The Complete Basketball Coaches Guide to Footwork, Balance, and Pivoting - Softcover

John Kimble

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606792008 ISBN 13: 9781606792001

Publisher: Coaches Choice, 2012

Synopsis

The Complete Basketball Coaches Guide to Footwork, Balance, and Pivoting discusses each and every aspect of footwork in detail, including the strengths and weaknesses of different types of pivots for ball handling, shooting, offensive post play, rebounding, screening, and defending and when, where, and why to use them. With nearly 200 diagrams of the action, specific footwork, and format of many drills that can be used to learn and practice the various techniques of the different phases of the game, this excellent book provides new insights into the teaching of footwork that can help any team be more explosive, cut down on turnovers, and have confidence on both ends of the floor.

About this title

About the Author

John Kimble has 25 years of basketball coaching experience. Most recently, he served as the head boy s basketball coach at Crestview (FL) High School for 10 years. During Kimble s tenure, the team averaged almost 18 wins each season (excluding his first year at the helm). Kimble s extensive basketball coaching career also includes stints at Lexington (IL) High School, Deland-Weldon (IL) High School, Dunlap (IL) High School, and Central Florida Community College in Ocala, Florida. Kimble is frequently invited to speak at coaching clinics and camps, has written numerous articles that have appeared in various basketball publications, has written five well-received instructional books on basketball, and has been featured on several popular basketball DVDs. Kimble is currently teaching math classes at Crestview (FL) High School, still studying the game, and still writing basketball articles and books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coaches Choice
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606792008
• ISBN 13: 9781606792001
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 205