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Saturday, 15 May 2010 |
This Week Basketball Book eBADVICE:
The Basketball Player's Bible:
A Comprehensive and Systematic Guide to Playing
By Sidney Goldstein
"... A great resource. The need for 'fundamentals' is a rallying cry at every level of competition: these books deliver the goods. ..."
Phil Jackson, NBA Coach
"... Well done. Basketball players and coaches serious about the game should step up to the viewing line. ..."
Jim Calhoun, UConn Coach
"... My girls really benefited from this great program of individual and group skill development. ..."
Jennifer Lynch, Youth Coach, Edmond, OK
Click on 'Read more...' to read the complete review and the book excerpts by Sidney Goldstein...!
How this book will help you: It supplies field-tested successful teaching lessons ready to use; it teaches the fundamentals to players and to coaches; it provides goals, keys to learning, and counter-productive ideas which prevent improvement; the appendix supplies a list of all lessons and a cool down; and the book does more that save you time: it gives methods and ideas that work.
"... My methods are a step back to the basics and a step forward to improved training. A place to start and to return again and again. No matter what level you coach, the fundamentals do not change. You will reap great rewards by recognizing, practicing, and applying them to your situation. ..."
"... Coaching techniques are not gimmicks. One idea will not make it or break it for your team. However, constant work on the basics yields incredible outcomes. ..."
Sidney Goldstein, 2008
"... This is great guide to the game of basketball. If you are a player (no matter what age), this guide will tell you every little thing you want to know about how to be the best player you can be. Just look up the drill you need. Drills include dribbling, passing, defensive strategies (individual), catching and cutting, and much more. This is a MUST for any player!!!! ..."
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Book Excerpts by Sidney Goldstein:
"... Shooting Tips
1. Shooting improvement starts with technique.
2. Technique must be practiced close to the basket.
3. To improve your shooting range start close to the basket and gradually back off.
4. To improve shooting you must shoot in a game-like situation.
5. Every shooting move, as will as every other move to dribble or to pass, starts with a pivot. So, you must be an expert at pivoting.
Counterproductive Beliefs
1. Repetition yields improvement. This is only true to a limited degree. Improvement only follows doing things correctly. Practicing incorrectly yields problems. If you practice correctly, follow the lessons, improvement will come with much less repetition than you initially thought.
2. Only 7th graders need to practice technique. Not true. Even Hall of Famers do. Every time you play ball you need to warm up with a few minutes of shooting technique.
3. Only 7th graders need to practice close to the basket. No, everybody does for several reasons. One is that this is the best way to use and apply technique. And again I say, without technique improvement, there is no improvement. The other reason is that a great percentage of shots are taken from this area in a game. So, it is most beneficial to practice game level shooting especially in this area.
4. You can work on technique as you work on shooting. Nope. Technique and shooting need to be practiced separately. One, technique improves your shot by changing and focusing on the mechanics (movement) of the shot. You give little thought to the actual shot when working on technique. Conversely or inversely or reciprocally, thinking about technique when in the motion of shooting can only psyche you out. These two things should be practiced, and even more importantly, thought about separately.
5. If you are a good shooter in practice, then you should be a good game shooter. No. Shooting rested, under little psychological pressure or physical defensive pressure in practice is not the same as shooting under more adverse game situations. Good shooters are good game shooters.
6. You need talent to shoot well. Only naturally talented players can shoot well and learn tricky moves. Not so. Anybody can be a good shooter or dribbler, passer, etc., if they practice properly.
7. Great shooters are great players. Not so. Note that many Hall of Famers are not great shooters, so you can be a great player without being a great shooter. Shooting is only one part of the game. If you want to be a great basketball player, you need to be as tall, strong, quick, and fast as possible. Work on being an athlete as well as practicing the skills. All Hall of Famers are great athletes. ..."
Sidney Goldstein, 2008
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"... From a dad who has worked with sons and their friends for many years and coached at the junior high level, and having a library of books on teaching fundamental basketball skills to youngsters, I can truthfully exclaim that this is absolutely the best coverage of the subject I have ever read and used.
If you are a father with no background in basketball whatsoever and want to help your boys develop proper skills in every phase of the game, you will not find an easier, yet more comprehensive method of not only teaching, but learning the "nitty gritty" basics of individual player skills.
The principles are broken down to the simplest forms, accurately defined and illustrated such that anyone can understand and easily learn all phases of offensive and defensive moves and techniques, developed so beautifully from basic to advanced levels for each skill. I took my teenager to Philadelphia for a clinic by the author and was surprised to find as many coaches as youth attending! A friend and I brought him to our hometown for a local clinic, which was outstanding.
The author manages to easily impress otherwise inattentive youngsters with such interest, that one can actually see them begin to combine the techniques and rapidly progress. However, one can simply read this most excellent coverage of the entire subject and derive the same benefits, it is so well written and illustrated.
Another reviewer indicated disappointment in finding that it was recommended that one should practice the principles outlined in the book in pairs or with a coach or dad. However, he or she would have certainly found a great advantage in doing so, since this form of teaching/monitoring/learning is a basic fundamental of education, in sports as well as school.
It was a joy to actually understand all the principles so easily from this special manual, see my sons and their friends improve so impressively, and move from the end of the bench to starting positions. After devouring this terrific book, one can watch professional or college ball on TV and really appreciate the expertise with which Sidney Goldstein has made such a fast-moving, complicated sport become a reality for your boys and girls. (and, frankly for dads, moms and coaches at all levels)
Thankyou, Sidney Goldstein! ..."
G. P.Walker, Alabama
Table of Contents
About the Author
Sidney Goldstein, author of
The Basketball Coach's Bible and
The Basketball Player's Bible, has successfully coached both men's and women's teams over a period of 15 years.
• Author: Sidney Goldstein
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of Pages: 356 pages
• Publisher: Golden Aura Publishing
• Publishing Date: 2nd Edition, February 2008
• Language: English
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