BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

LEWISBURG, PENNA.

JOHN D. PLANT, DIRECTOR
MALCOLM MUSSER, AssT. DIRECTOR

busyeI usually have the assistant managers help me.Qne man can handle the
center tap and field goal tries,another man takes inaccurate passing,etc.

At the finish of the first half it takes but a moment to totgal
all results and the coach can take one glance at the sheet and determine
exactly the number of times his team received the center tap,the number of
inaccurate passes made,the accuracy of field goals tried,the foul goal record,
and the backboard play shows whether or not his team is following their shots,
just how many times the opponent's guards took the ball from the backboard,etc,.
This is of great help to the coach between halves in remedying his teams play
for the succeeding half.The total results at the end of the game,when studied,
show at what particular points his team succeeded or failed and hence is of
value in future coaching.

As I told you at Massillon the big difference in play between
the more expert paayer and the less experienced is in ball handling.Note the
total number of inaccurate passes in the professional game as compared with the —
total number of inaccurate passes in the intramural game.

I inclosed two blank sheets.One for games played in quarters and
one for games played in halves.

I trust the explanatton of the sheet is clear.Will be glad to 4
answer any questions you might ask about this score sheet.

I can see how it can be improved upon.For instance:-One team may
have more inaccurate passes than the other team because of handling the ball
more often.This can be improved by correlating the time each team has the ball
with a stop watch,then compare the number of inaccurate passes with the length
of time each team has the ball in its possession. However these figures show,

‘I believe, there are too many players wo do not have the proper respect for :
that ball when in their possession. Many other deductions can be drawn, I think,
from this sheet,but they are too numerous to mention here.

I appreciated our talk at the "“y" at Massillons - .I have started
basketball practice here at Bucimell.

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DreAllen,I felt that Ireceived from you at Massillon more than ?
expert basketball knowledge.You are more than a basketball coach,you are a real
educator.It was a pleasure and an inspiration to have attended the school at
which you were one of the instructérs.

By the way,I,had a letter recently from an old team mate of mine,
"Scow" Garner, a fraternity, of yours and a personal friend of Forrest(Frosty)
Cox.Garner is manager,I believe, of the Jackson County Light,Heat & Power Co,
Independence,Miss. You may know him.

I see where K.U. played a fine game against Notre Dame.May you
have a most successful season.

Kind gegards in all things.

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Sincerely, é ‘
Malcolm E. Musser