24_001 24-03-2007 11:07 Pagina 1 MARCH / APRIL 2007 25 FOR BASKETBALL EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIASTS FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE ASSIST barry brodzinski shooting the right way del harris RUSSIA defense on the pick-and-roll pat rosenow the third team on the court WOMEN’S chris d’orso emotional connections between team and fans OFFENSE keith d’amelio conditioning at the nba level 4- 25_003 26-03-2007 13:43 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 Atlanta, USA Shooting the Right Way 4 april 2007 by Barry Brodzinski 01-03.04 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Cleveland, USA OFFENSE june 2007 Russia Women’s Offense 12 03 - 10.06 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Incheon, Korea by Igor Grudin 29.06 - 08.07 FIBA U21 World Championship for Women in Moscow / Moscow Brazil at the World Championship 18 Region, Russia by Antonio Carlos Barbosa FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE july2007 IS A PUBLICATION OF FIBA 12-22.07 FIBA U19 World International Basketball Federation deFENSE 51 – 53, Avenue Louis Casaï Championship for Men in Novi Sad, Serbia CH-1216 Cointrin/Geneva Switzerland The Defense on the Pick-and-Roll 24 Tel. +41-22-545.0000, Fax +41-22-545.0099 26.07 - 05.08 FIBA U19 World www.fiba.com / e-mail: [email protected] Championship for Women by Del Harris IN COLLABORATION WITH Giganti-BT&M, Cantelli in Bratislava, Slovakia Editore, Italy 28.07 - 05.08 FIBA Asia Championship for PARTNER WABC (World Association of Men in Tokushima, Japan HOOP MARKET Basketball Coaches), Dusan Ivkovic President august 2007 Another Legend: Dean Smith 28 15 - 26.08 FIBA Africa Championship for Men in Luanda, Angola by Raffaele Imbrogno Editor-in-Chief Giorgio Gandolfi 20 - 24.08 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 22.08 - 02.09 FIBA Americas REFEREES AND GAME Championship for Men in Editorial Office: Cantelli Editore, Las Vegas, USA ADMINISTRATION V. 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(www.shootingcamps.com). A high It makes absolutely no sense to put play- school All-American at North Catholic ers through drills, or have them shoot High School in Philadelphia, he then 1,000 shots without a basic understanding played at La Salle University. As a head of how to shoot correctly. Remember that high school coach of Roman Catholic the more something is done incorrectly, High School, he has 300 wins, a 70% win- the worse the habit becomes and the ning percentage, and his teams have harder it is to correct. Whether it is during won two Philadelphia Catholic High my Shooting Camps at Five-Star, or at the School Championships. He has been the Shooting Camps I run all over the country, shooting instructor at the Five-Star I start off every session by first teaching Basketball Camp for 24 years and is the the basics of proper shooting technique. Director of the Five-Star Shooting Let’s get started with the breakdown of Camps. He also is the author and instruc- the proper shooting technique. This tor of the shooting video, “The Five-Star should either help a player as a shooter, Shooting Method,” and the new four-part or help you better teach someone how to Five-Star Shooting DVD Series. For more shoot. info see:www.five-starbasketball.com LEGS Shooting the basketball has clearly This is your power base. As a shooter, become the most important part of the you want your legs to be as strong as game and I want to describe the shooting possible. The knees should be bent so technique that I have taught for over 26 that you are always coming under the years to players with all levels of talent. ball when you go to shoot. Feet should Many people will tell you that defense be within the width of your shoulders to wins games. However, I think that while provide proper balance. Most of you defense certainly keeps you in games, it have heard the term “square up.” The is shooting, and the ability to score when easiest way for a player to be “square to needed, that wins games. If you look at the basket” is by having your feet and the successful teams all over the world, chest pointing at the rim. If this is done whether they are in the NBA, college, or every time, you will always be facing the international play, the teams that win basket on your shot and this increases shoot the ball well from all areas of the your chances of shooting the ball court and have players who can make straight. both the mid-range shot and the three pointers. A prime example of this was Remember: It is much easier to correct a last season’s NCAA champion, the player’s shot if it is short or long, as University of Florida. This team put on an opposed to missing right or left. With offensive clinic during the NCAA tourna- proper balance and leg power, a player ment that no other teams could match. will be able to shoot right out of the triple-threat position with no wasted For many players, the ability to shoot con- motion. sistently is the only thing holding them back from being a better player. Coaches ARMS can be a major help to their players, but Your arms should be relaxed and fall many times I find that coaches are naturally along the sides of your body. A focused on fine-tuning their offensive and good offensive player will always show PAGE 04 | 25 2007 | FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE 23_004_011 24-03-2007 11:11 Pagina 5 D.1 D.2 D.3 D.4 D.5 FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE | 25 2007 | PAGE 05 23_004_011 24-03-2007 11:11 Pagina 6 FIBA EUROPE COACHES - FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL his hands to his teammate and be ready to catch the ball. The elbows should remain relaxed along the sides of the ribs. Players will many times tighten their arms and force their elbows into the body. I don’t want to see that. If the ball is centered properly, when a player goes to shoot, the shooting elbow will automatically fall under the ball. The guide hand elbow should be relaxed to help assist the “guide hand” in coming off the ball at the release D.6 D.9 point. Centering the ball is extremely important. The ball needs to be centered from the belly button, chest, nose, and forehead, and this can be accomplished by getting to one of those positions right after catching the ball. HANDS The hands have two functions.