As for the defense of basketball games, the method of practice and/or detailed contents is introduced in many technical books or coaching books. However, only few books are published describing or mentioning the specific contents of “the period division” for a season. Therefore, in this research, we examine some examples how the successful team defense is built, and the detailed contents by using the analysis method of both “the annual play” and “the period division”. Our aim is to show the guidelines covering the method of making the good team, and to make them the best use of teams in the future.
By carrying out this research, the following suggestion is presented:
(1) It was effective to vary the defense such as “Zone Press”, “Trap Defense”, “Half Court Zone Defense”, based on “Full Court Pressure Man-to-man Defense”, etc.
(2) The “Pressure Man-to-man Defense” became strong by making “Ball Press”, “Deny”, “Help” the well-balanced ones. Further, the priority to build the defense was made as “Off-ball Defense”, “On-ball Defense” and “Both Sides Balance”; and strengthened step-by-step lead to success.
(3) As for the defense, both to divide the period, and to decide the theme, by each cycle for the peak season, are found to be important and effective.

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The aim of this research is to show a concrete building procedure of freelance offense in basket ball games, by summarizing a theory for offense-maneuver, a step-by-step teaching method, and a practice drill, taking an example of “Passing Game” which is a form of free-lance offense, performed by a women team of T-University in 2004.
The aim of the “Passing Game” which the women team of T-University performed was, to make a “flow” by a continuous movement of the players and the ball based on a quick passing maneuver, and to make an “offensive maneuver toward the basket” by driving straightly to the goal using such maneuvers as “driving” and “cutting”.
The “Passing Game” consisted of 6 principles, in order to achieve the two big aims. In the concrete method of teaching, the following 5 items of maneuvering technique have to be strengthened: “Passing”, “Receiving”, “Cutting” “Driving” and “Drifting”.
A practice drill can be done step-by-step to strengthen each item of the skill, but the final check of the achievement must be done in the scrimmage. As the changes in the offensive maneuver, which were brought about by the “Passing Game” performed by the team of T-University in 2004, the following can be stated compared to and analyzed by the data of games in 2003: (1) More scores were acquired, (2) Shooting maneuver was performed more evenly by players in participation, (3) More shooting maneuvers were performed near the basket.
The tendency of the 3 achievements was confirmed, which indicates the powerfulness of the offensive method.

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In basketball games, the method of analyzing the games is divided into two: the subjective analysis and the objective analysis. From the viewpoint of effectiveness for on-the-spot practice, although it is a rather objective analysis, the simple analysis method would be recommendable. Therefore, in this research, the objective analysis method by using officially publicized game reports was prepared. The aim is to clarify the characteristics of Japan team participated in “The 22nd Universiade for Women Basketball Games”. As a result, the author is able to establish the analysis method by analyzing the following items: “attacking frequency”, “attacking efficiency”, “turnover rate”, “trial attacking rate”, “scoring rate” “rebound rate”. For the Japan Team, the common characteristics of poor-physique-team were seen: Even when players attack, having a dependence on 3P shoot, there remain problems on the probability of shooting; and there also are problems on the way how to acquire the rebounding.

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The author has had an opportunity to visit and study at Sport and Gymnastic School in Kiedaisch (Sport und Gymnastikschule Kiedaisch) that is in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg, for a year. The Sport and Gymnastic School in Kiedaisch, established in 1928, is a traditionally prestigious private gymnastic school in Germany, and is one of the schools that employ eminent teachers in gymnastics, together with “Bode School (Bode Schule)” and “Medau School (Medau Schule)”. The aim of this paper is to prepare some fundamental data concerning the present status of gymnastics in Germany by reporting classes given at Sport and Gymnastic School in Kiedaisch with a help of vision based upon these experiences and collected data of the author. The main conclusion of my study is as follows.
· In 1967, the number of classes in gymnastics-related area was as many as 11 a week, but now the curriculum has been changed to cover a wide range of fields. Now, classes of fundamental theories and exercises necessary for the health education and sports occupy the main part of the curriculum for the semesters 1 and 2; from the 2nd semester on full-fledged teaching training classes are given. Classes of gymnastics-related area consist of exercises that can be fundamentally bases of all sorts of sports.
· In “Ground Gymnastics” classes, mainly five ground forms in the German gymnastics, namely, “to bounce, to walk, to run, to jump, and to swing”, are taken into the movement. In “Hand-apparatus Gymnastics” classes, such ordinary apparatuses as “a ball, rope, ribbon” are used, and teaching is concerned not only with the way of handling the apparatus but also with the manner how to use the body. More stress is put on the latter. More unique classes are employed such as “Motion Games” in which students invent movements taking the characteristics of the apparatus into account, “Pilates” whose main object is to activate a group of muscles deep in the body. In the last year, students have to learn the minimum ability in exercising as well as teaching capability.
· In the last year students have to take six items of examination in a broad area of gymnastics, they have to learn the minimum ability in exercising as well as teaching capability. Examiners consist of three teachers in the School and one evaluation-board member of the gymnastics dispatched from the City, altogether four people.

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