1. Standard Grade Basketball
Tactics
Standard Grade Basketball

2. What Is A Tactic?
A tactic is a plan that is made before you start playing in a game which considers your own or your opponents’ strengths and weaknesses.
A strategy is a method of play involving the positioning of players.
A tactic is a specific way of carrying out a particular strategy.

3. Deciding Tactics
Tactics are decided based on your own strengths and your opponents weaknesses.
Tactics can be Team or Individual and Attacking (offensive) or Defensive.

4. Attacking
An attacking tactic is a game plan made up before or during a game to break down opposition defense or to score.
Attacking Tactic - In badminton, I played several high overhead clears to the back right hand corner, my opponent struggled to return these shots with his weak backhand, I waited for a poor return and then played an unexpected fast downward smash to the left hand side of the court to win the point.

5. Defensive
A defensive tactic is a game plan made up before or during a game to stop your opponents scoring.
Defensive Tactic – In basketball, our team set up a zone defense (1-2-2), as our opponents were poor at shooting so we wanted to keep them as far away from the basket as possible. The zone defense also allowed us to get some rest, as apposed to man-to-man marking.

6. Before the Game
Examples of factors considered before choosing a tactic -
own team or individual strengths
opponents’ strengths
own team or individual weaknesses
opponents’ weaknesses
weather conditions
how much time remaining
team mate or opponent sent off or injured
physical or mental demands of activity
we were winning or losing
Tactics may need to be changed during activities.

7. During The Game
Examples of reasons for changing tactics during activities -
man sent off or injured
winning at the end of the game
losing at the end of the game
running out of time
our opponents changed their tactics
our opponents used a tactic we didn’t expect
the conditions didn’t suit our tactics

8. Principles of Play Attack Defence Depth Depth Width Delay
Overload Width
Mobility

9. Defensive Principles of Play
Width
Width in defence is when we spread out defender across the front of the goal to prevent the attacking team penetrating the defence from the side.
Depth
This means that your defence is positioned at angles out from the goal. Players positioned at angles give each other support. Zone defence gives depth.
Delay
Pressurise the attacker with the ball. This slows down the attack and allows defenders to get in position. Good for slowing a fast break.

10. Man To Man Marking
Man-to-man defense enables us to get pressure on the ball at all times
("on-ball defense"), while still protecting the basket.
“The best man defense looks like a zone and the best zone defense looks like a man”
Rules
Know where your man and the ball is
Never turn your back on your man or the ball
Communicate with teammates
STAY in position to help teammates
Always be between basket and your man

11. ‘Protecting A Certain Area From Attack’
Zone Defence
‘Protecting A Certain Area From Attack’
Why?
Not all teams have quick players that can cover man to man. Some players in the opposition might be too fast to cover individually.
Forces the opponent to play a shot from far away: less likely to score
Slows the game down. Time to catch breath
Disadvantages
Opposition can consistently score from far out.
If you are losing, the opposition can waste time holding the ball.

12. WIDTH
DEPTH
DELAY

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