The game is the thing: How to play touch football and basketball: A manual for junior high school students

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THE GAME IS THE THING (Hoy/ to play touch football and basketball) (A manual for junior high school students)

A Project Presented to the Faculty of the School of Education The University of Southern California

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Education'

by Lev/is C. Woodland January 195>0

UMI Number: EP46151

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GAME:

Play game and keep record of defensive plays.

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STUDY:

Watch, practice and games of local teams in

an effort to improve your own defensive basketball* D.

EVALUATION:

Samples of types of check-ups you can use in

testing your defense* 1.

PRECISION DEVICES': a*

Special techniques of evaluation,

Shuffle length of court against time.

Keep a

running chart to check development of speed.

If

no Improvement, check on technique. 2*

TRUE-FALSE:

Place an X in the correct space for true

or false. T

F

a. ( }( ) It is best to keep your body slightly crouched. b. ( )( ) Never let your man get between you and the basket. c. ( }( ) You should keep your legs straight. 3.

BEST ANSWER:

Place the number of the best answer in

parentheses. a. ( ) A defensive man should never: feet.

(2) Cross his feet.

(1) Leave his

(3) Drop his hands.

([{.) Let his man get between him and the basket, b* ( ) It is best to close in on your man when he is: (l) In the corner. Down court.

(2) Under the basket.

(ip) Jumping center.

(3)

COMBUSTION:

Write the correct word in the blank.

_______ a. It is wise to stay between your man and the HATING SCALE:

______. Place an X in each space for which

you qualify* a. ( ) Keep body slightly crouched, b* ( ) Maintain good balance. c. ( ) Use shuffle step. d. ( ) Keep arms up and active. e* { ) Stay between your man and the goal. (

) Total.

FIGURE 13 CORRECT DEFENSIVE STANC

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

77 BIBLIOGRAPHY Allen* Forrest G., Better Basketball. Hew York: Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937* k-90 pp.

McGraw-

A practical guide f o r 'teaching and developing basket­ ball techniques.‘ Also a discussion on how the game should be played. Baker, L. H. , Do You Know Your Football. Hew York: B a r n e s a n d Company, 1937* 2 1 5 PP*

A. S.

A very good section on passing and other fundamentals. Barbour, Ralph H . , Football. Company, Inc., 1933*

Hew York: 110 PP*

D. Appleton-Century

Football plays for boys, including rules ans strategies of touch football. Barry, J. M . , Basketball. Iowa City: .123 pp~ (citedBarry)

The Clio Press, 1926.

A good book for beginning coaches and players. /

Bee , Clair, Drills and Fundamentals. and Company,

H T pp.

Mew York: A. S. Barnes (cited Bee)

A presentation of championship practice routines and fundamentals. Valuable book as drills are very useful. Bee , Clair, Zone Defense and Attack. and Company,1 l9l|6. ll'7 pp.

New York:

A. S. Barnes

A good book to learn the zone defensive and offensive style of basketball.

j Bee,

Clair, Han-to-Man Defense and Attack. Barnes and' Company, 191+2. TlB pp.

New York:

A. S.

78 This "book illustrates the development of man-to-man defense and attack in basketball. It is useful to players and coaches who would like to use this style. Bible, Dana X., Championship Football* Hew York: Hall, Inc., I 9I4.7. 275 pp. (cited Bible)

Prentice

An authoritative book on playing, coaching, and watching football. Very easy to understand. Bierman, B. W., Winning Football. Book Company, Inc., 1937 .

New York: 276 pp.

Me G-raw-Hill

Simple suggestions on how to improve techniques in all phases of football. '/Bunn, John W., Basketball Methods. New York: Comp any, 1939* 3^7 PP • "{cited Bunn)

MacMillan

A book that can be used in the physical education classes. It presents the game'of basketball as It is played on the Pacific Coast. County Office, Coaching Suggestions and Regulations Governing 1 Touch'FootbaTTT Eos "Angeles': County' Office', T9l{-7‘ TO' 'pp. (cited County Office) A pamphlet with the rules of touch football and suggestions on proper techniques of the game included. Crisler, H. 0., Football. 193h» pp•

New York:

Me Graw-Hill Company,

A practical manual for coaches, players, and students of the game of football. Crisler, H. 0., Practical Football. Comp any,’ 193^1 51^'pp'. ~

New York:

Me Graw-Hill

An illustrated'book on the fundamentals of football. Da Grosa, John, Functional Football.

New York:

A. S. Barnes

79 and Company, 19h& •

3^4-1 PP*

This book covers all elements of football* It is covered in a basic- manner that is easy to understand* Griffith, John L., The Fundamentals of Football* Chicago: Thomas E. Wilson ’and Company, 1933* 55" pp* (cited Griffith) A small handbook on the fundamentals of football* This book will stimulate the thinking of each foot­ ball player* Hod, Ray, Football Facts and Fun. Los Angeles: lishingCompany, T 9 W * 61*. pp*

Borden Pub

A cleverly illustrated book on football facts and rules. This book especially demonstrates how the rules are broken. ^Holman, Nat, Championship Basketball* Chicago: Ziff Davis Publishing Company, 191|2'". PP* (cited Holman) Very practical volume on how to develop championship

teams.

Manner is clear and concise.

Jourdet, Lon W., Modern Basketball. ' Saunders and Company, 1939*

Philadelphia: W. B. 165 PP* (cited Jourdet)

A volume that should be valuable to both coaches and

players. It includes very excellent chapters on philosophy and psychology of the game* Killinger, W. G., Football. New York: A. S. Barnes and Com­ pany, 19ii-6I lip. pp. (cited Killinger) A good text on fundamentals of football.

Illustra­

tions display the proper f o m * /Lambert, Ward L., Practical Basketball. 'Chicago:’ Athletic Journal Publishing Company, 1932. 2I4.3 pp. (cited Lambert)

80 .A helpful guide to assist the more advanced players. Also, a'good, text to use in physical education classes. Lawther, John, Basketball. ment Buile'tirTlflO.

Bew York: Keds Sports Depart­ ZLpipS• 23 pp. (cited Lawther)

A manual of helpful pointers on offense. Bulletin is directed toward players of the high school age. Mac Mi11an, Dave, Want to Be a Basketball Champion ? Minneopolis: General 'Mill's,' "the'., 19U3* 29 PP* (cited Mac Mi 11 an) A good book for high school players* Menke, Franke, Encyclopedia of Sports. Hew York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 19i|i|-* pp. (cited Menke) Has history and fundamentals of all sports. Also includes various information about all sports. /

^/Murphy, Charles, Basketball. Hew York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1’ 93’9 • 9T™pp. (cited Murphy) One of the books in the Barnes Sports Library. A Very good text for the beginning basketball player and coach. v/nuby, J. Craig, Coaching Basketbal1. Ruby Company,' l9'3X.

Champaign: J. Craig (cited Ruby)

This is an aid to basketball coaches with experience. An effort is made to aid basketball coaches to solve their many problems. Rupp, Adolph, How to Play Winning Basketball. Chicago: Quaker Oats Sports Series, l'S%6. Slj! pp. (cited Rupp). A short, complete, and concise presentation of the various basketball fundamentals.

81 Seal-O-San, Basketball Coaches D i g e s t , Denver: ingston"T!Iabo^ 51}. pp.

The Hunt­

Articles by various coaches on how to play basketball. A page of illustrations on infractions of the rules is also included. ~//Veenker , George B.,'Basketball for Coaches and Players. York: A. S. Barnes and Comp any,- 1930* 2^L. pp. (cited Veenker)

Hew

A completation of lectures and demonstrations; the work of the author in his summer class of basketball coaching. Warner,' Glen S., Football for Coaches and Players. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 1927. 205 PP» A book that should help both coach and player develop better techniques in football. UHPUBLISHED MATERIAL Mott, Robert A., “Basketball Fundamentals: An analysis of the coaching techniques of leading college coaches.” Unpublished Masters Thesis, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 19l}.6. lif.9 pp. (cited Mott)

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APPENDIX

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APPENDIX

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LIST OFvFILMS All American 'Way. Chicago Tribune Public Service Office. Chicago 11, 111. A cavalcade of America^ most thrilling sports. athletics in action in all fields.

Covers

\ Basketball Fundamentals.- Castle Film Division, San Francisco \ IjV California. \ This film presents the fundamentals of basketball. Educational Film Guide, 33*55 595 pp."

Library:

H. W. Wilson Company.

This is a catalogue of all films that can be rented or bought. Educational Guide to Free Films. Service, 19ll-9* 355 PP*

Library:

Education Progress

Lists of all the films that can be obtained free of charge• Inside Football. Spalding Brothers Inc. Los Angeles 15» California.

1137 South Hope Street

Demonstrations of every fundamental by famous pro­ fessional football players. Los Angeles Rams Football. Los Angeles Hams Office. 237 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California. The highlights of all the Rams games each year. Modern Basketball'Fundamentals. Encyclopedia Britannica Film, 'Inc. l6Ip) Mountain Street. Pasadena 7, Calif­ ornia.

Thrills of *ItB. Los Angeles Dons Office* Street Los Angeles, California.

607 South Hill-

All of the Dons games for the year 19k&> and some information about the life of a football player, especially Glenn Dobbs. Working For Fun. Streets.

Mac Gregor Goldsmith, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio.

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John and Findlay

Film shows collegiate and professional football and —basketbal-l games. Also illustrates how athletic 1 equipment is manufactured.

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