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22_001yellow.qxd 23-11-2006 11:44 Pagina 1 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2006 23 FOR BASKETBALL EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIASTS FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE ASSIST PANAGIOTIS yANNAKIS GREECE’s strategy in japan tom barriSe AUSTRALIA’S low post defense pat riley and bob mcadoo miami heat offensive plays OFFENSE tony goodwin 2006 commonwealth games basketballtournament nacho coque Strength and Conditioning of the Spanish National Team ;4 22_003 23-11-2006 11:45 Pagina 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2007 FIBA CALENDAR COACHES march 2007 FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL 31.03 - 02.04 NCAA Men’s Final Four in 4 Atlanta, USA Seasons of Shooting by David Adkins april 2007 01-03.04 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Cleveland, USA OFFENSE june 2007 Greece’s Strategy in Japan 8 03 - 10.06 FIBA Asia Championship for by Panagiotis Yannakis Women in Incheon, Korea 29.06 - 08.07 FIBA U21 World Australia’s Offense 12 Championship for Women in Moscow / Moscow by Jan Stirling Region, Russia FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE july2007 Miami Heat Offensive Plays 16 IS A PUBLICATION OF FIBA 12-22.07 FIBA U19 World International Basketball Federation by Pat Riley and Bob McAdoo 51 – 53, Avenue Louis Casaï Championship for Men in CH-1216 Cointrin/Geneva Switzerland Vancouver, Canada Tel. +41-22-545.0000, Fax +41-22-545.0099 26.07 - 05.08 FIBA U19 World deFENSE www.fiba.com / e-mail: [email protected] Championship for Women Low Post Defense 22 IN COLLABORATION WITH Giganti-BT&M, Cantelli in Bratislava, Slovakia Editore, Italy 28.07 - 05.08 FIBA Asia Championship for by Tom Barrise PARTNER WABC (World Association of Men in Tokushima, Japan Basketball Coaches), Dusan Ivkovic President august 2007 Building a Man-to-Man Defense 06 - 10.08 FIBA Africa Championship by Piero Bucchi and Maurizio Bartocci 24 Editor-in-Chief for Men in Angola Giorgio Gandolfi 22.08 - 03.09 FIBA Americas HOOP MARKET Championship for Men in Las Vegas, USA On-line Basketball Clinic 28 Editorial Office: Cantelli Editore, September 2007 by Raffaele Imbrogno V. 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SPORT MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT Championship for Men executives and marketing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tbd FIBA Oceania Championship for Women Mirco Melloni, Corrado de Belvis, Lisa 2006 Commonwealth Games Cavallini, Gastone Marchesi, Alessandro OCTOBER 2007 Basketball Tournament 35 Bollino, Gerald Couzens and Raffaele 11 - 16.10 FIBA World League for Imbrogno; we thank Daniel Sainz for the arti- by Tony Goodwin cle of Nacho Coque. Markos Michaelides for Women Final Round in Russia the article of Australia women’s offense. FIBA RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE Mirko Ocokoljic for the article of the Greek national team. Electronics and Basketball 40 HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: DOCTORS, CONDITIONING A one-year (6 issues) subscription to FIBA Assist Magazine COACHES AND TRAINERS costs Euro 40 (europe), and euro 45 (outside europe) CONDITIONING COACHES to be payed in one of the following ways: Strength and Conditioning of the Spanish Payment with postal current account n. 28300408 headed to Cantelli Editore National Team 42 (Only for subscription from Italy) Payment with banking transaction by Nacho Coque c/o Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna ABI 06385 - CAB 36740 - c/c 07400012796S - CIN S NEWS IBAN: IT73S063853674007400012796S ONE-on-one SWIFT: CRBOIT2BXXX Payment with credit card connecting at the website www.shop.cantelli.net Holden: Papaloukas is at Same Level Please, fill in the subscription form that you can find on fiba.com, and send it, including the receipt, to: as Jasikevicius 44 BY MAIL: Cantelli Editore - Via Saliceto, 22/E 40013 - Castel Maggiore (Bo) - Italy attention: PLANET basketball BY FAX: ++39 051 6328816 for readers who need informations, The World in Brief 46 please send an e-mailto FOR INFORMATION: ++39 051 6328836 (from 9 am to 1 pm Central European Time) [email protected] OFF-THE-COURT The Odd - The Funny - The Unusual 50 FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE | 22 2006 | PAGE 3 20_004_007 23-11-2006 12:33 Pagina 4 FIBA EUROPE COACHES - FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL SEASONS by Dave Adkins OF SHOOTING Dave Adkins has worked at the Five-Star to refine their shooting mechanics or Basketball Camp, Nike All American Camp expand their skill set. and the Nike Hoop Jamboree. He was the Associate Head Coach at Montrose Christian FORM SHOOTING School in Rockville, MD, and now he is at De We begin each shooting workout with form Matha in Hyattsville, MD, two of the best shooting. It is the foundation for good shot high schools in the US. He has helped deve- mechanics. We go through a four step pro- lop over 30 college players including Levi cess working on our shooting form. Proper Watkins (2001, played at N.C. State), Linas shooting mechanics are essential for consi- Kleiza (2003, played at Missouri, and now stent, accurate shooting. Players begin with the Denver Nuggets), and Uche Echefu practicing the proper form of a shot without (2005, playing at Florida State). a ball. On the command "Sit," the player sits down into proper shooting form: knees bent, Playing basketball is no longer confined to butt down and back straight, with proper "the season." The calendar year can be balance, right foot slightly in front of left (for divided into three distinct seasons where a right handed shooter), ten toes pointing to a player develops. The pre-season is a the basket, shoulders squared to the basket time to prepare players for the upcoming and head in the center of body. On the com- season. A player is in-season when the mand "Present," the player extends his ball goes up for his/her first official practi- hands, as if he is reaching for the ball, arms ce and concludes when the buzzer sounds straight out, elbows locked and palms at the end of the last game. Following a facing the passer. On the command "Shot rest period, the player begins the post- Pocket," the player moves to the shooting season, where s/he seeks to refine skills position: shooting thumb at eye, his elbow and improve weaknesses. and knee and toe in a straight line, forearm splitting the rim in half and focused on the In any successful program, individual skill middle on the basket. On the command development is a crucial element to team "Shot," the player shoots, the elbow extends success. Shooting is a major skill that must above eye level, the follow through is high, be addressed throughout the calendar year. the wrist breaks, the player finishes on his At Montrose Christian School, we spend a toes and the player should imagine putting lot of time working on the shot: stressing his shooting hand in the center of the rim. proper shot mechanics, taking "game shots" We will repeat this process with a ball and and expanding the skill set of players. then add a 1 - 2 step. When moving to the Our workouts are designed to stress what 1 - 2 step, the action changes slightly with we feel is most important for that time of the "Present" command. On the command year. Drills are always performed at "game "Present," the player will give themselves a shoot the basketball. They call for the ball and speed", while taking "game shots." Our self pass, step left, right (for a right handed are conditioned to have their hands ready to guards and big men perform each of the shooter) through the ball and move throu- catch the ball from the passer. They step throu- drills with this in mind. The different skills gh the "shot pocket" and "shot" command gh the pass and shoot the ball with a high, soft emphasized and shot location depend upon as before. arc, holding thier follow through as they land. the player who is performing the drill. During the pre-season, our players are for- After concluding our form shooting process, PRE-SEASON ced out of their comfort zone and encou- we move to shooting power jumpers: short During the pre-season we focus on proper raged to stretch themselves. During the shots from each block and the middle of the shooting mechanics with an emphasis on con- season our players work on the shots and lane. With these short shots our players ditioning. These drills are designed to increase skills needed as they pertain to the offen- have a chance to work on their shooting players' endurance while simulating game se: the things needed to help the team win. mechanics with actual shots at the basket. shots. Maintaining proper shooting mechanics During the post-season, our players seek Our players are balanced as they prepare to are critical even when fatigue begins to affect PAGE 04 | 23 2006 | FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE 20_004_007 23-11-2006 12:33 Pagina 5 the player.