Basketball
Higher P.E.
Structures & Strategies
Learning Objectives
During the course of this lesson you will learn
about:
• Some strengths and weaknesses to a
fast break
• A development programme for fast
break
Analysing Performance
• To analyse performance, we use the same methods of
analysis as Prep of the body and skills and techniques.
• Video performance and then analyse using a games
observation schedule
• This will detail areas of weaknesses and strengths.
• This allows us to pinpoint what part of the fast break is
the weakness.
• In this case, the lay up and drive to the basket is the
main weakness in our performance.
• Therefore the analysis will then take the form of a skills
and techniques development programme
Fast Break: Strengths
• Centres: Receive rebound and looks to see if pass up court is on or
pivot to make outlet pass on ball side of key.
• Centres: Centres then becomes trailing players to provide depth and
cover in case fast break is ineffective.
• Forwards: Both forwards should break out to wide areas of court and
cut across court staying in front of the ball.
• Point Guard: Point guard positions at side of key and shouts ‘ball’
when centre catches rebound.
• Point guard should then look up court for forward pass. If pass is not
on , Guard should dribble hard down middle of court, allowing wing
players to get in front of ball to give passing options.
• Guard should dribble to drive for lay up or stop at foul line and
consider shooting or passing options
Fast Break: Weaknesses
• When discussing a weakness in performance, it is important that we
are aware of what we said our strengths are.
• Forwards: Forwards are ineffective at driving to basket at speed and
performing a successful lay-up. It is also worth saying that the
forwards’ shooting ability is reasonably poor.
• This would lead to an ineffective fast break as the outcome would
not be successful.
• Therefore it is vital that there is a programme of work that is
designed to develop the weaknesses in performance.
• Practices should begin relatively easy and progress into more gamelike situations.
Development programme
• Stage One: Forwards should begin with very simple lay up drill to
familiarise with sub-routines involved.
Forwards performing lay
up in isolation
x
x
Development programme
•Stage two: V lay up drill.
XXXX
XXXX
player drives to basket and
performs lay up
player follows team mate and
rebounds ball
Development programme
•Stage three – 4 man fast break unopposed
Forwards cut
and drive to
basket
x
Forwards break wide and fill the
lanes
x
x
Guard dribbles down court and
passes to forward
x
Forwards cut
and drive to
basket
x
Forwards break wide and fill the
lanes
x
Centre
rebounds and
passes to
guard and
follows down
court
Development programme
•Stage four – 4 man fast break with opponent (more game like)
Forwards cut
and drive to
basket
x
Forwards break wide and fill the
lanes
x
Guard dribbles down court and
passes to forward that Y does
not mark
Y
Forwards cut
and drive to
basket
x
x
Forwards break wide and fill the
lanes
x
x
Centre
rebounds and
passes to
guard and
follows down
court
Learning Objectives
During the course of this lesson you will learn
about:
• Some strengths and weaknesses to a
fast break
• A development programme for fast
break