Show tIt 1 IJ I- I i J 1 a L I J II aA t i y 1 1 COACH DOUG MOON demonstrates proper form and technique In shootIng shooting shoot shoot- Ing lay He is Jumping off left leg shooting with right hand with arms fully extended elbow in correct position and the ball Is released from the finger tips Community School B Basketball Clinic During the past four weeks boys from the surrounding areas of of Uintah County have been spending their Saturdays Saturdays Sat Sat- at the Vernal Junior High participating participating par In a basketball clinic under the direction of Uintah High School basketball basketball bas bas- coach Doug Moon and his Utes This program is one of the Community School projects being carried out this winter THE BOYS have been participating in learning the correct skills of the game of basketball It has long been felt by many coaches in the Uintah School District and also coaches throughout the state that many times as youngsters learn the skills of various sports they pick many bad habits which as they grow older become a detriment to their playing ability This clinic has bas been constructed around the idea of teaching these young basketball basketball bas bas- players the correct skills of the game of basketball THE AREAS in which the most time has been spent were dribbling correct shooting procedure proper defensive stance defensive f footwork and the body conditioning that it takes to play a good goodgame game Even though the hall is crowded Coach Moon and his ball club have been able to do a good job of teaching these skills ONE AREA of p particular Interest Is the lowering of of two 1 l Is J to about seven and one half feet to allow the younger students of the class to shoot the ball correctly Many times as the young ball player playes play play- er es tries to thrust the basketball at the 10 foot 10 foot basket he will pick up bad habIts habits hab hab- its because he has to thrust the ball instead of shoot it These habits are hard and in some cases' cases almost Impossible impossible impossible sible to correct By lowering the basket and shooting the ball correctly the young players never these habits |