A manual of supplementary duties to the coaching of basketball in a small high school

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by  Verbic, Arnold Robert

A MANUAL OF SUPPLEMENTARY DUTIES TO THE COACHING
OF BASKETBALL.IN A SMALL HIGH SCHOOL
A Project
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Arnold Robert Verbic
June 1950
UMI Number: EP46113
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has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science in Education.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. INTRODUCTION............................. 1
The problem and Its importance......... • • • 1
Statement of the problem............. 1
Importance of the problem. .......... 1
Definitions of terms used. .......... . . . . . 2
Small high school......... 2
Finance. ......... 2
Basketball equipment..................... 2
Method of procedure. 2
Related studies............................... 3
Limitations of the study . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Organization of the remaining chapters . . . . . 5
II. FINANCING THE BASKETBALL BUDGET.................. 7
Source of revenue. • • • • . . « . • ........ • 7
School board ....................... 8
Gate receipts. • • • • • • . . • • • • . . . • 11
Other methods ........... 12
Criteria for selecting methods . . . . . . . . 15
Financial administration...................... 16
Internal accounting records. • • • . • • • . . 16
Basketball budget............. 17
Summary. ......... 20
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CHAPTER PAGE
III. PURCHASE AND CARE OF EQUIPMENT................ 22
Purchase of equipment................... • • * 22
Principles of buying . . . . . . . 23
Factors in purchasing equipment.......... 25
Purchasing procedure ............. 30
Checking incoming shipments............. . • 31
Care of equipment......... 32
Principles of equipment care.............. 32
Equipment room ........... 33
Drying room. ........... 3*+
Marking system ................. 35
Check-out system ................. 35
Check-in system........................... 36
Traveling care ......................... 38
Equipment inventory......... 39
Storage........... . • • • ............. *+0
Summary. • ............................. *+3
IV. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . Mf
Management of administrative functions . . . . Mf
Permanent eligibility, participation, and
scholastic records ............. Mf
Scheduling . . . . . . . .......... . . • • • k-5
Contracting officials. ........... b7
Local conference obligations• • • « . . . • k-7
CHAPTER PAGE
State athletic association regulations ♦ • . • *+8
Publicity. . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . *f8
Manager selection and duties................. 50
Basketball awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5b
Athletic banquets. 56
Game management...................... 57
Home game responsibilities................... 57
After-game responsibilities. 6l
Preparation for "away” games............... 62
Summary.......................... 6*f
V. SAFETY, SANITATION AND TREATMENT OF INJURIES . . . 66
Safety ....................... 66
Causes of injuries . . . . . . . . ........... 67
Factors in safe participation. • • . . . • • • 67
Basketball safety suggestions. • • • . . • • • 76
Sanitation ...................... 76
Sanitation suggestions . . . . . • • • . • • • 77
Treatment of injuries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Daily medical record 79.
Procedures in administering first-aid. . . . . 80
Additional suggestions for treating injuries . 80
Summary.......................................82
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CHAPTER PAGE
VI. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS..................... 8*f
Summary . . . . . . . . ......... ........... 8b
Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................... 88
LIST GF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
I, Conditions Under Which School Boards Will Subsi­
dize Athletic Finances of Class A Schools in
Kansas 9
II# Coaches' Ratings on Management Requisites......... 52
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE PAGE
1. Suggested Form for Budget Summary of Estimated
Income . . . . . . . . . . ........ 18
2. Suggested Form for Budget Summary of Estimated
Expenses............. 19
3* Basketball Equipment Check-out Card. 37
*f. Inventory Form............... *fl
5. Daily Medical Record 81
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Basketball competition in our high schools has become
popular to such an extent that it may now be considered a
tradition*- Interscholastic competition in this,sport has
reached a very high amateur and ethical level, and this is
due mainly to the efforts of administrators and coaches to
develop and improve the standards of competition.^ With inter­
scholastic competition established on an educational basis,
it now behooves the coach to maintain _this_ perspective. He
can accomplish much in this direction through the efficient
handling of the various supplementary duties and responsi­
bilities which arise in conjunction with coaching procedures*
I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS IMPORTANCE
Statement of the problem. It was the purpose of this
study to present the many and varied duties, supplementary to
actual coaching procedures, for which the basketball coach In
a small high _school is responsible*
Importance of the problem. Many of the numerous small
high schools in America employ only one man for the physical
education and athletic coaching areas. Ehis Individual then
must act in the capacities of an administrator, an instructor,
and a coach. The situation presents a momentous task,
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