Basketball Guard Play

Basketball Guard Play
Author: Steve Alford
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1998-05-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781570280245

Guard Play covers the skills and attributes necessary to be a successful point guard or shooting guard. Not only does it present the finer points of shooting, passing, ballhandling, moving without the ball, free throws and defense, it discusses intangilbles such as leadership, toughness and confidence. Steve Alford was Indiana's high school Mr. Basketball in 1983 and an All-American at Indiana University, where he led the Hoosiers to the NCAA championship in 1987. He played on the gold medal 1984 U.S. Olympic team and later in the NBA for four years before becoming the head coach at Manchester College and later at Southwest Missouri State University. He is currently head coach at the University of Iowa. Ed Schilling was a four-year started at Miami of Ohio where he set a Mid-American Conference record with 17 assists in one game. He was head coach at Logansport (IN) High School for four years before becoming an assistant to John Calipari at UMass in 1995.

What Does a Shooting Guard Do?

What Does a Shooting Guard Do?
Author: Paul Challen
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508150524

Most basketball teams use two guards: a point guard and a shooting guard. A shooting guard has many responsibilities on the basketball court. They’re known for their ability to shoot the ball as well as their defensive skills. Readers learn about these and other skills and strategies essential to a shooting guard’s game as they explore this important position on the basketball court. Exciting, full-color photographs of shooting guards keep readers entertained as they learn through detailed text and helpful fact boxes. Readers will even learn the secrets behind some of the most creative shots basketball players can take!

Stuff Good Players Should Know

Stuff Good Players Should Know
Author: Dick DeVenzio
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2006
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781933538518

STUFF Good Players Should Know may very well be the best book ever written for basketball players. It is conversational and easy to understand, yet filled with subtle insights into the game of basketball. STUFF is page after page of creative concepts, common sense, and special tips that can not be found anywhere else. ? How do you guard a stronger player? ? How do you set up a game-winning steal? ? How do you ?strip? a rebound? ? How do you score with a strong-handed dribble while going to the weak side? ? How do you practice shooting for maximum game effectiveness? ? How do you recognize defensive changes? STUFF is like having a coach right beside you, in your room, discussing the fine points of the games. How do you think in the minutes of the game? How do you react to mistakes? What is your attitude about fouls? Eating? Superstitions? Injuries? All this and more makes STUFF a book that players will find indispensable. Basketball fans will enjoy it, but players won't do

Point Guard

Point Guard
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481410032

-It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage---

The Basketball Handbook

The Basketball Handbook
Author: Lee H. Rose
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736049061

Supported by sample drills, this handbook provides technical and tactical instruction for each phase of the game. 36 photos.

Thinking Basketball

Thinking Basketball
Author: Ben Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-06-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781532968174

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.

Toughness

Toughness
Author: Jay Bilas
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0451414683

ESPN basketball analyst and former Duke player Jay Bilas looks at the true meaning of toughness in this New York Times bestselling book that features stories from basketball legends. If anyone knows tough, it’s Jay Bilas. A four-year starter at Duke, he learned a strong work ethic under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. After playing professionally overseas, he returned to Duke, where he served as Krzyzewski’s assistant coach for three seasons, helping to guide the Blue Devils to two national championships. He has since become one of basketball’s most recognizable faces through his insightful analysis on ESPN’s SportsCenter and College GameDay. Through his ups and downs on and off the court, Bilas learned the true meaning of toughness from coaches, teammates, and colleagues. Now, in Toughness, he examines this misunderstood—yet vital—attribute and how it contributes to winning in sports and in life. Featuring never-before-heard stories and personal philosophies on toughness from top players and coaches, including Coach K, Bob Knight, Grant Hill, Mia Hamm, Jon Gruden, Tom Izzo, Roy Williams, Bill Self, Curtis Strange, and many others—Bilas redefines what it takes to succeed.

Point God

Point God
Author: Kyle Finklea
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781521989517

- LEARN THE HISTORY OF THE POINT GUARD- LEARN THE ATTRIBUTES NEEDED TO BE A POINT GOD TODAY AND A DECADE FROM NOW- LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP THE PERFECT POINT GUARD OFF THE COURT- ALL POSITIONS, PARENTS, COACHES, AND TRAINERS CAN LEARN FROM THIS

Work On Your Game: Use the Pro Athlete Mindset to Dominate Your Game in Business, Sports, and Life

Work On Your Game: Use the Pro Athlete Mindset to Dominate Your Game in Business, Sports, and Life
Author: Dre Baldwin
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2019-02-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1260121399

Your game plan for career success—from International Basketball Pro Dre BaldwinNo one knows how to turn unrelenting self-belief into hard-and-fast career results better than Dre Baldwin. When everyone and everything was telling him to give up on his goal of playing pro basketball, he got focused on his future, and met the challenge head on. In the end, Baldwin succeeded—making a living playing basketball in leagues around the world—and in these pages, he shares all his secrets.Whether you’re just starting out in business or looking to take your career to the next level, Work On Your Game provides the strategy you need to succeed from the inside-out. Dre Baldwin, or “DreAllDay,” as his fans know him, delivers an easy-to-understand four-part model for achieving any goal. It’s based on discipline, confidence, mental toughness, and personal initiative—and it’s proven effective. Baldwin takes you through the steps of identifying what’s expected of you, preparing for what's coming, and conditioning your body and mind for the competitive world of business—and everything is a business.Baldwin’s personal story of beating the odds is both inspiring and instructional. You’ll learn how to play the mental game in a way that launches you towards unparalleled achievement.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul
Author: Marty Gitlin
Publisher: Bearport Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781627245470

Explores the career of the basketball star, including his high school and college success, his success with the Los Angeles Clippers, and his charity work.