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Basketball Basics: Drills, Techniques and Strategies for Coaches [Paperback]

Howard Marcus (Author)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary (1 Oct 1991)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0809239582
ISBN-13: 978-0809239580
Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.5 x 1.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,247,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Basketball Basics has a great deal to offer as a guide to teaching beginning basketball skills." -- Aubrey Bonham, Former Whittier College head basketball coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame

Basketball Basics is the definitive instructional manual. Loaded with photos and diagrams, it covers all the fundamental skills and strategies of coaching youth basketball while stressing the importance of making the game a positive learning experience for players. This complete, easy-to-follow handbook provides coaches as well as parents with information and teaching tips on such aspects as:

Organizing tryouts and practices
Teaching basic footwork and shooting techniques
Choosing the most effective offensive and defensive formations
Handling starters and substitutes
Making the most of limited practice time
Analyzing the game in progress and changing strategies
Coaching players with different skill levels
Building team spirit and self-confidence

The highly visual format of Basketball Basics, including illustrated practice drills that reinforce each step of the skill-building process, makes the learning and the coaching processes especially easy--and fun. With this book any coach--whether a parent volunteer or a veteran--will be armed with the essential techniques and strategies for a winning season. Howard Marcus, a high school basketball coach, has coached in numerous recreational leagues in northern California.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for the beginning player/coach., 25 April 1997

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Very good book for the beginning player and/or coach. Good emphasis on the basics and fundamentals. Also includes good explanations of strategies of the basic offenses/defenses.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great for new coaches of inexperienced players., 13 Nov 1998

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This review is from: Basketball Basics: Drills, Techniques and Strategies for Coaches (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource for an inexperienced coach of young players. The author has coached at all levels and can relate exactly how to coach both experienced and inexperienced players. The recommended drills are tied into an overall game strategy as the book progresses. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to get started coaching basketball for beginners and any moderately experienced coach who needs a good reference book for the basics.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for the beginning player/coach., 25 April 1997

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Very good book for the beginning player and/or coach. Good emphasis on the basics and fundamentals. Also includes good explanations of strategies of the basic offenses/defenses

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book I keep coming back to, 13 Dec 2002

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This review is from: Basketball Basics: Drills, Techniques and Strategies for Coaches (Paperback)

I've been coaching girl's basketball now for four years. In the beginning I knew nothing. I was just a parent who stepped in. But now I feel like a good coach. I bought a lot of books and videos, but this is the one that is really helpful and that I come back to again and again. It is really aimed at recreational youth basketball -- grades 3-6. I'm not sure it would be useful to coaches at higher levels, but then again, the basics are still the basics regardless of your level. If you want to help young kids improve, and you want to be a better coach for youth basketball, this is your book.

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