Basketball Highway's Playground Pointers: Basic Stuff to Develop Your Game - Softcover

Lambert, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585187321 ISBN 13: 9781585187324

Publisher: Coaches Choice, 2003

Synopsis

An easy-to-read collection of 36 instructional tips that, when understood and applied, will help players at any level of competition become the very best basketball players that they can. Includes sections on four critical areas of play. The first, mental and physical game, advances ideas such as playing the percentages, and understanding plyometrics and intelligent workouts. The second section is on developing your offensive skills, and shows you how to use the dribble, how to get your shot off quickly, when to shoot (and not shoot) and more. The third section is on defensive skills, and includes information on using your hands on defense, smart pressure, defending the fast break, etc. The final section, developing your other skills, offers advice on getting recruited, footwork, effectively utilizing space on the court, and more. Ideal for athletes, parents, and coaches.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan Lambert began his basketball coaching career at Cuesta Community College (CA), where he was assistant men’s coach for four years. While working on his doctorate in motor behavior at Penn State, he volunteered as assistant women’s coach, then served as assistant women’s coach at Oregon State University from 1985 until 1989. Alan spent the next several years as head coach of championship winning men’s, women’s, and youth teams in Germany. In 1995, Alan returned to the US and began The Basketball Highway, which has become one of the most popular websites for basketball coaches on the internet, boasting more than half a million visitors from over 85 countries monthly.

About this edition

• Publisher: Coaches Choice
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585187321
• ISBN 13: 9781585187324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188