consideration.