Make a zero-second decision on the catch
“Shoot, drive, or pass in one second”
No holding on catches
The Wolves Way
Five rungs. Eight buckets. One test for every skill on the list.
Every skill on this ladder earns its place the same way: it helps us create space, create an advantage, or play the advantage before the defense recovers. Space. Advantage. Pace. If a skill doesn’t serve one of those three, it isn’t on here.
Coaches set where a player sits on this ladder. It climbs in order, Foundation through College-Level, and the fourth rung carries the Marion 30: nobody plays varsity without all thirty.
Ready for real pressure. Make decisions fast and hold up when tired.
Attacking
Make a zero-second decision on the catch
“Shoot, drive, or pass in one second”
No holding on catches
Handle pressure with either hand
“Protect, see, pass”
Few turnovers against ball pressure
Attack the closeout, not the set defender
“Catch, read, go”
Drives start against a moving defender