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Old Sun Jan 14, 2007, 08:53am
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Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin
Legal substitution.

I have a friend of mine that is a Varsity Girls coach, and one of his KEY tactics, especially for teams that like to push the pace, is to have a sub at the table at the second of every two shot free throw situation. If the shot goes, he slows down the game which allows his team time to get back on defense. If the shot misses, he puts the sub back on the bench. Through the years, I haven't seen someone use that tactic very often (maybe 2-3 teams total), but it works.
Very interesting. I've never really given that much thought. Then again, I'm not a coach, but sounds like a good tactic.
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