- Paperback: 169 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (1 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071381414
- ISBN-13: 978-0071381413
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.8 x 0.8 cm
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"A real must." - Morgan Wooten, head coach, DeMatha Catholic High School. "A great addition to any youth basketball coach's library. I know we'll be using these activities in our basketball camps." - Greg Murrell, director, Motion Concepts Sports Camps. So, you've finally settled into your role as coach. Now you're looking for ways to make practices more active and rewarding. "Great Basketball Drills" includes 125 step-by-step illustrated drills that will keep your players moving, motivated, and most of all, having fun. Coach Garland covers the basic skills of dribbling, passing, and shooting with the "games approach" that enhances team communication and decision-making skills. Other drills focus on improving court movement, defense, rebounding, and screening. You'll even learn a thing or two about coaching style, and how to make improvement the goal of team practices rather than winning or losing.You can: use Garland's 'Ten Commandments of Practice' to improve your players and your team; pinpoint problems with the Troubleshooting Chart; find answers to common problems in the Q&A section; get tips on creating a positive attitude, building team spirit, and getting along with parents; make your practices fun and rewarding; and match your drills to age and ability. "Coach Garland has done a great job designing a way for kids to learn basic skills while having fun." - Mike Edge, clinician, Motion Concepts Sports Camps. "Equips coaches with the ability to understand and present skills and movement in a clear and enjoyable manner." - Rob Bailey, recreation supervisor, Harford, Maryland. "Breaks down the basic skills of basketball to a simple plan for learning." - Spike Griffith, youth coach, North Harford High School.
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"A real must."--Morgan Wooten, head coach, DeMatha Catholic High School
"A great addition to any youth basketball coach's library. I know we'll be using these activities in our basketball camps."--Greg Murrell, director, Motion Concepts Sports Camps
So, you've finally settled into your role as coach. Now you're looking for ways to make practices more active and rewarding.
Great Basketball Drills includes 125 step-by-step illustrated drills that will keep your players moving, motivated, and most of all, having fun. Coach Garland covers the basic skills of dribbling, passing, and shooting with the "games approach" that enhances team communication and decision-making skills. Other drills focus on improving court movement, defense, rebounding, and screening. You'll even learn a thing or two about coaching style, and how to make improvement the goal of team practices rather than winning or losing.
- Use Garland's Ten Commandments of Practice to improve your players and your team
- Pinpoint problems with the Troubleshooting Chart
- Find answers to common problems in the Q&A section
- Get tips on creating a positive attitude, building team spirit, and getting along with parents
- Make your practices fun and rewarding
- Match your drills to age and ability
"Coach Garland has done a great job designing a way for kids to learn basic skills while having fun."--Mike Edge, clinician, Motion Concepts Sports Camps
"Equips coaches with the ability to understand and present skills and movement in a clear and enjoyable manner."--Rob Bailey, recreation supervisor, Harford, Maryland
"Breaks down the basic skills of basketball to a simple plan for learning."--Spike Griffith, youth coach, North Harford High School
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An Extremely Valuable Basketball Coaching Book!, 6 Feb 2002
By Tim Dougherty - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide (Baffled Parent's Guides) (Paperback)
Basketball books I have read by the dozen. None like this one though. Jim Garland's approach to teaching the game is totally unique. How many times have you seen kids at basketball practices standing in lines waiting for their turn? How many times have you seen teams with one or two players who move around on offense while the others stand watching? These drills involve kids constantly in the skills and concepts of the game without ever waiting in lines. Garland's drills teach coaches how to get those players to move intelligently on the court, help teammates get the ball in good places, see open players, and how to play defense within a team concept. What's amazing is that the drills are so well thought out, they do the teaching for you. Most drills are a game within themselves but as players strive to "win" the drill, they are improving in their understanding of the very concept you were trying to get across. The descriptions are remarkably simple. The progressions are masterful. And the diagrams are extraordinarily user friendly. Garland's Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills is a must for any youth coach! 5 stars!
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Greg, 27 Feb 2002
By Greg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide (Baffled Parent's Guides) (Paperback)
As a curriculum director of summer sports camps for Basketball I highly recommend this book to all coaches. It challenges players to learn proper techniques, but more importantly it challenges players to think about their decision making, and to understand concepts of vision and space. (Difficult for many, so lets help make it easier). The book is ideal for working with youth players, the philosophy behind the book and the drills are fantastic.
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Owner/director of youth camps...great tool for any age., 11 Feb 2002
By Mike Edge - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide (Baffled Parent's Guides) (Paperback)
As a director of youth basketball camps I found Dr. Garland's book priceless. There are few books written on space and movement like this one. You can never have enough drills to reinforce movement on and off the ball. The illustrations could help even the begginner level coach have a taste at success.There are a great deal of inexperienced coaches and parents that could bennifit from this book. I use it and it works.
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