Structures, Strategies and
Compositions
Lesson 3 – Strengths & Weaknesses of
Fast Break
Today we will...
 Homework feedback – data gathering on a SSC you have used.
 Identify Strengths and Weaknesses of the fast break.
 Complete peer marking exercise on Strengths & Weaknesses of the fast
break.
 Issue homework for Wednesday 7th March (click here to see homework)
Homework Feedback
Due Friday 2nd March
Task 1 (Only those with Red from last week)
If asked to redo a question or expand/develop specific paragraphs this is due
on Friday 2nd March.
Task 2
Describe how you collected general and specific data on your structure,
strategy, composition. (6)
Homework feedback
Homework codes used in PE
Excellent of the standard expected
Satisfactory, some key content / information missing
Unsatisfactory, not of the level required
Homework Check – Compare your answer to the structure below
Did you include all the necessary detail?
 Introduction – purpose of data gathering what did you want to know
 General Data (Strategy Analysis)
 Video recorded, 3 competitive games
 Used video to complete observation schedule – Strategy Analysis
 Describe Strategy analysis observation schedule (click here to view)
 Assessed both offence and defensive strategies, name 5 strategies
 What did you discover
 Specific Data (Fast Break Observation Schedule)
 Video recorded in competitive game
 Describe Fast Break Observation Schedule (click here to view)
 Assessed 12 fast breaks, true picture
 Broke fast break into 5 component parts, theses were.......
 Used (), (), (E), (T) also made a comment for every fast break
 Making a comment helped us better understand our strengths and weakness because it provided us with
more information. For example.......
 What did you discover
Identifying Strengths & Weaknesses of the Fast Break
Homework Question (Past Paper question)
•Describe 2 strengths and 2 weakness that affect your performance when applying your SSC.
(4)
Task in class
• In your jotter brain storm possible strengths and weaknesses
Movement
Communication
Predictable
Opponent better than centre
Pressure on individual skill levels-don’t have necessary skill level
Speed
Decision making
Width
Poor outlet pass
Variation
Interceptions common
Example Strengths & Weaknesses
Speed (weakness)
Decision Making (weakness)
Width (strength)
Structure
• Introduction
• Why factor chosen is important within fast break
• How weakness affects your performance (negatively) / How strength has
a positive impact on performance. Performance examples must be used
throughout.
Speed
Why speed is important within fast break
• 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.
How weakness affects your performance (negatively)
• 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.
Quick Decision Making
Why Decision Making is important within fast break
• 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)
How weakness affects your performance (negatively)
• 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
Why Width Making is important within fast break
• 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.
How strength affects your performance (positively)
• 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.
Peer Marking Task
Task
1.Read question 8 (a) parts (i) and (ii) from the 2010 SQA exam paper. (click here to see
answer).
2.Consider the marks available for each question and award the answer the mark you feel is
appropriate.
3.Identify two strengths and one development need for each answer.
Homework
Due Wednesday 7th March
Task 1
1. Read question 8 (a) parts (i) and (ii) from the 2010 SQA exam paper. (click here to see
answer).
2. Consider the marks available for each question and award the answer the mark you feel
is appropriate.
3. Identify two strengths and one development need for each answer.
Task 2
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Working with a partner (of the same level) select one strength and one weakness each
from the list of possible strengths and weaknesses highlighted earlier.
Write an explanation as to why your chosen factors were either a strength or a
weakness.
On completion: Pupil A:- 1 Strength & 1 Weakness, Pupil B:- 1 Strength & 1 Weakness