TESTA ARES eed pete a ne retainer zea eC Rene ee cE REP RCRS IMENT MOPS Wha Io ve RN en

set-ups can be used to counteract the offensive work of the
opponents.

It is well in using basketball drills to divide the players into
groups of equally or nearly equally skilled players. Each player
is trying to do better than the others in the ideal scheme, and
this grouping makes it more difficult to excell than in the mis-
cellaneous grouping. The drill is also motivated better with this
type of grouping as there is better execution and less mistakes.
The writer advocates the use of a whistle by the coach and the
interruption of practice in the case of general poor execution.
In the case of poor individual execution, call the player aside and
criticise him. This allows the drill to advance for the more
skilled members of the group. The poor players may be formed
in an “awkward squad” and given special attention.

The coach must have a thorough knowledge of the drills he
intends to use; he must explain them carefully to his squad so
they may understand them thoroughly; he must have an organi-
zation plan that will put them in action without loss of time; he
must be able to stop drill for instruction and continue rapidly;
he must know when to stop that drill and change to another one;
and he must experiment to find drills that hold the interest of
the par,

KEY TO DIAGRAMS

eS OFFENSIVE PLAYER

O DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Seeera PATH OF PASS
PATH OF PLAYER
ececcees PATH OF DRIBBLER

 

wrooer DRIBBLE AMO PIVOT

Nid REBOUND