Basketball

by Dre Baldwin (Author)

"1. Stop Playing Scared. 2. Buy A Game. "What you read above is the best life advice I've ever been given. It was told to me by a fellow classmate in the 8th grade. And I've been using it ever since. I started playing basketball at age 14, after failed tries at football (equipment too costly) and baseball (couldn't hit a fastball or field a ground ball). I was a complete bum. Everyone in Mt. Airy was better than me - male AND female. I didn't make my high school varsity team until my senior year. I scored 2 points per game. How, then, did I get recruited to play at Penn State Altoona 2 summers later? How did I develop the game to sign my first professional basketball contract only 9 years after I started playing? This book is the story of how. I have had the idea of writing a book for a while now, and the beauty of the Internet is that anyone can put their work out there -- websites, workout videos, books -- freely without having to navigate through the traditional gatekeepers of self-expression. The Internet also allows one to experiment and do trial runs of their work, like this book: I made it free to all because the most important part of putting this out is your response; I know I can get a lot better at this writing thing and your critiques will be my first step in doing so.What you are about to read is my story as a basketball player -- only as it pertains to basketball -- from the time I began playing the game up to and through my college years. It is to be hoped that you find it interesting, insightful, descriptive, and entertaining. If so you should tell me. If you don't, I want to know about that too, and why. Speak your mind.Enjoy. #WOYG

Author Biography

Dre Baldwin sat at the end of his high school varsity bench as a senior. In just 5 years, Dre started what become a 9-year professional basketball playing career. Dre started publishing his training content to YouTube in 2006, creating a brand new genre of athletic train videos. He has over 5,500 videos published, with daily content going out to his 120,000+ subscribers and being viewed over 40 million times. Dre has appeared in national campaigns with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy's, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, STASH Investments and DIME magazine. Dre speaks, coaches and consults business professionals on mental toughness, confidence and discipline. He has given 3 TED Talks, published 13 books. Dre's Work On Your Game Podcast covering Mental Toughness, Confidence and Discipline is ranked in iTunes Top 100 Education broadcasts. A Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, Dre lives in Miami.

by Jim Boeheim (Author), Jack McCallum (Author)

New York Times Bestseller

In this candid autobiography, Syracuse head coach and long time college basketball fixture Jim Boeheim reflects on his life, his teachers, and the game he loves.

Jim Boeheim walked onto the Syracuse campus as a freshman in 1963 . . . and never walked off. A man who has been written off at various stages of his career and criticized for being disagreeable, Boeheim has experienced it all--triumph, despair, redemption; controversy, heartbreak, and scandal; championships, epic disappointments, colorful personalities, NCAA investigations.

His combative personality helped ignite what was arguably the most competitive college basketball conference ever: the Big East of the 1980s, when he and Syracuse battled with Big John Thompson of Georgetown, roly-poly Rollie Massimino of Villanova, feisty Jim Calhoun of Connecticut, and beloved Looie Carnesecca of St. John's, turning the Big East into a Coaches Conference and the Best Show in College Basketball. Boeheim talks about those days and the coming battles with powerhouses North Carolina and Duke, now that Syracuse has joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.

From his association with Syracuse greats Dave Bing (a college teammate), Pearl Washington, and Derrick Coleman, to the Olympics--where he coached players such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant--Boeheim has learned many lessons that have helped his team and continue to encourage him now as he nears seventy.

His unprecedented fifty-year career as a player, assistant, head coach and icon has given him unique insight into coaching and the college game, knowledge he now shares.

Front Jacket

In six decades as a player, assistant coach, and the head man on the bench for Syracuse University's basketball program, Jim Boeheim is synonymous with the blood and thunder of East Coast hoops. In Bleeding Orange, Boeheim recounts for the first time all the pleasures and perils of a career spent battling the Beasts of the Big East, the NCAA, and his own fear of failure.

Coach Boeheim has always been full of life, and his combative nature helped ignite what was arguably the most fascinating and competitive college basketball conference ever--the Big East of the 1980s. Boeheim's battles with fellow coaches turned the Big East into the best show in college basketball.

Combining a real-time, inside-the-program account of the 2013-14 season--Syracuse's first in the ACC--with a narrative of his most cherished memories of coming-of-age on the Syracuse campus and of coaching two Olympic gold medal-winning teams, Bleeding Orange is a must-read both for Syracuse fans and anyone who calls himself or herself an aficionado of college basketball history.

Back Jacket

In six decades as a player, assistant coach, and the head man on the bench for Syracuse University's basketball program, Jim Boeheim is synonymous with the blood and thunder of East Coast hoops. In Bleeding Orange, Boeheim recounts for the first time all the pleasures and perils of a career spent battling the "Beasts of the Big East," the NCAA, and his own fear of failure.

Coach Boeheim has always been full of life, and his combative nature helped ignite what was arguably the most fascinating and competitive college basketball conference ever--the Big East of the 1980s. Boeheim's battles with fellow coaches turned the Big East into the best show in college basketball.

Combining a real-time, inside-the-program account of the 2013-14 season--Syracuse's first in the ACC--with a narrative of his most cherished memories of coming-of-age on the Syracuse campus and of coaching two Olympic gold medal-winning teams, Bleeding Orange is a must-read both for Syracuse fans and anyone who calls himself or herself an aficionado of college basketball history.

by Al Bianchi (Author), J. Michael Kenyon (With)

CHASIN' THE RING is the story of a man who, in his lifetime, played significant roles at virtually every level of the game he loved, while chasing the championship that was always just out of reach.

Player, head coach, scout, assistant coach, general manager... in a basketball career that spanned seven decades, Al Bianchi did it all... and always did it his way.

After a stellar schoolboy career at Long Island City High School, Al Bianchi went on to earn All-America honors at Bowling Green University. He then enjoyed a ten-year career as a player in the National Basketball Association with the Syracuse Nationals and Philadelphia 76ers. Later, he became a head coach in the NBA with the expansion Seattle SuperSonics and then in the American Basketball Association with the Virginia Squires. He followed that with a long tenure as an assistant coach and scout with the Phoenix Suns. His time as the general manager of the New York Knicks brought his basketball journey full circle, bringing him back to the city where he first played the game as a kid on an outdoor, schoolyard court.

by Clayton Trutor (Author)

Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, and Gary Williams played no small role in the making of modern college basketball. Collectively, they've won more than 2,300 games and six national championships and reached thirteen Final Fours. All three have been enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Pitino, Calhoun, and Williams each spent more than two decades on the national stage, becoming celebrities in their own right as college basketball and March Madness became a multi-billion-dollar industry.

Author Biography

Clayton Trutor holds a PhD in U.S. history from Boston College and teaches at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. He writes about college football and basketball for SB Nation and is the author of Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta--and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports (Nebraska, 2022). Trutor is a regular contributor to the SABR Biography Project.

by Jason Calabrese (Author)

Learn the Most Important Basketball Skill of All...

Much of today's basketball training focuses on improving speed, agility, scoring moves, and shooting abilities. While this increases physical skills, it doesn't teach young athletes the mental ins and outs of the game.

Boost Your Basketball IQ teaches players and coaches arguably the most important (and neglected) skill of all: game awareness - a skill that most players often don't develop until late in their careers.

You'll learn:

Insights, intricacies, and ins and outs that win games.How to do the little things on the court that others overlook that make a huge difference to the outcome of a game.Proven ways to sharpen your mental skills and build a winning mindset.Original drills and skills that you will find nowhere else.

Boost Your Basketball IQ gives average players an advantage over the most talented players and makes talented players into superstars. Read this book, learn to 'think the game, ' become the smartest player on the court, and win more games!

by Lisa M. Bolt Simons (Author)

Become a basketball star in this interactive adventure. Make the right choices, upgrade your skills, and win the game!

Moving to a new town isn't easy, especially when you're in high school. But at least you have basketball. It's a great way to keep busy and to make new friends--or so you think. Not everyone in this small town is eager to welcome you. No matter how hard you practice, no matter how well you play, you feel like an outsider.

You're the main character in this interactive sports adventure that's two stories in one! Play as Isiah, and try to earn your way into the starting lineup. It won't be possible unless you convince the coach and his star player--his son--the importance of teamwork. Then become Imani, and see if you can overcome bullying by a few of your teammates. You'll need to win them over to have a shot at winning the big game.

You may have read sports books before, but you've never read one like Boxed Out by Lisa M. Bolt Simons. It's a game within a game. Here's how it works:

• Become the main character. Make choices that affect what happens.


• Collect points along the way to upgrade your skills.


• Utilize your upgrades to win the game at story's end!

Interactive books for kids are more popular than ever. Create your own adventure with the Choose to Win book series for boys and girls. You're the main character. You make the choices. Will you find your way to a championship finish?

Author Biography

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has written 70 nonfiction and fiction children's books--including five middle-grade Choose Your Path novels--and an adult history book. She has twice received an honorable mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children's Literature. She has also received three Minnesota State Arts Board grants, a MNSCBWI Writing Mentorship, a Shabo Award for Children's Picture Book Writers, and an artist grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.

Lisa is a proud and slightly jealous mom to her math- and science-minded adult twins, Jeri and Anthony. Originally from Colorado, she lives in a Minnesota town (population: 140ish) with her husband, who also loves to read.

by Murry R. Nelson (Author)

From the time conference play began in 1905, the Big Ten was the Western force in collegiate basketball. Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue were the first powers in the league, with a combined 23 titles by 1930. Purdue was dominant in the '30s, with seven titles under Coach Piggy Lambert, including a national title in 1935 led by player of the year John Wooden. The creation of a national tournament in 1939 showed the league's early dominance, as a different Big Ten team went to the Final Four in each of the first three years, with two wins.

Over the next 30 years, the league produced some of the top teams in the country, led by Hall of Fame coaches like Branch McCracken, Walter Meanwell, Dutch Lonborg, Harold Olsen and Fred Taylor. Top players emerged from the conference, like Jerry Lucas, Cazzie Russell, John Havlicek, Terry Dischinger, Walt Bellamy, Johnny Green, Lou Hudson, Archie Clark and a host of others. This book provides the first-ever basketball history of the Big Ten.

Author Biography

A professor emeritus of education and American studies at Penn State University, Murry R. Nelson has written histories of the New York Celtics, the American Basketball League, and the National Basketball League, as well as biographies of Bill Russell and Shaquille O'Neal.

by Erik Malinowski (Author)

"As lively, thorough, and engaging as the team it chronicles" (Nathaniel Friedman), Betaball is a compelling look at how the Golden State Warriors embraced savvy business practices, next generation science, and Silicon Valley's technocentric culture not only to produce one of the greatest basketball teams in history but also to revolutionize the NBA--perfect for fans of Moneyball and The Book of Basketball.Betaball is the definitive, inside account of how the Golden State Warriors, under the ownership of venture capitalist Joe Lacob and Hollywood producer Peter Guber, quickly became one of the greatest success stories in both sports and business. In just five years, they turned a declining franchise with no immediate hope into the NBA's dominant force--and facilitated the rise of All-Star point guard Stephen Curry. By operating in "beta," the Warriors morphed into a model organization for American professional sports, instituting the best workplace principles found inside the world's most successful corporations, and instilling a top-down organizational ethos that allows employees--from the front office to the free-throw line--to thrive. With in-depth access and meticulous reporting on and off the court, acclaimed journalist Eric Malinowski recounts a gripping tale of a team's reinvention, of worlds colliding, of ordinary people being pushed to extraordinary heights, and the Golden State Warriors' chase for a second straight NBA championship during the 2015-'16 season. Betaball is "a book for fans of all sports and science, business and analytics, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, front offices and locker rooms, money and winning" (Don Van Natta Jr., ESPN reporter and New York Times bestselling author).

by The Irreverent Pen (Author)

Basketball Coach Gift

This notebook makes perfect gifts for coaches or volunteers to show them how thankful you are of their contribution. The perfect way to say thank you to someone who has made a difference in your life.

Can be used as a notebook, journal or diary.

FEATURES:

• Premium Matte Finish Soft Cover
• Printed on Bright White Paper
• 6" x 9"
• 100 Lined Pages (50 pages front/back)

by Dre Baldwin (Author)

Do you play confidently and balls-out in meaningless pickup games, but then play like a bum in the real games and tryouts?You've been working on your game. You know what you're capable of: you've done it over and over again in practice, scrimmages and games against your friends. Then game time comes. And... nothing. Your performance is not the same person who put all that time in. You're not doing any of your moves. You don't assert yourself. You're invisible on the court. Knowing the skills you have, this is really frustrating . Is it mental? Is it physical? Is it something else? It's a little bit of all of those and more. This workbook, Playing As Well As You Practice, will move you past it. Upon completion of this workbook, you will: - Play with full confidence in the biggest moments- Never have another deer-in-the-headlights moments on the basketball court- Erase all performance anxiety problems and conquer the cues that cause it- Step on the court with an aggressive mindset that keeps you on the offensive, never nervous or hesitant- Know the exact mental cues you'll use to lock yourself into a mindset that's congruent with your highest level of performance

Author Biography

Dre Baldwin sat at the end of his high school varsity bench as a senior. In just 5 years, Dre started what become a 9-year professional basketball playing career. Dre started publishing his training content to YouTube in 2006, creating a brand new genre of athletic training videos. He has over 6,000 videos published, with daily content going out to his 129,000+ subscribers and being viewed over 41 million times. Dre's past clients include Nike, TLC, the NBA, Finish Line, Wendy's, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, and STASH Investments. Dre speaks, coaches and consults business professionals on mental toughness, confidence and discipline. He has given 4 TED Talks and published 14 books. Dre's Work On Your Game Podcast covering Mental Toughness, Confidence and Discipline is ranked in iTunes Top 100 Education broadcasts. A Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, Dre lives in Miami.

by Ron Ekker (Author)

In Volume III we discuss the nuts and bolts of a system. It takes a step-by-step approach to offense and defense. All the drills that relate to the system are diagrammed and explained. The rules in both the offensive and defensive plans are given. This Volume ends with practice planning and offers the first twelve practice plans for developing the Monk System. Volume III brings closure to the entire theory and application.

Author Biography

Ron has coached basketball at all levels for 40 years. Most recently he traveled to China to start a basketball school that the National Basketball Association (NBA) sponsored. In this capacity he trained coaches and oversaw the development of young players. He has also been on the coaching staff for the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks. At the college level, he was a head coach for 15 years, NCAA Div. 1 for 9 of those. He is in the process of publishing: Basketball's Third Element: Improvisation which details how to teach/coach improvisational play that is team oriented.

by Ace McCloud (Author)

Are you embarrassed by your basketball skills? Tired of missing those crucial shots? Wish you could steal the ball more often?

Whether you want to (1) shoot more accurately, (2) play better defense, or (3) discover how to be a more powerful player, this book will get you there.

Are you afraid you're too short to ever succeed at basketball?

You can play a great game, even if you're not a giant. Superior speed and agility can overcome a lack of height. I've included plenty of drills and strategies that you can use to make the most of your ability to maneuver around your opponent quickly and easily!

Ooze confidence on the court.

If you adopt even a few of the strategies in this book, you can find yourself dribbling more smoothly, passing, the ball more accurately, and shooting baskets with far greater confidence and effectiveness.

Know the game inside and out.

From the basics to expert strategies, this book will fill in the gaps in your knowledge with detailed descriptions of each playing position and a variety of playing strategies. Sharpen your knowledge of the game with targeted drills and strength training exercise that have been proven to be powerfully effective.

What Will You Learn About Basketball?

• How to boost your passing skills.
• How to increase your dribbling agility.
• How to shoot the ball with confidence and accuracy.
• Powerful defensive strategies that help win games.
• The best drills for improving your skills.

You Will Also Discover:

• The key secret to skill development .
• The best stretches to do before workouts and games.
• How to master your position on the court.
• How to be highly motivated and totally prepared on game day.

Effectively boost your most important skills through targeted practice.

Learn how to design practice sessions that are tailored to your specific strengths and weaknesses. You will also discover practical ways to shore up your weaknesses without neglecting your strengths. Know exactly what to do in order to make the most of your practice time.

See how easily you can smoke 'em! Start enjoying the sounds of the cheering crowd.

Get in the zone and start dominating on the court: Buy It Now!

by Jesse Wilson (Author)

The first basketball contest was played on December 21, 1891, with each team consisting of nine players. The objective was to send a soccer ball into an opponent-held peach basket. As the popularity of the game increased, modifications were made, such as modifying the receptacles so the ball could be recovered more easily.
Over the subsequent decades, basketball's prominence grew not only in the United States but also internationally. In 1932, basketball was sanctioned for the first time for Olympic competition.
Over the years, basketball's rules have evolved and been refined, with the 1954 addition of a shot clock being the most notable change.
Today, basketball has a tremendous global following and is one of the most popular sports performed in professional leagues worldwide. It has had a profound impact on conventional society, permeating every artistic discipline, from fashion to music to film.

by Sports Illustrated Kids (Author)

Big Book of WHO is a book your young sports fans will return to again and again!

Author Biography

Sports Illustrated Kids is driven by more than 25 years of connecting with and empowering children and teens through sports and play. For more information, visit SIKids.com

by Alexander Wolff (Author)

During the late 1990s, eminent basketball journalist Alexander Wolff traveled the globe to determine how a game invented by a Canadian clergyman became an international phenomenon. Big Game, Small World presents Wolff's dispatches from sixteen countries spread across five continents and multiple US states. In them, he asks: What can the game tell us about the world? And what can the world tell us about the game? Whether traveling to Bhutan to challenge its king to a pickup game, exploring the women's game in Brazil, or covering the Afrobasket tournament in Luanda, Angola, during a civil war, Wolff shows how basketball has the power to define an individual, a culture, and even a country.

This updated twentieth anniversary edition features a new preface in which Wolff outlines the contemporary rise of athlete-activists while discussing the increasing dominance within the NBA of marquee international players like Luka Dončic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. A loving celebration of basketball, Big Game, Small World is one of the most insightful books ever written about the game.

Author Biography

Alexander Wolff is a journalist, editor, and author. Formerly a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated, he is the author and coauthor of several books, including The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama, Raw Recruits (with Armen Keteyian), and Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home.

by Teaching Bilinguals Press (Author)

Created for boys and girls who love basketball, with a wide variety of basketball themed activity sheets.Suitable for supporters of any team and specially designed for both boys and girls to enjoy.

★ Hours of fun basketball activities with coloring pages, puzzles, counting numbers, maze, matching letters, ABC's, dot-to-dots, tracing, and cool creative educational activities for kids.

★ Filled with cute basketball players

★ Single sided printing to prevent bleed through

★ Original and unique book with a wide variety of activities and perfect for basketball fans

★ For older kids ages 5 and up

★ Perfectly sized at 8.5" x 11".

★ Paperback with a glossy finish.

★ Perfect gifts for your little baseball fanatics!

by Tim Malloy (Author), Al Battista (Author), Billy Martin (Author)

Tips, Techniques, and Best Practices for Scholastic / Collegiate Basketball Officials. Topics include: Personal & Partner Pregame Pointers, Sanctity of the Locker Room, Referee in Small Bites, Striving for Excellence, Freedom of Movement and Setting the Tone, Why Do Officials Miss Plays?, Going by the Book, Game Awareness, Above the Ring Rulings, Leading From the Lead, On The Trail and in the Center, SDF: Start -- Develop - Finish, Shot Blocking --What To Look For Fouls on Rebounds, R S B Q -- Rhythm, Speed, Balance, Quickness, Match Ups WIF -- Windup, Impact and Follow Through, Hand Checks, Body Language & Signals, Variation of Whistles, Preparing for the Final Moments, What's Your Officiating Personality?, Personalities and Officiating Experience.

by Mike Krzyzewski (Author), Jamie K. Spatola (With)

This is a collection of short but extraordinarily powerful essays as to how Coach K of Duke inspires, motivates, and teaches his basketball players about the game of life, both on and off the court.

Author Biography

Mike Krzyzewski was the head basketball coach of the Duke Blue Devils from 1980 to 2022, winning five NCAA championships and 1,202 games--the most ever in Division 1. He is revered by sports fans and business leaders everywhere. Coach K lives with his family in Durham, North Carolina.

by Tim Malloy (Author), Al Battista (Author), Billy Martin (Author)

This is Volume 2 of Tips, Techniques, and Best Practices for Scholastic / Collegiate Basketball Officials. Topics include: Handling the Opening Toss, Primary Coverage Areas (PCA), When A Dribble Begins and Ends, Interrupted Dribble, Dribbling and Palming, When a Try Begins, When a Try Ends, The Three Second Rule, Goaltending and Basket Interference, The Ten Second Count, Closely Guarded, Designated Spot, Breaking the Plane, Last Touch - First Touch, Backcourt Violations During the Inbounds, Understanding Player and Team Control, Timeouts: Who and When, Dealing with Injuries, Correctable Errors, Fouls by the Inbounding Team, Contact with the Basket / Net or Backboard, Sliding or Rolling with the Ball, Swinging Elbows, Coach and Bench Decorum, Legal Screens, Substitutes, Block - Charge, Double Fouls and the "Blarge", Throw-In Spots, Free Throws and Free Throw Coverage.

by Larry A. McKenzie (Author)

Larry McKenzie, the only coach to win four back-to-back state titles in the 99 year history of the Minnesota State Boys Basketball tournament is sharing his success strategies for "winning" on the court and in life. Much More than just a Game is a must read for young athletes and their parents navigating the game. Incorporating 10 life lessons, Coach McKenzie shows why BASKETBALL is merely a metaphor and a tool that can be used to transform lives.

by Ace McCloud (Author)

Are you embarrassed by your basketball skills? Tired of missing those crucial shots? Wish you could steal the ball more often?

Whether you want to (1) shoot more accurately, (2) play better defense, or (3) discover how to be a more powerful player, this book will get you there.

Are you afraid you're too short to ever succeed at basketball?

You can play a great game, even if you're not a giant. Superior speed and agility can overcome a lack of height. I've included plenty of drills and strategies that you can use to make the most of your ability to maneuver around your opponent quickly and easily!

Ooze confidence on the court.

If you adopt even a few of the strategies in this book, you can find yourself dribbling more smoothly, passing, the ball more accurately, and shooting baskets with far greater confidence and effectiveness.

Know the game inside and out.

From the basics to expert strategies, this book will fill in the gaps in your knowledge with detailed descriptions of each playing position and a variety of playing strategies. Sharpen your knowledge of the game with targeted drills and strength training exercise that have been proven to be powerfully effective.

What Will You Learn About Basketball?

• How to boost your passing skills.
• How to increase your dribbling agility.
• How to shoot the ball with confidence and accuracy.
• Powerful defensive strategies that help win games.
• The best drills for improving your skills.

You Will Also Discover:

• The key secret to skill development .
• The best stretches to do before workouts and games.
• How to master your position on the court.
• How to be highly motivated and totally prepared on game day.

Effectively boost your most important skills through targeted practice.

Learn how to design practice sessions that are tailored to your specific strengths and weaknesses. You will also discover practical ways to shore up your weaknesses without neglecting your strengths. Know exactly what to do in order to make the most of your practice time.

See how easily you can smoke 'em! Start enjoying the sounds of the cheering crowd.

Get in the zone and start dominating on the court: Buy It Now!

by The Jaded Pen (Author)

Basketball Coach Gift

This notebook makes perfect gifts for coaches or volunteers to show them how thankful you are of their contribution. The perfect way to say thank you to someone who has made a difference in your life.

Can be used as a notebook, journal or diary.

FEATURES:

• Premium Matte Finish Soft Cover
• Printed on Bright White Paper
• 6" x 9"
• 100 Lined Pages (50 pages front/back)

by Ace McCloud (Author)

Are you embarrassed by your basketball skills? Tired of missing those crucial shots? Wish you could steal the ball more often?

Whether you want to (1) shoot more accurately, (2) play better defense, or (3) discover how to be a more powerful player, this book will get you there.

Are you afraid you're too short to ever succeed at basketball?

You can play a great game, even if you're not a giant. Superior speed and agility can overcome a lack of height. I've included plenty of drills and strategies that you can use to make the most of your ability to maneuver around your opponent quickly and easily!

Ooze confidence on the court.

If you adopt even a few of the strategies in this book, you can find yourself dribbling more smoothly, passing, the ball more accurately, and shooting baskets with far greater confidence and effectiveness.

Know the game inside and out.

From the basics to expert strategies, this book will fill in the gaps in your knowledge with detailed descriptions of each playing position and a variety of playing strategies. Sharpen your knowledge of the game with targeted drills and strength training exercise that have been proven to be powerfully effective.

What Will You Learn About Basketball?

• How to boost your passing skills.
• How to increase your dribbling agility.
• How to shoot the ball with confidence and accuracy.
• Powerful defensive strategies that help win games.
• The best drills for improving your skills.

You Will Also Discover:

• The key secret to skill development .
• The best stretches to do before workouts and games.
• How to master your position on the court.
• How to be highly motivated and totally prepared on game day.

Effectively boost your most important skills through targeted practice.

Learn how to design practice sessions that are tailored to your specific strengths and weaknesses. You will also discover practical ways to shore up your weaknesses without neglecting your strengths. Know exactly what to do in order to make the most of your practice time.

See how easily you can smoke 'em! Start enjoying the sounds of the cheering crowd.

Get in the zone and start dominating on the court: Buy It Now!

by Ashful Note (Author)

The Basketball Colouring Book is a fun and relaxing creative colouring book created especially of all ages, and makes the perfect gift for all person in your life! Whether they're into Basketball, this book has a fantastic variety of designs created especially colour and enjoy! Each of these beautiful individual designs are printed on a single page with the reverse left blank - so no bleed through, and perfect whether you use pencils, pens or paints.

This book holds pages with players basketball coloring designs, so you'll get busy for sure! There are many Basketball books Do not waste your time for searching and get ready buy this beautiful book, It's designed for creative people and is meant to inspire and provide hours of coloring entertainment allowing you to express yourself and be creative!

• Large 8 1/2 x 11 inch pages
• One-sided printing on heavy paper designed specifically for coloring.
• Single-sided pages for bleed through, easy-to-remove pages
• High-resolution printing
• Unique designs, no repeats
• Durable glossy cover
• High-quality book
• Made in USA
• Makes a great Basketball coloring book gift!

Don't hesitate and order your own Basketball Coloring Book. You'll love it!

by Kevin Sivils (Author)

Teams play like they practice. Even in ideal circumstances time for practice is limited. Coaches need to make the most of available practice time. Better Basketball Practices contains valuable information in the areas of: * Overriding Purpose * Planning for optimum learning during practice * Planning to plan practice * Setting the tone for practice * Creating organized, efficient and productive practices * Building intensity in practice * Planning for special situations * Planning for late season practice * Ideas about quality practices * Common coaching mistakes in planning practice Includes 34 simple drills designed to teach essential fundamentals of the game. Complete with 74 diagrams and descriptions of each drill and possible variations. Learn from a veteran head coach with over 460 career varsity wins and 8 Coach of the Year awards. Build a better team and a better basketball program by planning, organizing and conducting better basketball practices.

Author Biography

About the author: A 24 year veteran of the coaching profession, with twenty-two of those years spent as a varsity head coach, Coach Kevin Sivils amassed 464 wins and his teams earned berths in the state play-offs 19 out of 22 seasons with his teams advancing to the state semi-finals three times. An eight time Coach of the Year Award winner, Coach Sivils has traveled as far as the Central African Republic to conduct coaching clinics. Coach Sivils first coaching stint was as an assistant coach for his college alma mater, Greenville College, located in Greenville, Illinois. Coach Sivils holds a BA with a major in physical education and a minor in social studies from Greenville College and an MS in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sport Psychology from Louisiana State University. He also holds a Sport Management certification from the United States Sports Academy. In addition to being a basketball coach, Coach Sivils is a classroom instructor and has taught U.S. Government, U.S. History, the History of WW II, and Physical Education. He has served as an Athletic Director and Assistant Athletic Director over the years of his career and has also been involved in numerous professional athletic organizations. Sivils is married to the former Lisa Green of Jackson, Michigan, and the happy couple are the proud parents of three children, Danny, Katie, and Emily. Rounding out the Sivils family are three dogs, Angel, Berkeley, and Al. A native of Louisiana, Coach Sivils currently resides in the Great State of Texas.

by Vernon Jr. Brundage (Author)

One assist can change the game.

Twenty-one-year-old DJ Joyner has spent his life dreaming of playing in the National Basketball Association. But when the six-foot-one point guard goes unselected in the NBA Draft despite a standout college career, his hopes are left hanging by a thread. Unwilling to give up, DJ heads to Las Vegas to compete in the NBA Summer League-a high-stakes, make-or-break opportunity to earn his way onto a team's roster.

While in Vegas, DJ is approached by a mysterious man named Marion Lake, a referral-only player development coach. Nicknamed "The Invisible Hand" for his ability to impact a player's career, Marion reveals that he has been hired by an anonymous sponsor to train DJ until the young point guard signs an NBA contract. Though initially skeptical, DJ accepts Marion's help.

Now, under the tutelage of basketball's best-kept secret, DJ attempts to not only make the improbable leap to the NBA as an undrafted rookie, but seeks to leave his mark on the court if and when his name finally gets called. However, what starts out as a quest to realize a childhood dream soon evolves into a journey of self-discovery that transcends the game of basketball, setting the stage for the most challenging-and transformative-season of DJ's life.

Fast-paced and vividly detailed, Beyond the Arc is an unforgettable underdog story about toughness, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of a dream. Get your copy today!

by Murry R. Nelson (Author)

For some of us, Big Ten basketball will always mean the original ten great teams that comprised the league. But for all fans, the teams during this time period bring back memories of some of the best teams and players that have ever played basketball.

In the sweeping history of two decades of Big Ten basketball, Murry Nelson chronicles the conference when it was the most successful of any basketball conference in the nation. Coaches such as Lute Olson, Lou Henson, Johnny Orr, Gene Keady, and Bob Knight led the nation in national titles, influencing the league with their playing styles, changes to rules, recruitment and, of course, intensity. Follow Joe Barry Carroll as he leads the Purdue Boilermakers to the Final Four in 1980, Steve Alford as he takes the Hoosiers to a national championship win, Kent Benson's undefeated conference record, and Magic Johnson as he leads the Michigan State Spartans to multiple titles and championships.

With chapters devoted to each season from 1972 to 1992, you can relive the action as if you were attending the games.

Author Biography

Murry R. Nelson is an author and has written several books about the history of American sports, basketball, and America's school curricula. He is Emeritus Professor of Education and American Studies at Penn State University. Nelson graduated from Grinnell College with a BA, Northwestern University with a master's in teaching, and Stanford University with a master's in anthropology and a PhD. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

by Alexander Wolff (Author)

During the late 1990s, eminent basketball journalist Alexander Wolff traveled the globe to determine how a game invented by a Canadian clergyman became an international phenomenon. Big Game, Small World presents Wolff's dispatches from sixteen countries spread across five continents and multiple US states. In them, he asks: What can the game tell us about the world? And what can the world tell us about the game? Whether traveling to Bhutan to challenge its king to a pickup game, exploring the women's game in Brazil, or covering the Afrobasket tournament in Luanda, Angola, during a civil war, Wolff shows how basketball has the power to define an individual, a culture, and even a country.

This updated twentieth anniversary edition features a new preface in which Wolff outlines the contemporary rise of athlete-activists while discussing the increasing dominance within the NBA of marquee international players like Luka Dončic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. A loving celebration of basketball, Big Game, Small World is one of the most insightful books ever written about the game.

Author Biography

Alexander Wolff is a journalist, editor, and author. Formerly a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated, he is the author and coauthor of several books, including The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama, Raw Recruits (with Armen Keteyian), and Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home.

by Ron Ekker (Author)

Volume II of Basketball's Third Element: Improvisation is in essence a bridge between the theory (Volume I) and the implementation of the theory (Volume III). The theory we have put forth is that there is a third element in each game that goes unnoticed but is highly productive. It requires the use of improvisation which, in turn, is dependent on instincts. This volume builds the basis for Volume III which is essentially a coaching manual for a method of training and playing in the third element. It stays attached, in principle, to the theory of Volume I by developing a case for the technical portion that is the coaching manual. It explains the background of improvisation and instinctive play, the background of the Monk System, and the background of teaching in the system so that third element learning is advanced.

by Larry Hansgen (Author)

The Dayton Flyers were 2020 outright A-10 Champs, were heading to Brooklyn as the number one seed in the A-10 Championship, and were projected to be a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. But in less than a week it was all gone-the Flyers' post-season dreams a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic that soon held the entire world in its grip. In Bigger Than Basketball, Larry Hansgen, long-time radio play-by-play voice of the Flyers, tells the story of a group of young men and their coaches who survived adversity, overcame obstacles and tragedies, and ended up having the greatest season in Dayton Flyer history. Larry takes you through an unprecedented moment of history and sheds light on a unique and resilient team. The 2019-2020 Dayton Flyers ended up standing as a beacon of coming together and sacrificing for the greater good, at a time when the Dayton, Ohio community, and the nation at large, was reeling from loss.

by Dr Len Bergantino Ed D Ph D (Author)

To notice greatness and not deny greatness in others you have to notice details that ordinary people often claim do not exist. As ordinary people would much rather blame the victim rather than do their own personal work of self-development. They often deny greatness in others to protect themselves from looking at their own shortcoming often through "hatred and deceptive manipulation (malevolent omnipotence) such was the case with Billy Finn, who were he not surrounded by assholes would have averaged fifty-two points a game instead of merely holding the state record of fifty-two points in one game!

Greatness Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Lebron James are all great and have an element of greatness that I have never seen surpassed in my 77 years. Kobe Bryant and Lebron James came into the National Basketball Association or NBA as it is called right out of high school.

When Billy Finn played there was no such option! Bob Cousy, Famed Guard told him he has nothing to teach him in the seventh grade!

Billy Finn was to basketball what Willie Mays was to baseball - the most exciting ballplayer that ever lived despite elements of greatness in others. For example, Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw. I saw him take batting practice. He hit consecutive line drives so hard they nearly bounced back to 2^nd base. This book lays out the details of what made Billy Finn the greatest basketball player whoever lived!

by Gary Lee Smith (Author)

It is true, they don't make things the way they used to, they don't do things the way they used to, and the times are not what they used to be. This book is a journey back to the days of my early childhood through high school. What was like to be raised in Indiana basketball country? It was an exciting time with over 700 high school teams from every corner of the state of Indiana competing each year in a single elimination tournament for the Indiana State Basketball Championship. One small school triumphed in a miracle over the great odds against them. It is still for me to imagine what those hundreds of Indiana basketball heroes experienced by having family, friends, classmates, cheerleaders, teachers, community fans for all kinds of reasons, even stranger bystanders, cheering and shouting them on with encouragement. (www.garyleesmith.com)

by James Naismith (Author), William J. Baker (Introduction by)

James Naismith was teaching physical education at the Young Men's Christian Association Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and felt discouraged because calisthenics and gymnastics didn't engage his students. What was needed was an indoor wintertime game that combined recreation and competition. One evening he worked out the fundamentals of a game that would quickly catch on. Two peach half-bushel baskets gave the name to the brand new sport in late 1891. Basketball: Its Origin and Development was written by the inventor himself, who was inspired purely by the joy of play. Naismith, born in northern Ontario in 1861, gave up the ministry to preach clean living through sport. He describes Duck on the Rock, a game from his Canadian childhood, the creative reasoning behind his basket game, the eventual refinement of rules and development of equipment, the spread of amateur and professional teams throughout the world, and the growth of women's basketball (at first banned to male spectators because the players wore bloomers). Naismith lived long enough to see basketball included in the Olympics in 1936. Three years later he died, after nearly forty years as head of the physical education department at the University of Kansas.

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James Naismith was teaching physical education at the Young Men's Christian Association Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and felt discouraged because calisthenics and gymnastics didn't engage his students. What was needed was an indoor wintertime game that combined recreation and competition. One evening he worked out the fundamentals of a game that would quickly catch on. Two peach half-bushel baskets gave the name to the brand new sport in late 1891. Basketball: Its Origin and Development was written by the inventor himself, who was inspired purely by the joy of play. Naismith, born in northern Ontario in 1861, gave up the ministry to preach clean living through sport. He describes Duck on the Rock, a game from his Canadian childhood, the creative reasoning behind his basket game, the eventual refinement of rules and development of equipment, the spread of amateur and professional teams throughout the world, and the growth of women's basketball (at first banned to male spectators because the players wore bloomers). Naismith lived long enough to see basketball included in the Olympics in 1936. Three years later he died, after nearly forty years as head of the physical education department at the University of Kansas. This book, originally published in 1941, carries a new introduction by William J. Baker, a professor of history at the University of Maine, Orono.

Author Biography

This book, originally published in 1941, carries a new introduction by William J. Baker, a professor of history at the University of Maine, Orono. He is the author of Jesse Owens: An American Life and Sports in the Western World.

by Bill Jr. Bishop (Author)

The New Revolutionary Way To Build A Successful Business In A Post-Product World

If you are trying to build a successful business in today's economy, read this book. Authored by Bill Bishop, one of the world's leading business coaches to entrepreneurial companies, this book outlines a new, revolutionary way to build a successful business in a post-product world.

"For the past 200 years, we've built companies around specific products and services," Bishop says. "But that product-first model is now obsolete due to accelerating change, increasing competition, and instant communication. Companies that keep using these old models will fail to grow, and may even go out of business all together."

"To be successful in this new environment, you need to use a new post-product business model, one built around relationships, not products. This model, while simple in its structure, is revolutionary because it creates a completely different kind of company; an enterprise that prospers because it takes advantage of accelerating change, increasing competition, and instant communication."

Based on Bill Bishop's work coaching more than 4,000 companies over a 25-year period, this book will open your eyes to incredible possibilities and opportunities, and get you excited again about your business. As Bishop says: Once you understand this new model, you realize that our society has only created 1% of the world's potential value, that another 99% of new wealth is possible for people who are willing to think differently.

by Fiona Ortega (Author)

This beautiful basketball playbook is for players and coaches. This basketball notebook for players game plan and practice planning notebook is designed to solve all of your playmaking worries, and has been designed specifically for basketball playmakers and coaches. This basketball notebook for coach handy playbook for coaches, teachers and players with basketball court diagram to unleash players creativity in a perfect easy to use journal. This basketball notebook for girls and boys has plenty of skates blank templates court diagrams for drawing up play is for men, women, boys, girls, teens, players, coaches and teachers to record, track and analyze practice, plays, strategies and progress by using field diagrams. In this play book you'll find ample space inside for writing notes and ideas of this game. If your focus is on coaching the art of clearing a puck or scoring a goal as in coach playbook basketball this needs to be in your backpack or on your clipboard. It's a perfect party favor workbook for a coach with ideas and creativity and making plans for the matches. Main features: - Easy to carry. - Simple cover. - Size 8.5" x 11" - 100 black & white pages. - A fun and colorful playbook. - Blank basketball half-court & full-court diagrams. - Perfect presents for basketball players & assistant coach. This basketball coach playbook size makes it big enough to write in it comfortably. This basketball notebook to draw, design, create and record keeping newest plays diary can be a great present idea for basketball enthusiast, players, coach, husband, son, grandson, or friend that loves basketball. So, grab this playbook today! Enjoy!

by Gary Powell (Author)

Is basketball your favourite sport?

Do you watch the star players and think...I wish I could do that?

Well, this is the book for you!

Practise basic basketball skills at home using this guide and improve your game.

Maybe you'll be a basketball star one day!

The Sporting Skills Series aims to provide useful skills

practice and activities for beginning sports stars.

Other titles are in development.

Garry Powell, is an experienced teacher,

sports trainer and author.

by Amy Newton (Author)

• Contact Page - Write your name and information.
• 12 Undated Calendar Month Pages - Undated for your convenience. Month at a glance for organizing practices, games and tournaments.
• Index of Games - See your game schedule at a glance. Space for Opponent, Date, Location, Win or Loss and Final Score.
• Player Roster - Record each Team Member also includes space for their Home number and Away Number and Contact Information.
• Blank Basketball Court Templates - Write your plays, drills, etc.
• Statistics At A Glance Pages - 39 Games, Including: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, Turnovers, Fouls and Total Points.
• Notes - Includes ample pages of blank lined notes for any other extra or important info you would like to write.

This Basketball Coach Playbook is a perfect coaching tool that all coaches need. Journals and notebooks are a great way of keeping track of all your important details and information all in one place. If you're a planner, this book is a must have. Simple and easy to use. This logbook is a perfect gift for your coach to use everyday. Large size of 8.5x11, 110 pages, white interior paper, black ink, soft matte finish cover, paperback.

by Ray Sanchez (Author)

Texas Western College, then a small and unknown school tucked away in the far corner of West Texas, came out of nowhere to pull the biggest upset in the history of college basketball in 1966. The Miners' 72-65 victory over the University of Kentucky, coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp, in the finals of the NCAA Tournament topped one of the most remarkable stories in the history not only of basketball, but of all sports. It's a story of triumph of character and heart over hardship and seemingly impossible odds. Their accomplishment also had a big impact on society. For the first time, five African-Americans started in the finals of the NCAA Tournament. The victory overcame many prejudices against the ability of African-American athletes to function in a team concept and opened doors for them throughout the South and other parts of the country.

by Gary Powell (Author)

Is basketball your favourite sport?

Do you watch the star players and think...I wish I could do that?

Well, this is the book for you!

Practise basic basketball skills at home using this guide and improve your game.

Maybe you'll be a basketball star one day!

The Sporting Skills Series aims to provide useful skills

practice and activities for beginning sports stars.

Other titles are in development.

Garry Powell, is an experienced teacher,

sports trainer and author.

by Acie Earl (Author)

Coach acie earl has written a great book for parents and kids on basketball terms for even coaches.. Want to learn defense, offense and just general basketball terms for kids to learn. A great term book at all levels, ymca, beginner, school feeder, jr high, travel team, high school and college.

by Berlin Design Publishing (Author)

This playbook helps basketball coaches design tactics & plays, plan practices and communicate them with the team.Each page has a few lines for additional annotations below the court.Specifications:

• 100 pages
• Matte paperback cover
• White paper
• Size: 6" x 9"

by Nick Sortal (Author)

Basketball, more than any other game, can be self-taught through effective practice. Basketball Tip-Ins is the ideal guide for youngsters and parents who want to learn more about playing the sport. The book features 100 tips and drills from basketball writer and high school coach Nick Sortal. All facets of basketball are covered, from ballhandling, passing, shooting, rebounding, and defensive play to positioning and proper conditioning. Basketball Tip-Ins is fully illustrated and includes an introduction by University of Miami coach Leonard Hamilton.

Author Biography

Nick Sortal coaches basketball at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Florida and is a writer and copyeditor for the Sun-Sentinel in Ft. Lauderdale.

by Dylanna Press (Author)

Basketball Fans Large Print Word Search Puzzles

More than 50 Basketball-Themed Word Search Puzzles

Fun for the Whole Family!

This large print word search book provides hours of fun, challenge, and sports-related entertainment. Basketball fans will love these original word search puzzles based on favorite players, teams and basketball terminology. Perfect for kids and adults.

• Large, easy-to-read font
• Printed on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper
• Includes answers to all puzzles

Great gift idea or buy one for yourself!

by Steven Michaluk (Author), Howexpert (Author)

- There are many reasons to officiate basketball, but how do you do it?

- Officiating is about the sport, but it is also about the journey. Sure you can do things that are easy in life, but what fun is that? Officiating is just plain hard to do, but the rewards you'll receive are worth it!

- In this book, you'll learn what it takes to be an official and how to learn. You can take these tips and use them in any facet of life, but here you'll learn the true secrets to becoming a great basketball referee.

- What do you do with all that extra income from being a referee? Unfortunately it isn't as easy as walking away with a check and taking it to the bank, but you can learn to manage your extra income and make it work for you!

- If you want to learn the ins and outs of being a successful referee, start here! Having a mentor and bringing home an extra pay check aren't the only things you need to know. Use these tips to help you start your journey to success.

About The Expert

Although he wouldn't be comfortable with the term "expert," Steven Michaluk is no slouch on the basketball court. With 6 years of on-court experience in high school and 2 years working college basketball, he has proved his worth and is continuing to climb. Steven currently works high school basketball in Virginia and NCAA women's basketball. Although this book is about his passion in officiating, he has a few others he could write books about: enjoying time with his wife and dog at home, teaching 5th grade, and playing golf.

HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

by J. A (Author)

A complete basketball guide and training book that'll upgrade your b-ball game to a higher level. Learn the secrets of ball handling techniques, shooting techniques, passing, defense, rebounding and much more. Your game is guaranteed to go from a D- to a A+ within a couple of months. Its easy and its fun.

by Wm J. Coste (Author)

Basketball Plays, Tricks and Gimmicks would be useful to coaches at all levels. Coach Coste covers the intricacies of both the instructional practice phase and the live game phase.
His team free throw practice regimen is complete. After perusing his charity stripe suggestions the reader will want to test these techniques. Coach Coste discusses the important steps and facets to building a successful program, to creating plays in simple detail and providing those tricks, tips and gimmicks which complete the successful program.

by G. Thomas Baer (Author)

Mike Daniels wants more than anything to make the freshman basketball team. Although he has excellent basketball skills that were gained on a grass and dirt court during elementary school, one fact works against him-he is only four feet eleven inches tall. During tryouts, six footer John Reardon deliberately smashes into a pick set by Mike sending him crashing to the hardwood. With the cracking of bones in his right wrist, Mike realizes his freshman dream is over. His later efforts to make the sophomore team and get even with John wind through a series of events leading up to the conference championship game

by Belfen Wordsearch (Author)

This Basketball word search large print contains 44 Searches with Solutions. It Can be used by teens and adults.This activity book is perfect to Improve with fun Your vocabulary of Basketball and Sport.It Can be offered as a Fun Gift for Players and Basketball Fans !

by Joel Eaves (Author)

Every idea on offense we have employed in the five years of running the Shuffle is included in this book. No details have been withheld in giving the wide choice of patterns to use. No claim is made that this is the perfect offense, but it can be used successfully by teams at any level of basketball. In our section of the country, high school "B" and varsity teams are using it, along with several colleges. This is definite proof that any player can learn and master the mechanics of playing at different positions as required in the Shuffle. The Shuffle offense is of particular value to teams of average ability and size which must depend on coordinated team effort to be successful. It also aids each player in developing more skills that will make him a good all-around performer. Separate chapters are devoted to free lance play and the fast break because both fit so well with the Shuffle and add greatly to the scoring potential. The saturation point has not been reached, and the possibilities of this offense are virtually unlimited. Few styles of play give such excellent opportunities for the lay-up basket, as well as middle-distance shots over a compressed defense.It is the author's hope that you will find something of interest and value as we have done in working with the Shuffle Offense

by Cecilia Smith (Author)

It's time to play basketball in this very simple 8-page reader. In this book, short sentences are paired with fun illustrations to get kids reading about playing basketball. Basketball Time is part of the Entry Level Reader series from Xist Publishing. Entry Level Readers are very short and suitable for kids just learning to read.