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The effectiveness of cooperation in the team game (pragmatic study of unique cases)
who in the offence creates score-gaining situations
playing in the position with his back to the opponent’s
basket and gets scores mainly using throws from so
called half distance, in the defence he counteracts both
positioning of the play by the opponent and creating
of score-gaining situations. A strong winger is a player
playing in position number four, in the offence he
stands mainly under the basket, from this position he
creates score-gaining situations and gets scores, in the
defence he counteracts creation of score-gaining situations
by the opponent. Player number five, so called
center, is a person playing in the offence under the basket
where he gets scores and collects balls bouncing
from the board, in the defence he blocks throws made
from under the basket and collects balls bouncing from
the board.
Figure 6. Synergiogram of effective cooperation in the offensive play
2. Positional dimensions of synergy in creating scoregaining
situations
Creating of a score-gaining situation is a relatively
or absolutely dependent action (the last pass and last
but one pass) allowing performing of an action (ball
throw or shot) the goal of which is to get a score. In
the publication, absolutely dependent actions used in
creation of score-gaining situations were analysed. The
analysis covers passes made from various positions,
in situations with a various level of difficulty. Positions
appearing in basketball games by teams representing
the clubs Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers,
playing in the league organized by the National Basket
Association in the United States, will be described in
a synergic way. The identification will be presented in
a positional dimension as a specific synergic potential
of the position, and also in interpositional dimension.
Passes of the ball, including those made and received
by the players occupying five positions in the game and
therefore fulfilling various functions, were registered.
Position number one is occupied by a player positioning
the offensive play and creating score-gaining
situations, and in the defence counteracting positioning
of the play by the opponent. The throwing defender occupies
position number two, in the offence he creates
score-gaining situations by relocating himself with the
ball under the basket, he gets scores using throws from
so called distance and half distance, in the defence he
counteracts positioning of the play by the opponent.
Position number three is occupied by so called winger
2.1. Positional synergy in creation
of score-gaining situations in the
team game
Positional effectiveness of players’ cooperation will
be presented as a specific synergic potential resulting
from position occupied in the game. This potential will
be analysed in the aspect of activity in making and receiving
of ball passes during creation of score-gaining
situations in the offensive play.
Table 9. Positional synergic activity in creation of score-gaining
situation (using the example of Orlando Magic and Los Angeles
Lakers teams) – number of passes
Direction of
passes
Position
in the game
„1”
„2”
„3”
„4”
„5”
To partners creating
positions for
thrown into the
basket
OM 16
3
15
LA 15 5
OM 6
10
12
LA 19 20
OM 15
13
13
LA 12 14
OM 17
12
16
LA 16 14
OM 7
19
7
LA 7 12
From partners
creating positions
for throw into the
basket
When analysing positional activity of players in
Orlando Magic and LA Lakers teams presented in
Table 9, we notice the following:
4
15
13
13
15
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