THE KANSAS: BASKETBALL OFFENSIVE EVALUATION CHART

This study was undertaken in an attempt to find a means of evaluating
offensive basketball. For years the generally accepted method of evaluating a
basketball team or an individual has been on the number of scores that were made
by the team or by the player. The development of a list of offensive elements
was the first step. With that idea in mind a list of offensive elements was made
and each activity or play was weighed subjectively. The weight of the item was
given due consideration concerning its importance insofar as it contributed to
the execution of sound fundamentals and to winning success, Of course, the obey
jective was the successful scoring of field goals or free thrijws by the playere.

The items used in the evaluation chart and their weights are listed below:

Ae Positive Items Weight in Evaluation Points
le Field goals 10
2. Free throws
Se Immediate assists
4. Secondary assists
5a Recovers ball off opponent's backboard
6- Recovers ball off own backboard
7» Taps and recovers own jump ball
8. Recovers teammate's jump ball
9. Makes a good pass to a teammate
10. Catches a teammates pass

 

 

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Be Negative Items
le Error of omission
2¢ Held ball obtained by an opponent
Se. Fumbles ball and it goes out of bounds
& Fumbles ball and it is obtained by oppenent
5e Taps ball out of bounds
6e. Wild pass out of bounds
7 Wild pass to an epponent
8e Violation of rules
9. Personal offensive foul

 

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In the use of the weighted items the algebraic sum of the positive and
negative peints is computed. This sum for each game represents the total effect-
iveness of the team or playere

For the purpose of illustration the Kansas chart of a conference game is
shown in "Exhibit A" with team and individual points computede.

The data were collected by student assistants, majors in the Department of
Physical Educations Twelve men students were used in the collection of facts,
six for each teams The men worked in pairs, one acting as a recorder and the
other as an observers Onc pair made a record of all the passes and catches, one
pair made a spot record of all the shots taken by playors' numbers, and the
other pair recorded the remaining materiale

Definition of Terns

 

The terms used in the evaluation chart study are, for the most part, in
common usage in the game of basketball and need not be definede However, some
of the terms have not usually been connected with basketball and for this reason
are definede