Published/Written by: Jerry Krause, Jerry Meyer, Don Meyer.
This second edition includes a CD-ROM that brings the instruction to life. Players and coaches have the option of using the interactive DC-ROM to supplement the instructions, photos and illustrations from the book. The two-disk CD-ROM set includes video footage so coaches can view live demonstrations of the drills described in the book. This multimedia set covers the entire realm of basketball skills: basic positioning, moving without the ball, ballhandling, shooting, perimeter moves, post moves, defence, rebounding and setting screens. This book should be of interest to every player wishing to learn and every coach striving to teach the fundamentals, and with the CD-ROM, it should be easier to learn and understand the skills and drills and better execute them on the court.
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This book is very helpful, it covers how to shoot, rebound, defend, offensive and defensive moves and plays. This book imporves both the mental and physical side to your game. After reading this book you will be able to evaluate your own game and understand which moves to use in games and why!
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Presenting court activities and drills, this book shows how to devise a specific programme to enhance players' athletic abilities - speed, power, endurance, agility, co-ordination, balance and reaction time. The drills are designed to fit into a basketball practice routine, so players can work on conditioning and basketball skills at the same time. As players' athletic skills improve, so will their ballhandling, shooting, rebounding and defence. The book features the principles and specific fitness requirements for basketball conditioning; recommendations on strength training for basketball players; and guidelines and charts for developing a personalized strength-training programme. It also contains 15 flexibility exercises to help improve performance, avoid injury and enhance workouts; 9 exercises to enhance the "centre of power" and abdominal and lower back strength; 9 movement patterns to improve agility, co-ordination and speed for basketball; 11 fitness tests to determine individual training needs; 50 illustrated individual, small group, and court team drills with variations; and 12 detailed sample workouts for pre-season, in-season, and off-season. The conditioning programme is easy to follow, containing diagrams of all 50 court drills, and the book features photographs of veteran NBA guard Doc Rivers, demonstrating the techniques and exercises described in the book.
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Published/Written by: England Basketball Association
A guide to the game of basketball, suitable for both the active participant or the passive enthusiast. It features information, photographs and illustrations which explain the core skills, tactics and rules of the game. There are photographs of top players and modified rules for young and developing players.
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