Structures, Strategies and Compositions Strengths and Weaknesses of SSC

Today we will... Review and peer mark homework Describing Strengths and Weaknesses Cooperative Learning Task Identify decisions you had to make when fulfilling your role within the fastbreak Supported Study Wednesday 3:00pm – 4:00pm Easter School Thursday 11 th April

Review Homework Peer marking task

Review Homework Review the content on the next five slides Using the content, traffic light each section of your partners homework answer Award your partners homework a mark out of six

Introduction Name activity Name SSC Name and briefly explain the affect of your two weaknesses To overcome the difficulties we had with _______ and _________ it was important to make each player familiar with his/her role in the strategy. It is also important that the team are familiar with how to adapt and change the strategy as the game progresses 3 Man Weave Initially we began with a 3 man weave to ensure each player was comfortable passing, communicating, running, filling the lanes wide and using the lay-up shot at speed. As each of these are important for our team to perform the fast break successfully.

Two Man Fast Break Once we grasped the concept of using all three lanes and performing the required skills at speed we progressed to a two man fast break. One player would rebound the ball off the back board. At the this point the second player cut wide from the top of the key to the wide channel to receive the outlet pass. He/she then dribbled up the middle lane at speed with the second player overlapping them to fill the right lane. When the ball player reached the opponents key they passed to their partner in the wide lane who cut in to score with a lay-up. Three Man Fast Break From our individual physical and skill related attributes, strengths and weaknesses we allocated positions so that each player was fulfilling the role most suited to them. Our training program looked to develop our fast break from the development stage to being able to use it in a game. After our teacher had detailed the format of the fast break strategy which had 3 scoring options, we used unopposed practice to ensure that each player was familiar with the movements of the 3 options, their role and the skills within that role. We increased the pace of this gradually as we experienced more success

Adding Defenders As we experienced success performing the fast break unopposed we quickly added a passive defender to put some pressure on us and to demonstrate what our actions did to the movement of the defenders. Then we used a 3 v1 practice with an active defender- who started at the top of their key and only became active when the outlet pass was made. We progressed this to a 3v2 practice with one active and one passive defender firstly then eventually two active defenders who came in from half way when the outlet had been made. This encouraged us to use the width of the court by filling the lanes to create space in the middle and use speed in attack to try and get beyond the defenders before they became active. This contributed a lot to improving our decision making skills, of which fast break to use, depending on the situation. This level of practice was very game like and a lot of our actions were becoming instinctive and automatic.

Continuous Fast Break Before progressing to the game, we used the continuous fast break practice which involved 3 attackers and 2 defenders at any one time but a number of other players were involved. This was very game like as it included the concept of turning defense into attack by initiating the fast break and the defenders were instantly active. As a drill which was very tiring, it was important for my team to maintain the quality of the movements, including the width of our attack, even when tiring as this would effect how easy it was to defend against us. 3 players would attack two defenders. The player in the attacking team who attempted a lay-up went off and his two teammates competed for the rebound. Whoever won the rebound joined the original two defenders to become attackers. Conditioned Games The final practice was a 5v5 conditioned game this is where we adapted the rules of basketball to encourage each team to use the fast break. One of our initial conditions was to make the attacking team touch the wall after shooting before they were allowed to defend. This enabled the defending team to win an unopposed rebound before setting up their fast break We progressed this to…….. Another conditioned game was to award extra points to a team who successfully scored using a fast break

Describing Strengths & Weaknesses Cooperative Learning Task

Create 4 groups of four. Each group should contain no more than one Intermediate 2 pupil Mr Reedie will join the group without an Intermediate 2 Pupil Each person will leave their home group and meet up with other people of the same number. In your new group you will review the model answer provided and use it to create a detailed plan. When instructed you will re-join your home group and feedback to them

Strengths & Weaknesses Model Answer Introduction - Set the scene. Weakness 1 – Speed oExplain why speed is important oDiscuss how a lack of speed affected performance Weakness 2 – Variation oExplain why variation is important oDiscuss how a lack of variation affected performance Strength 1 – Decision Making oExplain why decision making is important oDiscuss how making good decisions affected performance Strength 2 – Width oExplain why width is important oDiscuss how having width affected performance

Introduction - Set the scene. From my initial and focussed data I was able to identify strengths and weaknesses in my teams performance. Of greatest concern to me was our fast break. By using the Fast Break analysis observation schedule and each player completing a role effectiveness observation schedule I was able to identify strengths and weakness in the fast break. We had two main strengths these were width and decision making. Our performance also had two weaknesses variation and speed.

Explain why speed is important Speed is a vital element of the Fast break. Moving up the court quickly maximising the opportunity of numerical superiority. If there are few or no defenders this gives an excellent opportunity to shoot and score an unopposed lay-up. Creating the opportunity for a lay-up is advantageous as it is taken close to the basket and therefore has a high success rate. Discuss how a lack of speed affected performance When my team attempted to move up the court with speed we lost control of the ball (e.g. misplaced pass) due to our low skill level. To offset this we began moving up the court more slowly. Unfortunately this resulted in the opposition having more time to set up their defence. With defenders now in our way we couldn’t create space for an unopposed lay-up shot. At times we had to resort to taking an opposed lay-up or a lower percentage set shot this lowered the number of baskets we scored.

Explain why variation is important Variation is a vital element of the Fast break. By having a variety of options available to our point guard we are able to maximise our chances of scoring an unopposed lay-up. If the defence read our play and get back and set up the point guard is able to use a different option. By having a variety of options available we can vary our attack, this will prevent it becoming predictable. Discuss how a lack of variation affected performance My team had a limited number of fast break options. This meant that the defence were able to very quickly respond to the option called and mark the appropriate player. This often resulted in our fast break either slowing down, players attempting to score with a lay-up when marked which was not successful or the pass being intercepted.

Explain why decision making is important For the ball to be moved quickly up the court and a scoring opportunity created against any defenders who may be in position a team must make a number of decisions as various performance demands arise. Decision making, particularly when rebounding and around the key, prevents interceptions and limits the number of defenders who can get into position. Incisive decision making when winning the defensive rebound ensures that we are able to locate and make a quick outlet to the point guard who can break up court. When attacking the opponents key making the correct decision ensure we select the correct fast break option in response to the defenders actions. If the defence are able to get back and set up it’s vital that players make the correct decision to ensure our attack continues. By making the correct decision quickly we can avoid interceptions and reduce the opponent thinking time, limits the chances of them taking up a good defensive position. Discuss how making good decisions affected performance Our centre was very good at winning the rebound and locating the point guard who had cut out wide to receive the outlet pass. By making the correct decision at this stage we were able to start a fast break every time we won the defensive rebound. When my team had been quick enough up the court that no defenders were set up we had few decisions to make and easily scored a basket. However, as we slowed our fast break down to combat our poor skill level the number of defenders increased. Luckily when in possession of the ball our team tended to make the correct decision and reverse the ball back to the point guard who could call a set play. This ensured we were able to continue with our attack.

Why Width is important within fast break Width is created during the fast break by the Centre and Forward filling the wide lanes either side of the Point Guard. Filling all three lanes not only gives the ball carrier more passing options but gives any defenders in place more space to cover by pulling them out of the key. The space created can now be used by the PG to drive into themselves or by the C or F who can receive a pass and score a lay-up as they cut in from the left or right lane. How width affected fast break. During the fast break my team would regularly fill all 3 lanes. This meant that when we did have a successful fast break we pulled defenders away from the middle lane and the key. When we crossed into our opponents half the PG was in the middle lane with the C wide on the right and the forward slightly ahead in the wide left lane. This successfully increased the space the opposition had to defend and ensured there was space around the key for us to drive in to. As a result when we were able to break up court at speed we could finish our attack with a lay-up which is a high percentage shot meaning we tended to score. Also when we did not break up court with speed or found the defence had marked up we discovered that we had pulled some of the defenders away from the centre of the key. This meant that when we used our set play their was space for players to move into.

Decision Making Decisions made fulfilling your role

What is a decision.... The Cambridge Dictionary gives the following definition... A choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities….

What is a decision in basketball.... Any decision you make during the fast break has to have at least two options. In the case of a centre... 1 st decision: Start with blocking out, anticipating and rebounding the ball What were his options Why did he choose this option Consequences? What would have happen if he didn’t make the correct decision. A choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities….

Decision making in relation to your role Instructions 1.Working with a partner who plays the same position as you 2. Bullet point your responsibilities/role within your teams fastbreak 3. Collect a sheet of flip chart paper 4. List the decisions you make when fulfilling your role within the fast break in chronological order 5. For each decision you make, identify the choices you are faced with when making that decision 6. Present your findings to the class.

Describing your role Point Guard Cut wide from top of key Receive outlet pass Dribble up middle lane at speed Communicate Fast break option Select fast break option Take up attacking position a top of key Centre Anticipate rebound Block out opponent Win rebound Out let pass to PG Fill right lane Move up court at speed Prepare to rebound if lay-up missed (option 1&3) Perform lay-up (option 2) Forward Fill left lane Be available for outlet pass if centre can not pass to PG Fill left lane Move up court at speed Perform lay-up (option 1) Prepare to rebound if lay-up missed (option 2&3)

Past Paper Question When performing your role within the SSC, discuss some of the decisions you had to make during performance to ensure you carried out your role effectively. (6)

Decision Making - Structure Introduction:The importance of decision making in the fast break (example intro given in next slide) (click here to view)(click here to view) Key decisions within my role (decisions that you make as a PG or C or F not team decisions) (work through decision in chronological order) 1 st decision… What were my options (explain each of the choices available to you) Why did I make this choice (explain the choice you made and why it was correct) Consequences? What would happen if I didn’t make the correct decision. 2 nd decision What were my options (explain each of the choices available to you) Why did I make this choice (explain the choice you made and why it was correct) Consequences? What would happen if I didn’t make the correct decision. Fast break option:How your team decided which fast break option to use / what influenced your decision. Your 3 fast break options are 1 decision, you had 3 options to choose from. Conclusion:Describe why making the correct decision quickly ensured your fast break was successful.

Introduction for decision making answer Question: When performing your role within the SSC, discuss some of the decisions you had to make during performance to ensure you carried out your role effectively. (6) Introduction For the ball to be moved up the court quickly and a scoring opportunity created each player in my team has to be able to make fast instinctive decisions as various performance demands arise. Quick decision making, particularly around the key, speeds up our attack and limits the number of defenders who can get into position. Incisive decision making on what FB option to play also means that those defenders who have recovered will find it extremely difficult to predict what is going to happen. By making quick decisions we can reduce our opponent thinking time, limiting the chances of them taking up a good defensive position and intercepting the ball.