Synopsis
A comprehensive and systematic guide to playing. A detailed explanation of every aspect of the game. Why this book is unique: This book presents a coherent, comprehensive and systematic scheme of lessons that work. These lessons not only work, but also yield the maximum improvement for each player. This book addresses and answers the most basic questions about learning basketball. This is a do book. Lessons comprise most of the book. Each one deals with action, not theory. This book is about the basics and only the basics. Player and parent or coach start from the beginning. Emphasis is on individual skills, which players readily incorporate into every team skill. This book exposes many inappropriate sports mottos and ideas. This book redefines the fundamentals, then breaks them down into teachable skills. Each lesson teaches part of a skill, an entire skill, or several skills combined. Each lesson highlights vital information needed to better learn each skill. This book supplies the know-how to successfully teach all players of all abilities. Learning takes place conspicuously during each practice session. Because of the simplicity and effectiveness of the lessons, players often use them to help each other.
Review
These two... guides [with The Basketball Coach s Bible] offer a remarkably detailed, painstaking organized approach to teaching and mastering basketball skills....Goldstein breaks down basketball s many teachable skills (shooting, passing, dribbling, cutting, rebounding, etc.) into their component parts and supplies incrementally more difficult lessons for each task. The lessons themselves...are practical, well presented, and part of a unified whole. Directions are clear, and diagrams accompanying each lesson... are always decipherable.... The need for fundamentals is a rallying cry at every level of competition: these books deliver the goods. --Booklist
I can say, without question, that this is an excellent tool for teaching the fundamentals....The great game of basketball is broken down into simple terms. Congratulations on a job well done. Jim Calhoun, UConn Coach The Basketball Coach s Bible is a great resource. Phil Jackson, NBA People who know basketball, coaches who care about players, say this is the best book on fundamentals they have seen. Robert Kuiserling, Odessa, MO, Youth Coach An outstanding learning tool for all ages. A must read for all coaches. Stephanie Gaitley, former St. Joseph s Univ. Coach [A] splendid job. I wish there was a similar book when I began coaching. Speedy Morris, former LaSalle University Coach Great for any level of coaching. Being a fundamentals fanatic, this is the best guide I have seen. John Cornet, High School Coach, Tenafly, NJ What a wonderful basic resource....It gave me the perfect information to coach effectively and with confidence. John Been, Coach, Prairie duSac, WI Your discussions of a planned agenda for every practice has inspired me for two years now and, in a great part, is responsible for my success during this time. Tom Luker, 7th grade Coach, Hartford, CT A coach s dream. A must for a beginning or experienced coach. Lurline Jones, Univ. City HS Coach, Phila., PA Anyone interested in coaching basketball, from volunteer youth coach to high-school coach, should read this book. Jon Wilson, former PA Director of Biddy Basketball Thank you for your efforts in putting this book together. It has proved invaluable...throughout our 7-12 program. Steve Hartman, Beatrice, Nebraska, Coach The Coach s Bible is a real winner! It offers a thorough insight into the basic foundations of basketball. A truly outstanding book. If you love basketball, you will love The Coach s Bible. Jim Tucker, Englewood High School Coach The ideas in this book will be as helpful for you as they were for our team. Bernie Ivens, former West Philadelphia HS Coach My girls really benefited from this great program of individual and group skill development. Jennifer Lynch, Youth Coach, Edmond, OK [Y]our book was a huge help. I highly recommend this book to all coaches, young or experienced. Scott Whaley, Head Jr. High Coach The best books I have seen on the subject. The best money I ve spent. Gregory S Bigg, Coach, Howell, NJ --Comments from coaches
[O]ffers step-by-step lessons to learn and improve as a player or a coach.... [S]martly short on theories and long on exercises. Denver Post, IN THE SPOTLIGHT Worth considering as a gift for the hoops junkie in your family. Journal Star, Peoria (IL) I don t often endorse books or products but a book came across my desk that I feel is of interest to any man or women interested in coaching basketball....The book is sensational!...I highly recommend the book to coaches at any level, from fourth and fifth grade through high school and college. Oskaloosa (IA) Herald If you are looking for a guide to help you coach better, this is the one you re looking for. The Healdton (OK) Herald No aspect of the game is missed as Goldstein walks us through the game step-by-step, from warming up before the contest to warming down afterward to prevent injury. Chestnut Hill Local (Philadelphia) Like basketball? To help you understand what is going on, get a copy....It covers every aspect of the game. Book Browsing, West Orange Times (NJ) [H]olds the potential for wide appeal for a variety of users involved with kids. Midwest Book Review, The Children s Bookwatch [T]he Man Who Could Help Shaq s Shot. The Christian Science Monitor --reviews from various stated sources
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