Finish against length and contact
“Absorb, then finish”
Scores over taller defenders
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.
Finishing
Finish against length and contact
“Absorb, then finish”
Scores over taller defenders
Finish with counters on both sides
“Never the same finish twice”
Uses floaters, reverses, and off-foot finishes