Download or read book Basketball in Action written by John Crossingham and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the techniques, equipment, rules, and safety requirements of basketball.
Download or read book Thinking Basketball written by Ben Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.
Download or read book Sports in Action Basketball in Action written by Perfection Learning Corporation and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nikki on the Line written by Barbara Carroll Roberts and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nikki wants to be a basketball star... but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team? Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitch-perfect, action-packed, and funny novel. Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on an elite-level club team. But in a league with taller, stronger, and faster girls, Nikki suddenly isn't the best point guard. In fact, she's no longer a point guard at all, which leaves her struggling to figure out who she is and how she fits in. The stress piles on as Nikki's best friend spends more and more time with another girl on the team, and when her science teacher assigns a family tree project that will be impossible to complete unless Nikki reveals her most embarrassing secret. As if that's not enough to deal with, to cover the costs of her new team, Nikki has agreed to take care of her annoying younger brother after school to save money on childcare. As the stakes rise on the basketball court, at school, and at home, Nikki's confidence plummets. Can she learn to compete at this new, higher level? And how hard is she willing to work to find out?
Download or read book Teamwork The New York Liberty in Action written by Thomas S. Owens and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles some of the key players on the New York Liberty professional women's basketball team and describes the team's first year in the WNBA.
Download or read book The Coach s Guide to Teaching written by Doug Lemov and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mark of a great coach is a constant desire to learn and grow. A hunger to use whatever can make them better. The best-selling author of Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered brings his considerable knowledge about the science of classroom teaching to the sports coaching world to create championship caliber coaches on the court and field. What great classroom teachers do is relevant to coaches in profound ways. After all, coaches are at their core teachers. Lemov knows that coaches face many of the same challenges found in the classroom, so the science of learning applies equally to them. Unfortunately, coaches and organizations have a mixed level of understanding of the research and study of the science of learning. Sometimes coaches and organizations build their teaching on myths and platitudes more than science. Sometimes there isn’t any science applied at all. While there are thousands of books and websites a coach can consult to better understand technical and tactical aspects of the game, there is nothing for a coach to consult that explicitly examines the teaching problems on the field, the court, the rink, and the diamond. Until now. Intended to offer lessons and guidance that are applicable to coaches of any sporting endeavor including everyone from parent volunteers to professional coaches and private trainers, Lemov brings the powerful science of learning to the arena of sports coaching to create the next generation of championship caliber coaches.
Download or read book Basketball in Action written by Oscar Fraley and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Science of Basketball written by Norman D. Graubart and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Executing a dunk in a National Basketball League game takes a lot of practice. It also takes a lot of science! Readers discover the many areas of science that can be seen in action during a basketball game, including physics and biology. They also explore the ways science, technology, engineering, and math come together in the world of basketball. Colorful photographs, fact-filled sidebars, and helpful graphic organizers keep readers engaged as they explore basic STEM curriculum topics in a fresh way. Readers will be eager to visit the basketball court and see science in action after turning the final page.
Download or read book Teamwork The Los Angeles Sparks in Action written by Thomas S. Owens and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles some of the key players on the Los Angeles Sparks professional women's basketball team and describes the team's first year in the WNBA.
Download or read book Basketball Basics written by Jay Triano and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions and skills for developing essential basketball skills, covering ball handling, shooting, passing, defense, and rebounding; includes 140 photographs.
Download or read book Above the Rim written by Jen Bryant and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA. Above the Rim is a poetic, exquisitely illustrated telling of the life of an underrecognized athlete and a celebration of standing up for what is right.
Download or read book The Midrange Theory written by Seth Partnow and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of basketball's foremost experts in the field of analytics, a fascinating new perspective on how to watch and think about the game. At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the opponent from doing the same. But what is a "good" shot? Are all good shots created equally? And how might one identify players who are more or less likely to make and prevent those shots in the first place? The concept of basketball "analytics," for lack of a better term, has been lauded, derided, and misunderstood. The incorporation of more data into NBA decision-making has been credited—or blamed—for everything from the death of the traditional center to the proliferation of three-point shooting to the alleged abandonment of the area of the court known as the midrange. What is beyond doubt is that understanding its methods has never been more important to watching and appreciating the NBA. In The Midrange Theory, Seth Partnow, NBA analyst for The Athletic and former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks, explains how numbers have affected the modern NBA game, and how those numbers seek not to "solve" the game of basketball but instead urge us toward thinking about it in new ways. The relative value of Russell Westbrook's triple-doubles Why some players succeed in the playoffs while others don't How NBA teams think about constructing their rosters through the draft and free agency The difficulty in measuring defensive achievement The fallacy of the "quick two" From shot selection to evaluating prospects to considering aesthetics and ethics while analyzing the box scores, Partnow deftly explores where the NBA is now, how it got here, and where it might be going next.
Download or read book Teamwork The Utah Starzz in Action written by Thomas S. Owens and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes the first season of the team that lost the most games in the fledgling Women's National Basketball Association in 1997 and some of the talented women who play for this team.
Download or read book Great Moments in Basketball History written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favorite memory, just as they have their favorite team and their favorite player. Now here's a book that offers a look back at more than fifteen of the sport's best moments. The Block, The Steal, The Shot. Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Jordan, and James. Each entry captures the nail-biting tension of the minutes leading up to the play, as well as information about the superstar players that made them and the teams that they played for. Packed with facts and action, this is a book young basketball fans will reach for again and again -- and because it comes from Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
Download or read book A Spectator s Guide to Basketball written by Dan Sperling and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Make the Play written by Fred Kerber and published by Orchard Books. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get in the game! The NBA (National Basketball Association) continues to score with its action-packed books on one of America's most popular sports. Design team strategies as you become an NBA coach -- YOU make the moves, YOU pick the players, and YOU lead your team to victory! Inside this book, you'll find the moves and strategies you need to become the best basketball player, coach, and fan that you can be. Learn how the best coaches and players in the NBA plan their next move -- then see them in action with awesome, full color game pics!
Download or read book RAM VEER ACTION BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK written by Coach Vann and published by Next Play Hoops, LLC. This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RAM & VEER ACTION PLAYBOOK If you are having trouble with teams that like to hard hedge or trap all of your ball screens, then now you will have the answer with the Ram & Veer Action Playbook. Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly once said that defenses couldn’t defend against two actions at once. This has been proven true over the years and, most recently, with the Golden State Warriors who utilized the Ram screen and Veer action to stifle defenses and win three championships in four years. The Ram & Veer Actions are very effective as they free up your screener, which makes it extremely difficult for the defense to defend against. Every coach should have these plays within their playbook to counter those overly aggressive defensive teams. Not only can this offense help free up your ball handlers to attack, but it will also allow your screeners to get some great open shots. These actions are also very effective in freeing up your best shooters as counteractions in how the defense chooses to defend these actions. If your ball screen offense needs some new life, take it to the next level. Counter pressure defenses and over-aggressiveness with actions defenses simply cannot stop. Don’t allow your pick and roll offense to be stopped! This is a must-have within any coach’s playbook and coaching library. Learn how to run the Ram & Veer actions today! Features: 118 Pages 44 Ram Plays 15 Veer Action & Wide Pin-down plays 37 Drills to help teach Ram & Veer concepts to your team so you can quickly implement them within your offense
