SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2004 10 FOR BASKETBALL EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIASTS FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE ASSIST borivoje cenic serbia and montenegro OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL youth program tony khalil development in lebanese women’s basketball ARGENTINA: oliver purnell the “wall” defense sergey chernov and valery lunichkin russian basketball THE OFFENSE coaches association tim garl lower leg pain in basketball players EDITORIAL We’ve sat the exam and the results are in Remember the days, maybe long ago, when you of the games - spectator interest was high. were studying and had to regularly sit for an exam When the numbers are counted, I am sure our to measure your progress. In my mind, the Olympic sport will emerge as one of the major attractions Games and the FIBA World Championships are in Athens. And TV, right around the world, was basketball’s “exam time”. Every two years the very interested in beaming the pictures from the world’s best players, best coaches and best offi- basketball courts of Athens. Four million cials come to the playing court in the host country viewers, a TV record in Argentina, tuned in to to prove how good they really are. The sport also watch their nation defeat Italy for the men’s gold gets to check its progress through the interest medal. The defeat of the USA men by Puerto shown by spectators and the media in its competi- Rico in their opening game of the tournament set tion. the scene for that interest, but I am sure it was the spectacle of the games, day in and day out, As I sit in my office back in Oceania writing these which kept the fans and the media returning for words, I think basketball can be very pleased with more. its report card following our “examination” in Athens. I expect that the basketball tournament The in-arena entertainment program held in will go down in history as the best Olympic Games conjunction with the basketball competition pro- Basketball tournament ever and I suspect that the ved very popular with spectators and the organi- competition will be recognised in the future, as of sers should be given “top marks” for that. similar significance as the 1992 Olympic Games. Congratulations to the Argentine Men and the The athletes who presented themselves for “exa- USA women who “topped their class” in 2004. mination” in Athens were outstanding examples of Congratulations also to the other 11 men’s and the level that players can reach when they practi- 11 women’s teams who by their presence in ce and hone their skills. They were taller, more ath- Athens will show on their report card, top 12 in a letic, more skilful and more knowledgeable, right class of 212. across the competition, than we have seen in pre- vious Olympics and thanks to them and the work As with any exam, the report card is a time to carried out by their coaches during the preparation look back and consider where you did well and phase and during the Olympics, we witnessed a where you could do better. Some teams no feast of scoring. doubt, feel they performed below expectations and FIBA as the controlling body will look at The coaches I have spoken with have observed what they can reproduce at future events and that since Indianapolis two years ago, the offensi- what needs to be changed. ve skills of teams have advanced more quickly than the defensive skills. It’s probably true to report Players, coaches, referees and event organi- also, that the changes made to the rules of the sers, you have 2 years to work on your game game have resulted in it becoming more exciting before the next “exam” in 2006. and fast paced. We can say the rule changes implemented by FIBA have “passed the test”. Steve Smith Clearly, basketball was one of the success stories Secretary General - FIBA OCEANIA FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE | 10 2004 | PAGE 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE EDITORIAL IS A PUBLICATION OF FIBA by Steve Smith 3 International Basketball Federation 8, CH. Blandonnet, 1214 Vernier/Geneva Switzerland Tel. +41-22-545.0000, Fax +41-22-545.0099 COACHES www.fiba.com e-mail: [email protected] FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL IN COLLABORATION WITH Giganti-BT&M, One-on-One: Creating Space 6 Cantelli Editore, Italy PARTNER WABC (World Association by Ganon Baker of Basketball Coaches), Dusan Ivkovic President Serbia and Montenegro Youth Program 10 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Giorgio Gandolfi by Borivoje Cenic Editorial Office: Cantelli Editore, V. Saliceto 22/E, 40013 Castelmaggiore (BO), 17 Italy, Tel. +39-051-6328811, Development in Lebanese Women’s Basketball Fax +39-051 6328815 by Tony Khalil E-mail: [email protected] THE MISSION OFFENSE Our objective is to help basketball grow globally The Argentina Offense 21 and improve in every aspect. Our goal is to pro- duce a technical publication of the highest level, by Ruben Magnano but one that is easily understood and apprecia- ted by everyone. An ample section of the maga- Offensive Concepts and Principles 25 zine is devoted to the coaches - more precisely, youth level coaches - because coaches compri- by Dirk Bauermann se the largest part of our readership. Basketball can improve only if every aspect of this sport DEFENSE improves and moves forward. For this reason the magazine is also devoted to topics of interest The “Wall” Defense 29 for team executives, referees, doctors, conditio- by Oliver Purnell ning coaches, trainers, and mini-basketball instructors, as well as national Federations, FIBA Zones, Leagues and teams. The “Triangle and Two” Defense 32 by Tab Baldwin The magazine is published 6 times per year. FIBA, Cantelli Editore and the Editor-in-Chief are not responsible for the opinions expressed in the PSYCHOLOGY AND MOTIVATION articles. All rights reserved. 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