Dribble with eyes on the rim
“See the rim, not the ball”
Spots open teammates while dribbling
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.
New to the game or new to the program. Every great player builds here first.
Attacking
Dribble with eyes on the rim
“See the rim, not the ball”
Spots open teammates while dribbling
Protect the ball from a defender
“Body between hand and ball”
Rarely stripped in live play
Stop, pivot, and keep the ball
“Chin it and pivot”
Holds the ball through pressure without traveling