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The Book of Basketball


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.




Basketball Secrets


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Basketball Secrets: 10 Secrets to Become A Professional Basketball Player, combines the knowledge and experience of 10 year Professional, Basketball Champion, & Global Basketball Scout, Darrin "Boomer" Williams. With the latest advancements contributing to players' development learning the business of Basketball, this book provides an easy to use program for creating a solid foundation to prepare athletes for professional play on the international market. Each chapter (secret) leads readers to easily understand how to: - Prepare your mind, body, and health for Professional Basketball, - Start & prolong your professional career earn extra money externally as an International Player - Creating Your Exit Strategy, producing your Basketball business. This book also provides basic Basketball interpretation by monitoring the progress of the player from the amateur stages to a professional career ranks. Readers will learn how to analyze their environments and make the best decisions for positive career outcomes. Whether you're a pro player or business orientated, you’ll gain the confidence to master and dominate the game on and off the court while thriving financially in the international marketplace. Become both a well-rounded Basketball player/entertainer and businessman today!




Power Post Play


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basketball is a game of luck, and it is bad luck when you don;t have a good post man. This book is your complete guide to offensive and defensive play inside the paint. Whether you are a post player, parent of a player, or a coach, Power Post Play is one book you will want to use again and again. Each chapter leads the reader into building an inside game, step by step. Power Post Play helps a big man develop scoring moves, superior defense, and aggressive rebounding. Special chapters on "Picking a College" and "Conditioning like a Pro" make it unique and appealing to all basketball players and coaches. This 156 page book offers photos and diagrams that visually aid readers as they discover the secret to inside scoring. Whether you want to become a great post player or develop a great post player, this is the book for you.




Athletic Journal


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Vols. 9-12 include proceedings of the 8th-11th annual meeting of the American Football Coaches Association and of the National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States, 3d-6th annual meeting.




You Can Run with Anyone


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Ever wish you had a fast breaking, high scoring basketball team that could excite your players and fans alike? One that strikes fear into the hearts of your opponents and leads to more victories each season? Now you can develop one with Coach Battenberg's: YOU CAN RUN WITH ANYONE. After studying under several of America's best fast break coaches, and perfecting his Fast Breaking System over 35 years of college and high school coaching, Battenberg shows you don't need tall, quick, or great athletes to have a successful fast break attack. It's what you emphasize and how you teach it that makes all the difference. Offering more than 60 DIAGRAMS and including 25 DRILLS to use on a rotating basis, this book shows you how to organize your practices, train your players, and plan for games so your team can truly RUN WITH ANYONE. Learn about the SECRET WEAPON that most fast break teams fail to use. The one that will give your team many more QUICK-STRIKE OPPORTUNITIES. Discover how to get your Bigs to run the court with relentless energy and find instant scoring opportunities around the basket. Develop new ways to get your players to PLAY HARD with Short Segment Practice Planning. And if you hate running your players in wind-sprints as much as they hate doing them, Coach Battenberg tells you how to condition your team without those boring running drills. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FULL COURT PRESSURE? Opponents will think twice about pressing your team after you run through their defense with your new found "Quick Counter-Attack." You will discover Early Offense; Advanced Fast Break Techniques; and Specific Fundamental Training that will make your team play QUICKER and more EFFICIENT. It's everything you need for the SPEED GAME you always wanted or to improve the one you already have. Whether you coach youth, high school, or college level basketball players, this book has what you need to make your team FASTER, more EXCITING, and a WINNER.




Playing the Post


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Play big in and around the paint! Learn from one of the most successful high school basketball coaches how to score, pass, rebound, and defend better in the free-throw lane area.It`s all here--from pivot moves and targeting to spins and taking out the defender. >Playing the Post> details everything players and coaches need to know to create a strong inside game. The 68 drills and exercises are designed to help new players develop basic skills and more experienced players refine their moves. Plus, the skills and drills are great for perimeter players who want to improve their play around the basket.The book presents a systematic approach for developing a winning post play. It features:- 10 principles for scoring from the post,- 12 drills for scoring from the high and low post,- 8 drills to improve rebounding,- 2 principles for setting and reading eight types of screens,- 7 drills to improve post passing,- 24 techniques for defending the post position, and- 10 advanced moves for outstanding post play.Paye includes 86 diagrams and 27 photos that illustrate the techniques and show readers how to do the drills correctly.>Playing the Post> will help readers build a dynamic game from the inside out.




Play Better Basketball


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A basketball coach discusses the skills, techniques, attitudes, and characteristics a coach looks for in a basketball player, at the high school, college, amateur, or professional level.