Labeling Question

3 thoughts on “Labeling Question”

1. Eric Herman

   February 17, 2016 at 9:49 am

   Think of steps in our work like your favorite recipes. Teachers who don’t know enough about how to cook need a recipe. And even the best cooks will have their favorite recipes. (Janice Holter Kittock).

   The bball analogy has helped me see that circling, etc. – the fundamentals – have a purpose. But practice (lay-up drills – circling template) is different from the game. Just because a game is not a lay-up drill doesn’t mean we shouldn’t practice lay-ups!

   And I also really like the analogy between a basketball set play being like a series of teaching steps. Depends on the defense (class, etc.) and the play isn’t going to work every time. And the long-term goal is to teach them to pick and move, etc., play bball, and not depend on plays.

   So, the 3 steps as Susie Gross described them, are one really powerful recipe (recipe for coca-cola!), our “motion” offense. But there is no one right play – no one right set of steps. And you don’t have to think in terms of plays (steps) if you have the skills and knowledge to just play the game.

   So, establishing meaning is something we should always do, whenever necessary.
   Personal Q&A is an option at any moment.
   And together they can be step 1 if you like that “offensive play.”

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   1. John Bracey

      February 17, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      Jalen Rose once said, “Positions in basketball were designed so that a novice could follow the game.” Coach Erik Spoelstra said that his goal for the Miami Heat was for them to become “positionless”. We can view the steps of TPRS like positions in basketball. They are there to communicate how TPRS works to a beginner, but are ultimately replaced with a more organic process as one gains experience.

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2. Ben Slavic

   February 17, 2016 at 10:39 am

   Right on Eric. Right on.

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