"Master the fundamentals of basketball and elevate your game with this concise guide, perfect for beginners and seasoned players alike." Looking to improve your basketball knowledge? Look no further than this short read guide! Whether you're a beginner just starting out or a seasoned arm chair veteran looking to fine-tune your skills, this book has something for everyone. From basic rules and techniques to strategies and tips, you'll learn everything you need to know to take your game to the next level. Table of Contents Short Reads Introduction The History Of Basketball How To Play Basketball The Basic Rules Of Basketball What Is Needed To Play Basketball Basketball Drills Top Tips / Secrets Famous Players
"Master the fundamentals of Netball and elevate your game with this concise guide, perfect for beginners and seasoned players alike." Looking to improve your Netball knowledge? Look no further than this short read guide! Whether you're a beginner just starting out or a seasoned arm chair veteran looking to fine-tune your skills, this book has something for everyone. From basic rules and techniques to strategies and tips, you'll learn everything you need to know to take your game to the next level. Table of Contents Short Reads Introduction The History Of Netball How To Play Netball The Basic Rules Of Netball What Is Needed To Play Netball Netball Drills Top Tips / Secrets Famous Players
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." Discover the exciting world of volleyball with the new "Volleyball: Learn The Basics - The History, The Rules and How To Play in 30 Minutes" book. This concise guide offers an in-depth look into the exhilarating sport of volleyball and will give you a strong foundation for understanding and playing the game. This engaging book starts with the "Brief history and origin of Volleyball", charting the game's evolution from its early inception to its modern-day popularity. It then delves into the "Basic rules and objective of the game", clearly outlining the fundamental principles that govern the sport. Next, you'll explore the "Equipment" chapter, where you'll understand the importance of various volleyball gear. Learn about "VOLLEYBALL NET AND COURT DIMENSIONS", "VOLLEYBALL BALL TYPES AND SIZES", and "ESSENTIAL GEAR FOR PLAYERS". This section offers a comprehensive guide to the equipment that shapes the game. Once equipped with this knowledge, the "Fundamentals of Volleyball" chapter will guide you through the "BASIC SKILLS FOR SERVING, PASSING, SETTING, HITTING, BLOCKING, AND DIGGING". Detailed descriptions and tips on "TECHNIQUES FOR FOOTWORK, HAND POSITIONING, AND BODY POSITIONING" will get you up and moving in no time. Further, the "Strategies and Game Play" section is packed with insights into "OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES", "TEAM DYNAMICS AND COMMUNICATION", and "SCORING AND GAME FORMATS". This will enable you to understand the tactical aspects of the game and will help in developing your strategic thinking skills on the court. The guide also features a chapter on "Advanced Techniques and Training", offering you insights on "ADVANCED SKILLS SUCH AS JUMP SERVING, JUMP HITTING, AND JUMP BLOCKING". This, along with "STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING EXERCISES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE" and "TIPS FOR IMPROVING YOUR GAMEPLAY AND TAKING YOUR SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL", will provide you with the tools needed to progress your volleyball capabilities. Finally, get inspired with the "Famous Players" chapter, providing a snapshot of volleyball's most influential figures, their accomplishments, and their impact on the sport. "Volleyball: Learn The Basics - The History, The Rules and How To Play in 30 Minutes" is perfect for beginners looking to understand and engage with volleyball, as well as intermediate players seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills. Grab your copy today and immerse yourself in the exciting world of volleyball! Table of Contents Brief history and origin of Volleyball Basic rules and objective of the game Equipment Volleyball net and court dimensions Volleyball ball types and sizes Essential gear for players Fundamentals of Volleyball Basic skills for serving, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, and digging Techniques for footwork, hand positioning, and body positioning Strategies and Game Play Offensive and defensive strategies Team dynamics and communication Scoring and game formats Advanced Techniques and Training Advanced skills such as jump serving, jump hitting, and jump blocking Strength and conditioning exercises to improve performance Tips for improving your gameplay and taking your skills to the next level Famous Players Have Questions / Comments? Get Another Book Free
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.
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.
"Provides instructional tips on how to improve one's basketball skills, including quotes and advice from professional coaches and athletes"--Provided by publisher.
Journey "inside the numbers" for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn't diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they're winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams' success. He does the same for some of the NBA's "oddball" players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA's top players. Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you're looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver'sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success.
An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television—but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.
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.
