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 ob»
jective was the successful scoring of field goals or free thraws 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

2e Free throws

Se Immediate assists

4. Secondary assists

-Se Recovers ball off opponent's backboard
6. Recovers ball off own backboard

7s Taps and recovers own jump ball

-8. Recovers teammate's jump ball

9. Makes a good pass to a teammate
10. Catches a teammate's pass

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Be Negative Items
-le Error of omission
2¢ Held ball obtained by an opponent
‘8@ Fumbles ball and it goes out of bounds
-&« Fumbles ball and it is obtained by oppenent
‘Se Taps ball out of bounds
‘6— Wild pass out of bounds
-7, Wild pass to an epponent
8. 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 players

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 Education, Twelve men students were used in the collection of facts,
six for each team. The men worked in pairs, one acting as a recorder and the
other as an observers One pair made a record of all the passes and catches, one
pair made a spot record of all the shots taken by players!' numbers, and the
other pair recorded the remaining matcriale

Definition of Terms

 

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