The Science of Basketball

The Science of Basketball
Author: Norman D. Graubart
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1499411278

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.

Slam Dunk! Science Projects with Basketball

Slam Dunk! Science Projects with Basketball
Author: Robert Gardner
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1464606684

Help your readers to slam dunk their next science project. Physics concepts play a big role in the sport of basketball. Readers will learn about friction, mass, vectors, and more, all while playing their favorite sport. Great science project ideas follow many experiments.

Basketball

Basketball
Author: Emily Mahoney
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1534561080

Science isn’t just used in a laboratory or a classroom—it’s necessary on the basketball court, too! Slam dunks, quick passes, and jump shots are only possible because of science, and readers discover why as they explore the ways physics, biology, and other areas of science are applied in the game of basketball. As readers take in details from fact boxes, sidebars, and diagrams, they see the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math—also known as STEM—on the basketball court. They also find fun photographs of some of the sport’s biggest stars using science to score.

Basketball Sports Medicine and Science

Basketball Sports Medicine and Science
Author: Lior Laver
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1018
Release: 2020-10-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3662610701

This book is designed as a comprehensive educational resource not only for basketball medical caregivers and scientists but for all basketball personnel. Written by a multidisciplinary team of leading experts in their fields, it provides information and guidance on injury prevention, injury management, and rehabilitation for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, rehabilitation specialists, conditioning trainers, and coaches. All commonly encountered injuries and a variety of situations and scenarios specific to basketball are covered with the aid of more than 200 color photos and illustrations. Basketball Sports Medicine and Science is published in collaboration with ESSKA and will represent a superb, comprehensive educational resource. It is further hoped that the book will serve as a link between the different disciplines and modalities involved in basketball care, creating a common language and improving communication within the team staff and environment.

Basketball Data Science

Basketball Data Science
Author: Paola Zuccolotto
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2020-01-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429894260

Using data from one season of NBA games, Basketball Data Science: With Applications in R is the perfect book for anyone interested in learning and applying data analytics in basketball. Whether assessing the spatial performance of an NBA player's shots or doing an analysis of the impact of high pressure game situations on the probability of scoring, this book discusses a variety of case studies and hands-on examples using a custom R package. The codes are supplied so readers can reproduce the analyses themselves or create their own. Assuming a basic statistical knowledge, Basketball Data Science with R is suitable for students, technicians, coaches, data analysts and applied researchers. Features: One of the first books to provide statistical and data mining methods for the growing field of analytics in basketball Presents tools for modelling graphs and figures to visualize the data Includes real world case studies and examples, such as estimations of scoring probability using the Golden State Warriors as a test case Provides the source code and data so readers can do their own analyses on NBA teams and players

Sports

Sports
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1410944891

This book explores the science behind sports. It looks at topics such as healthy food and how the body works during sports. It also explores the concepts of streamlining and friction.