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The computer age has bestowed some unforeseen blessings on the sports world. Math whizzes are now using

the personal computer to track game results to a level never before possible, and sports are

the better for it. The book "Moneyball" chronicled the way Billy Beane, general manager of

the Oakland Athletics used obscure statistical analyses to scout and deal for talent. Now,

a variation of this method has spilt over into basketball with a number of NBA teams using

statistics in a similar manner. These methods were described in a recent Sports Illustrated

article titled "Measure of Success." Described as simply as possible, these statisticians

track how well a team does when a player is on the floor, versus how well they do when they

aren't.

These measures disregard a player's contribution as represented by their scoring, rebounding and assists totals,

and simply asks, "Does the team do better or worse when this player is on the floor?" They also in many cases

contradict the conventional wisdom concerning the relative worth of certain players. Jason Collins, a

fifth-year center for the Nets of little renown gets ranked as the fourth best defensive center in the

league. Conversely, high-scoring Michael Redd of the Milwaukee Bucks is

such a disaster on defense that his teams tend to lose with him on the floor, and win while he is on the bench.

While amateur coaches are sure to find these analyses interesting, is there any way in which they

can employ these metrics for their own use? Amateur coaches might be able to get team assistants

to gather the data needed to maintain these stats, but there is a much better way these concepts

can be applied.

Virtually all teams rely heavily on scrimmage play as part of their practice routine. By adopting

what I call a Roster Round Robin format during scrimmage play, coaches can get a much clearer

picture of how and when individual players perform better than others. The format simply requires

that sides be set to 3v3, 4v4, or 5v5, depending on available players. Players are issued

reversible jerseys, and score is kept for each side. Stages are set to 3 or 4 minutes, and at

the end of each stage, a team score is recorded, with each player earning points for themselves

on the basis of their team result. Two players are then directed to exchange sides by flipping

their reversible jersey, and a new stage is played. This pattern is continued until all possible

roster combinations have been used.

For a 3v3 contest, this would equate to 10 possible combinations, thus requiring a 30 to 40 minute

game. Each player earns a plus/minus score across all stages. As everyone plays under all roster

combinations and points can only be earned on the basis of team results, an individual's result

reflects their team contribution across all stages. In order to maintain game continuity and

ensure rapid roster rotations, the roster rotations are predetermined and printed on a grid used

for scoring.

Some may notice that the one thing seemingly not taken into account in this format is position

play. A roster rotation schedule that disregards position play will likely result in some oddly

balanced sides - think 5 guards versus 5 forwards and centers - that wouldn't reflect anything

resembling a real-game matchup. This difficulty can, however, be overcome by taking positions

into account when devising the roster rotations. For a 4v4 game, with players restricted to

either a center/forward or guard position, there would be 9 different roster combinations required.

For a full-sided game, a center position could be added, but 18 stages would be required.

With three minute stages, this would be a 54 minute scrimmage game. Coaches may wish to split

this size of scrimmage across multiple practices.

Would the results from any particular scrimmage mean much? For one game, probably not, as we all

know the ball can bounce funny for a time. But if this format were used on a regular basis, the

results should reveal which players are contributing the most to their team. These results will

either confirm or deny a coach's sense of who his best players are, but there are two even bigger

benefits that can come from the use of this format. First, as players come to understand this

as the new measure of their play, they will be more receptive to a coach's instruction on team

play. As well, players will intuitively respond to the demands of the game, and adjust their play

accordingly. Simply put, the ability to measure team play translates to a better ability to teach

and learn it.

The second benefit may be even more important. A system that clearly and demonstrably measures

a player on the basis of their team contribution fosters team chemistry better than any other.

The talented offensive player who lets down on defense can be brought to the table when the impact

of his lackluster defense can be shown. Players who are frustrated because they think they

should be playing more can either makes their case in the round robin practice, or be shown

they're not there yet. Regardless of the case, team chemistry is advanced.

The only real barriers to this practice format are logistical. Running this practice format

requires pre-numbered reversible jerseys, and scoring/rotation grid sheets.

Both are available at Rejersey.com.

The format can also be adapted for tryouts and tournaments. If your team or league would like to use this format and would like help with logistics and obtaining reversible jerseys please contact customerservice@rejersey.com.

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