Practice makes perfect

As we finish up with the quarter 2 blogs, I would liked to say it has been a fun and a new adventure that I am glad to have experienced with my fellow classmate. When participating in any activity, it is always important to practice either daily or weekly. When playing basketball you will come face to face with players that have out of this world skills and if you ask them they will always give you the same answer. Practice makes perfect.


In the Zone Offenses book it says, " The results pf your practice planning are not always determined by your knowledge of X's and O's. At least equally important is your ability to work with people. You must be able to motivate them in a positive direction and design the mechanical aspects of your practice sessions to create a viable teaching - learning environment." (Krause and Harkins).

Under the leg

Simple under the leg dribbling can improve quick fast explosion towards the hoop being as smooth as possible.

Right or left hand dribble

When you are at the house and you have nothing to do or it is raining day, you can practice simple left or right hand by consistently dribbling creating familiar foundation.

Jump-shot Form

Practicing shooting everyday will ultimately improve you field goal percentage.

From start to finish I have learned many new techniques and basketball experienced that I can teach others or improve for my self. I learned what the guards are shown in the play books as well as new plays. As we finish up with the blog post I leave this with you.

What was your favorite blog post?

Harkins, Harry L., and Jerry Krause. Zone Offenses for Men's and Women's Basketball. Champaign, IL: Coaches Choice, 1997. Print.

Basketball: Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship

Basketball isn't just composed of shooting, dunking, blocking, passing, and playing defense. A big part of basketball is attitude and respect. There are fouls that consist of people being un-sportsman like. Everyone plays to win but keep in mind someone has to lose and win, and when someone puts in hard work just to loose they don't deserve to be talked bad upon themselves.





Hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, "A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork" (Jabbar). This shows that when sports where first created everyone worked on playing well with their team mates and try to create chemistry, and not having this concept changes how our generation plays. Like being way more aggressive and angry for no reason.


When playing basketball, your team becomes your family and you will always protect them no matter what. This is what the love of basketball is, not cursing or trying to start fights. While most people play to win and only win, others want to enjoy the game and have a fun experience that will forever live on in their memory.

Bonus

I have a bonus video from last blog post. This is another play where the 1 or 2 guard pass the ball down low to a 4 or 4 guard and receives the ball back at the corner to get an open shot.

Play like these are really beneficial when the defense are really good, or its hard for you to get a open shot .

Do you agree that sportsmanship is a big part of sports? and have you experience a time where you were mistreated?

Harkins, Harry L., and Jerry Krause. Zone Offenses for Men's and Women's Basketball. Champaign, IL: Coaches Choice, 1997. Print. Sportsmanship Photo

Basketball: Triple Threat

When playing basketball many thoughts come into play. Deciding which way to go, who to pass to, or even shooting the ball. Playing on the outside of the perimeter gives a great chances for the offense to attack the defense from every corner of the court. In the game of basketball there are 5 position. The point guard is the handler of the basketball and is also called the 1 guard. The shooting guard is the main shooter of the team and is the 2 guard. The small forward is the main position and can do basically anything called the 3 guard. The power forward is the 4 guard. And last but not least the Center the big men and the 5 guard.



The photo shows all 5 position

One of the most used play is the Triple Threat. Triple threat occurs when 1-5 guard can move the ball towards the hoop, pass out towards the perimeter, our shooting a mid-shot. "4 and 5 should consider themselves as inside partners who always look to pass to each other (i.e., when one player gets the ball, the other inside player always looks to get open to receive a pass and test/compress the inside of the zone defense with a post-to-post pass)."(Krause and Harkins). In the book it shows that when playing basketball you need to be prepare for multiple outcomes of one play, and if you use the play Triple threat you need to know how to get out difficult situation when one way doesn't work. 

Layup

 

This shows the 4 guard cutting towards the hoop.



 Pass

Point guard having the choice to pass to the 1 or 2 guard.

 



In the video it shows me having the option to fake in any direction and pass to a player on the 3 pt. line

Jumper



The 1 guard giving up the pass to shoot a mid range jumper.

Option 1, pass the ball 

                      

Option 2, shoot the ball

In bound

Passing the ball in is seen as the least important part of basketball, but if you don't pass the ball in within the 5 seconds you are given you can cost critical points for you team.

To pass in the ball correctly you first need to be aware of all players and await for and opening. The best pass is always the unexpected by the defense.

Using the book I was able to learn how to prefect how to in bound the ball and what to do in a Triple Threat. Finding multiple outcomes that can come out of the Triple threat. I learned that reading your defender greater your chances to score easily.

I was wondering, what is your go to move in your favorite activity?

Harkins, Harry L., and Jerry Krause. Zone Offenses for Men's and Women's Basketball. Champaign, IL: Coaches Choice, 1997. Print.