PASS AND SHOOT FROM
BEHIND A BLOCK

This drill is a valuable one whether
or not your offense is of the screening
nature. There are always situations
where a man receives a ball in posi-
tion for a shot but not relaxed and
‘Shot é. capable of making the proper attempt.
In this set-up the men in the center
line pass to the man cutting from the

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B sideline and start by the block, stop,
and swing back behind the block set-

fox _ ting the feet, bending the knees, and

@ \ relaxing to take the shot. The drill

may be executed without opposition to
the shooter at first and then a defen-
sive man may be stationed at the rear of the blocker, who is allowed to shift
or to fake at the shooter. This drill is valuable in teaching men to come
to a shooting position and not to take running, off-balance shots.

MOST LONG SHOTS

Another interesting game is to divide the players into two squads of
five or six men each and shooting back of a designated spot or mark, count
the long shots made until a certain total (usually 10) are made. All other
members of the, squad are encouraged to rebound and return their team-
mates’ shots. This drill will provide wholesome and interesting competi-
tion, offers practice on basket shooting under somewhat the stress and
hurry of game situations, and encourages proper ball handling in order to
obtain the greatest number of shots.

 

TRIANGULAR REBOUND

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The three players take their posi-
@ tions as shown in the diagram. A

fourth player or the coach shoots at the
basket from a distance of 15 to 30 feet.
It is the duty of the three rebound men
to jump and rebound shots at the basket
until a goal is made.

@ corcr If a player is forced to change his
position the others should change until
the triangular formation is regained.

Players should be warned about
“slapping” at the ball and should be
taught to catch the ball and shoot while
in the air.

Players should be encouraged to tap the ball from time to time to the
other two men in the formation. This will make for alertness on the part
of all of the men.

A defensive man may be placed in the middle of the group to add to the
drill as the participants increase in skill.

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