Advanced Coaching Teachniques PEMJ-547 Written Match Analysis Report For MKA Varsity Basketball

Ryan Boyea 12/18/2013

Introduction: The sport that will be analyzed in this report is basketball. Basketball is on 5 on 5-invasion game sport with the winner being the team with the highest point total after either 4 quarters or 2 halves of play depending on the level. The offensive tactics involve moving the ball around the court, possibly with a series of plays, in order to get a shot at the basket. On defense, the object is to defend the ball and the player so that they cannot get any wide-open shots or easy buckets. The tactical problem that will be addressed throughout this report is the ability to score points on offense while on defense, limiting the other team from scoring more points. It is important to solve this problem because basketball comes down to who can make more baskets and who can make those critical stops and turnovers on defense. Scoring points comes down to shot selection and allowing yourself to get the best look at the basket. The question that will be answered in this report is what types are of shots are we more successful at and from which zone do they occur. We can flip this around from a defensive point of view to answer what types of shots do we want to give up to another team. From and offensive position, it is critical to get good looks at the basket in order to successfully score and score a lot. If we can analyze a competition and measure the shots we take based on rubric as well as the zone of the shot, then we can determine going forward where we might want plays to develop and which types of shots we had the most success with. From a defensive standpoint, it is important to see how teams are scoring on you. By analyzing their shot selection and the zone in which they are most successful, you can determine

where you are most vulnerable on defense. You can also use this information to determine factors such as, putting more pressure on an offensive player, playing better help defense and/or our ability to slide and cover the entire floor. The variables used to answer these questions mentioned above consist of 1) the zone of the court in which a point scoring opportunity occurred, 2) the shot type and finally 3) whether or not the shot was made or missed. By determining these variables we can analyze a contest or two and make adjustments accordingly to the findings and results. Methods: The game that was observed was a High School Varsity Boys Basketball game at Montclair Kimberley Academy vs. Dwight Englewood. The contest was played at Montclair Kimberley Academy at 4:30pm. The game consisted of four, 8-minute quarters. The players were all males with age ranges from 15 years old to 18 years old. Most of the boys have been playing basketball for multiple years both in and out of school. The following items below show the various charts and diagrams used to record the data for this analysis. As you can see, the basketball court was split into 8 different sections to allow for more specific data to be observed. Using sections L1L4 and R1-R4, shots were recorded in each of them with the results being posted on the Shot Rubric table below the court image. On the shot rubric table, made baskets are emphasized with parentheses around the number where as a miss has none. Shots were recorded in each of the selection categories for both teams as well as the zone in which each shot occurred.

Notational Zones:

Shot Rubric:

Shot Selection Chart & Zone Rubric

MKA 9 - Uncontested Lay-up (2),2,2,2,2,(2),(2),(2),(2),(2) 8 - Contested Lay-up, (2),2,(1),1,(1),1,1,2,2,2,(2), Foul Shot 2,(1),(1),2,(2),2,2,1,(1),2,(1) 7 - Open, uncontested mid range shot 2 6 - Wide open dead 3's, slightly contested (3),(3),(3),3,3,3,3,3,(3),(3),3 mid range shot ,(3),(3),3,(3),(3),3,3 5 - Contested - 50/50 Shots 3,3,(2),(2),2,(2),3,3,3,2,(2) 4 - Shots with more than one defending them 2 3 - Shots out of your range Zone R1 3,3,3,3 Zone R2 (2),(2),2,2,(2),2,2,2,2 Zone R3 (3) Zone R4 3,(3),3,(3),3 Zone L1 (3),3,3,(3) (2),(2),2,2,(2),(2),(2),(2),2,2 Zone L2 ,2,2 Zone L3 (3),3,3 Zone L4 (3),3,3,(3),(3),3 Dwight Englewood (2),2,(2),(2) 2,(2),2,1,(2),2,1,(1),1,(2),2,(2),2,( 1),(1),2,(1),(1),(1),1,(2),(1),(1),2,1 2,2

3,3,3,(3),(3),(3),(3),3,(3),3,3,3 2,2,3,3,3

(3),(3),3,(3) (2),2,(2),(2),2,2,2 3,3 3

(2),(2),(2),2,(2),2,2,2,2 3,3,3 (3),(3),3,3,3,

Results:

Points Per Shot Selection

30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 9 8 7 6 5 4

MKA D.E.

Points Per Zone

13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Zone R1 Zone R2 Zone R3 Zone R4 Zone L1 Zone L2 Zone L3 Zone L4 MKA D.E.

Some of the key results from the graphs above show that MKA and D.E. both got a lot of wide-open 3-point shots and that most of their points came from those. The second chart shows that MKA primarily favored the left side of the court when it comes to making baskets where as D.E. primarily favored the right side of the court. Findings: To answer the original question of what types of shots MKA is most successful at and which zone they occur in, the results show that they are most successful with dead 3s which are wide open 3 point attempts with no defender in the area. The results also show that MKA is most successful shooting from the left side of the court, primarily zone L2 and L4. MKA did a good job of moving the ball around and getting wide-open 3point shots. Unfortunately from a defensive standpoint, D.Es second highest point total came from dead 3s as well which means they need to work on rotational defense and making sure they are pressing the man who has the ball. MKAs second highest total of points production came from lay ups which is great because those are the highest percentage shots you can take in a contest and the most likely to go in. On the other hand, MKA also gave up a significant amount of lay-ups whether contested or not which shows that they need to work on their help defense and making sure they are in the right position to not allow such easy baskets. The second chart shows MKAs points per zone on the court. As you can see, a majority of the points came from the left side of the court but so did D.Es. Defensively, this might show a weak point in their defense and something the coach might need to address in future games. This could be a player not rotating well, not

closing out well, or just not being a good defender. Offensively, it shows the MKA is more comfortable on that side of the court so plays should be developed to get a shot or lay up on that side of the court.