Basketball
Jerry Krause(Author)
Mosby (Publisher)
Published on 11. December 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-8151-5184-5 (ISBN)
Description
Part of "The Winning Edge Series", this text provides a complete introduction and explanation of the skills and techniques necessary to take to the basketball court and start play. As an introduction, this text explains the history, facilities, equipment, and the rules of the game and then moves on to detail the preparation of the game. Individual chapters describe the dynamics of basic skills such as rebounding, ball handling, shooting, and individual moves for the "inside" and "outside" player positions.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8151-5184-5 (9780815151845)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1 The Game - A Look at the History2 The Facilities and Equipment: Vital to the Game3 Rules and Regulations of Basketball4 Movements on the Court: Basics5 Basics of Ball Handling6 Basics of Shooting7 Rebounding: A Key Skill8 Defense - On and Off the Ball9 Defense - On and Off the Ball10 Concepts of TeamWork11 Individual Outside Moves12 Inside Moves - A Post Player's Techniques13 Conditioning: Mentally and Physically