The Rulebook
USAB Strategy
Half Court Scramble
Polish Your Polish
Coaches Corner
100

What happens at 7 team fouls? At 10 team fouls? 

2 shots and 2 shots plus possession

100

If we are shooting a free throw, what player from the other team should we ALWAYS be matched up with?

The player outside the 2P line. We should be forcing her to the direction that is her toughest shot (i.e. force a right handed player left so they have to step in right/left)

100

At which games did 3x3 make it's official Olympic debut?

2020 Olympics

100

What are the two colors on the Polish national flag?

White and Red

100

Where did Coach Batastini go to college?

Stanford 

200

How many timeouts, at max, can there be in the game and describe each type.

4 max - 2 media (under 7, under 4) and 1 for each team

200

If the opponents are shooting a free throw, how many do we have in? What play are we running?

3 and Wedge

200

When is the last time the USA women won the World Cup?

2023

200

What is the capitol of Poland, also playing host to the 2026 World Cup?

Warsaw

200

Who are our two opponents in the Qualifying Draw tomorrow?

Warsaw and Manila

300

What is the 3-second backdown rule?

Can't dribble with your back or shoulder to back down player in the paint for more than 3 seconds.

300

Describe the major differences between red and black defensive strategies?

Red is bulldog, fight over, and x. Black is switch. 

300

When is the best time to take a timeout?

Under 2 minutes when on offense, after dead ball

300

Point to Poland on this map.

Poland

300

What is coach's daughter's name?

Ryan or Riley

400

What is the penalty for an unsportsmanlike foul?

2 free throws and possession. 2 team fouls

400

After we attempt a shot, what 2 things are we always doing?

Crash & press

400

Name three ways or actions to get into offensive transition.

1. Pass/repost

2. Pass/backscreen

3. Pass/pinch

4. Dribble/pitch

5. Dribble/backdoor

400

Name a traditional polish food.

  • Pierogi
  • Bigos
  • Kiełbasa
  • Żurek
  • Gołąbki
  • Placki Ziemniaczane
400

Name one of the past USA Olympic coaches from either 2020 (2021) or 2024

Kara Lawson or Jen Rizzotti

500

What are the four types of challenges that can be made during a 3x3 game?

1. Clearing the ball

2. Shot clock violation

3. Out of bounds

4. Possession

500

List our top 3 defensive priorities?

No light

First to physical

Box out

500

Name 3 different types of penalties you can have in a 3x3 game.

1. Delay of game

2. Incorrect checked ball

3. Guarding in no-charge semi-circle

4. Coaches warning

5. Behavior warning (talking)



500

Name the physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity, discovered radium and polonium, and won two Nobel Prizes.  She is a woman.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

500

What is the most you can ever score in a 3x3 game, and how?

23 - tied at 20-20, hit a 1 and then a 2 in OT.

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