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PRACTICE DRILL AGAINST PIVOT MAN DIRECTLY
: UNDER BASKET

The players A, B and C are offen-

 

@e° sive players who are assisted by the

coach. The defensive player No. 1 re-

sponsible for the pivot man plays at

the side of the pivot man and must

alternate his position as the ball
changes sides of the floor.

The coach is only a ball handler and

® ® is not allowed to move from his center

e, position. The object of the drill is for

A and B to move the ball from side to

side forcing No. 1 to change his posi-

tion a great number of times and when

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@ conn the opportunity presents itself to pass
wy in to the pivot. Passes may be made
cy by the coach into the pivot. The drill

is of great value in teaching the guard
to be alert in watching the ball while changing his position on the floor.

The guards No. 2 and No. 3 obtain valuable practice in placing them-
selves in the proper guarding positions to prevent A and B from receiving
passes from the coach.

COMBINATION DRILLS

The drills listed under this heading are general drills for
stressing more than one fundamental. Most drills include prac-
tice on several fundamentals but place the major emphasis on
one specific one. The combination type of drill may be adapted
to the teaching of your fast break offense elements or your
defensive work. They are valuable in that they will keep your
entire squad working all of the time. They add interest and
are valuable in introducing game conditions or elements involv-
ing a large portion of the floor.

INFORMAL WARM-UP SHOOTING DRILL

An adaptation that has been used by the writer both as a coach and
player is the encouragement of the players to spend considerable time dur-
ing the informal drill in the execution of short shots.

In this drill the player who shoots seldom rebounds, but another player
whose turn to shoot comes either before or after this shooter rebounds the
ball and passes it to the shooter who is cutting fast for a short shot. Any
number of players with the exception of the next long shooter rebound and
continue the short shooting until one or more baskets are made. Many
times the players will make several passes before actually taking a shot
at the basket.

The drill is a very effective one for teaching short shots and it holds
considerable interest for the players.

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