Shoot first, pass second
“Shot first, pass second”
Takes open shots, makes the pass when the shot closes
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.
What college coaches evaluate: skill, IQ, decisions under pressure, body language, coachability.
Passing and Reads
Shoot first, pass second
“Shot first, pass second”
Takes open shots, makes the pass when the shot closes
Pass on time and on target under pressure
“On time, on target”
Assist to turnover ratio above two
Read the help and find the open teammate
“Find the help, find the open”
Hits the weak side on rotations