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Mini-Quiz: Factors in Winning Basketball Games

by Ron Kurtus (revised 6 February 2014)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. What is important in preparing the physical skills in basketball?

Conditioning and practice shooting the ball

Stretching exercises to increase your height

Either you have skills or you don't

2. What mental tactic is used to score points in basketball?

Jumping as high as possible when shooting the ball

Practicing with Sudoko puzzles

Block out a defender to allow your player to shoot the ball

3. What is the most common psychological ploy coaches use?

Calling a timeout to cool off a hot-shooting streak by opponents

Calling a timeout to berate a player after missing an easy shot

Getting their star player kicked out of the game

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Winning Competitions. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Competition topics

Mini-Quiz: Factors in Winning Basketball Games

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Competition topics

Basics

• Motivations to Win a Competition

Types of competition

• Major Types of Competition
• -- Performance Competitions
• -- Head-to-Head Competitions
• -- Predatory Competitions

Between individuals

• Individual Competition
• -- Competing for a Job
• -- Competition in Political Campaigns
• -- Competing for Social Status
• -- Gambling
• -- Bullying

Between teams

• Using Art of War in Athletic Competitions
• Factors in Winning Basketball Games
• Gamesmanship in Tennis Match
• Strategy Used in Ali-Foreman Fight
• Dealing with Hustlers in a Competition

Between companies

• Business Competition
• -- Types of Business Competition
• -- Using Advertising for Advantage
• -- Using Location for Advantage
• -- Using TQM for Advantage

Conflict and war

• Fighting as a Form of Competition
• War as Competition
• "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

Animals and plants

• Animals Compete for Food
• Competition Among Plants

Winning strategies

• Criteria for Winning Various Competitions
• Preparing to Win a Competition
• Role of Confidence in a Competition
• Momentum in a Head-to-Head Competition
• Disarming Your Opponent in a Competition
• Winning a Negotiation

Underhanded strategies

• Cheating in a Competition
• Dirty Playing in Competition
• Influencing the Judges to Win a Competition
• Examples of Unfair Tactics in Chess
• Defending Against a Dirty Player
• Poor Winner in a Competition

Also see

• Competition Survey Results
• Succeed in Sports
• Advance in Your Career
• Succeed in Business

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