| Show ON GAME OF BASKET BALL columbia coach lays stress on floor work learn to catch a basket ball and throw it practice floor work and has ket shooting develop wind and in those few words dan coach of the university of Colum blaa 1920 eastern intercollegiate cham plona writing in the american boy magazine advises high school teams to spend their practice hours on the fundamentals of basket ball rather than strategy and fancy play give me a team that knows how to pass catch and shoot says mecon who was an all eastern player and captain of the columbia team in 1914 and I 1 think I 1 can beat the team tl at knows every trick eliy and every bit of court strategy in the books but Is faulty in fundamentals coaches his team in a elm style of play lie teaches only one kind of pass a one handed pass without spin that travels at shoulder height it stands to reason he says that if you know this one pass perfectly be more accurate than it you know a dozen fancy passes imper factly to reduce fumbling he tells his men to catch the ball with their hands palms inward rather than with palms to the front one kind of shot for the basket Is enough for the columbia team the chest shot delivered smoothly lv and without inglish A variation of it for use under the basket Is the one handed delivered from the chest in all basket shooting says strive for rhythm and smoothness crouch a little I 1 necessary shoot your hands out straight for the basket and leave your feet this gives you a continuous graceful technique and creates deliberate careful shooting rather than nervous snip columbia bases its system of play on three hard and fast rules on defense always keep between your man and the basket forcing him toward the side lines on offense never catch a ball stand ing still keep your opponent from intercepting epting it by going to meet it after you have complete td a pass get ready to receive the ball again deenin does not teach the man defense the minute columbia loses the ball every player rushes to cover an opponent and force him either to pass it or lose it this style of de tense he admits only works when the team Is composed of five fast men who possess stamina dribbling has little place in mee nana system of play ever dribble he cautions un less you are coming up to the basket for a shot and there s no one in front of you the dribbler Is usually slow enough to give the other team time to get set he destroys floor work and denves four men idle the way to stop a dribbler says Is not by trying to guard him arom but by running around bilm and placing yourself squarely in him lie cant charge you you can move to meet him alvitos columbia players are i always to keep the area alear they are in 10 te an an maneu birleast fifteen foot from the bas one man sees his opportunity it in under the hoop tor a short hoaf |
