PE Easter School Higher – Int2Thursday 14 th April Intermediate 1

Structures, Strategies & Compositions Today we will... Describe how we gathered data on our performance Describe strengths and weaknesses of SSC

Starter task... Task 1 Higher/Int 2 Describe the method(s) you used to gather information when applying your structure, strategy or composition (4) Higher -10 minutes Intermediate minutes Intermediate 1 Describe the practices you used to develop your SSC. Describe the methods you used to assess your SSC. Observation Schedule 1- Attacking strategies success rate Observation Schedule 2- Fast break analysis Observation Schedule 3- Individual role effectiveness observation schedule

Question Describe 2 strengths and 2 weakness that affect your performance when applying your SSC. (4) Task 2 In your jotter brain storm possible strengths and weaknesses MovementCommunication PredictableOpponent better than centre Pressure on individual skill levels-don’t have necessary skill level SpeedDecision making WidthPoor outlet pass VariationInterceptions common

Example Weaknesses Speed Width Decision Making

Speed 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. 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.

Width 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. However, during the fast break my team would rarely fill all 3 lanes. If we got 3 players forward we would all be situated in or around the key. This reduced the space the opposition had to defend and left us no space to drive into. As a result we tended to finish our attack with a lower percentage set shot rather than a lay- up.

Quick Decision Making For the ball to be moved quickly up the court and a scoring opportunity to be created against any defenders who may be in position a team must make fast and instinctive decisions as various performance demands arise. Quick decision making, particularly around the key, speeds up the whole 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. Reducing the opponent thinking time limits the chances of them taking up a good defensive position and intercepting the ball.

Quick Decision Making (contd) 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 the number of defenders increased the slower our FB became. Having to make decisions as the game unfolded was difficult. We sometimes made the wrong decision under pressure resulting in a misplaced pass or an uncontrolled dribble. More often however we took too long to make a decision at all. This gave the opposition more time to get back into position and a greater chance to intercept the ball. It also made our play more predictable and less successful.

Strengths The structure used at the start of the three examples can be used when explaining why Speed, Width or Quick Decision Making is a strength. For example: 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. During the fast break my team would regularly fill all 3 lanes. This meant that as we moved up court we would be pulling 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 we were able to finish our attack with a lay-up which is a high percentage shot meaning we tended to score.

Task 3 ·Working with a partner (of the same level) select one strength each from the list you came up with in Task 2. ·Each of you should write an explanation as to why it was a strength. ·After writing your explanation swap jotters with your partner, review their answer and add to it.

Homework Due Friday 18th Describe 2 strengths and 2 weakness that affect your performance when applying your SSC. (4)