Thursday, October 29, 2009

Game Situations

We pride ourselves on preparation. We work to cover every area that may come to our players. The following is a handout that we go over with our team and add to throughout the season.

Re: Game Situations

1. General Rules
a. New rules
b. Key rules
c. No facial expressions, win the officials.

2. Game Day Procedure
a. Shoot around—short but intense—focused
b. Team goals
c. Scouting report/ game plan

3. Lockerroom Attitude
a. Preparation: Mentally & Physically
b. Team thoughts to relax, forget yourself
c. Quiet, aggressive, confident
d. Prayer
e. Team together

4. Pre-Game Warmup
a. Arrival time to gym
b. Rehearsal
c. Concentrate on your physical and mental preparation
d. Quick movement, hands ready, “second wind”
e. Enthusiasm and encouragement for teammates
f. Position shooting
g. FT’s
h. Sound fundamentals
i. Set the tone

5. Pre-Game Introductions
a. Hustle out
b. Individual and team enthusiasm and determination
c. Identify your match-up
d. Entire team together


6. Bench Organization
a. Will vary with situations
b. Attention to game, concentrate, enthusiasm
c. Bench decorum

7. Jump Ball
a. Technique: Hands ready, knees bent
b. Assignments: Sandwich, get by your man at ½ circle, defensive or offensive
c. It’s a loose ball, get every one, we want possession.

8. Substitutions
a. Report to scorer, person at scorebook, at the “X”
b. Official must beckon you in
c. Towel, get the man you are guarding
d. Sprint off floor
e. Bench up
f. When coming out touch each player on bench

9. Time Out Organization
a. How to call
b. Sprint off floor to bench, seating arrangement
c. Water and towel quickly
d. Attention is most important
e. “Give us your eyes”

10. FT’s
a. Block out assignments
b. Hands up and knees bent

11. Half-Time Procedure
a. All warm-ups to locker room
b. Use rest room
c. Coaches meet and discuss
d. Team discusses until coaches enter/ keys on board
e. Adjustments to make
f. First 5 possession of 2nd half are key
g. You usually do not win the game in the first half
h. Check back in to start the half





12. Post Game
a. Shake hands with opponent
b. Class
c. Hustle to locker room immediately after leaving opponents
d. Congratulate/ Encourage teammates
e. Discuss with coaches, “Even Keel”
f. Time for next practice/ game
g. Locker room cleaner when leaving than when we arrived

13. Discussing the Game
a. Do not make excuses
b. Focus on your mistakes rather than finding fault in teammates
c. Enjoy the victory but remember to be gracious in victory and emotionally balanced after defeat.
d. If we improve each game, we have no defeats, only bad performances.
e. Be realistic.
f. Think about the team and your teammates.
g. Prepare and improve fundamentals.




Nothing is more important than our individual and Team Attitudes

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