Pete Newell's Playing Big - Softcover

Peter F. Newell; Swen E. Nater

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0736068090 ISBN 13: 9780736068093

Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc., 2007

Synopsis

Basketball coaches and players, especially centers and power forwards will find this book of particular interest. The renowned expert on post play brings his vast knowledge of the subject forth in this complete book and DVD package.Coaches and players - from low post centres to combination 2 guards - will benefit from the written instruction, accompanying illustrations, video demonstrations, detailed analysis and fascinating insights. Many of the game's all-time great players have participated in the world famous Pete Newell Big Man Camp, it is his knowledge and coaching expertise that is presented in this book.

About this title

Review:

"Pete Newell is the guru of post play and playing big. This book not only shows you how to master inside play, but it also demonstrates how Pete has had such an impact on basketball. If you want to raise your game, learn or coach footwork, and play big, read this book!"

Ann Meyers Drysdale
General Manager, Phoenix Mercury
Olympian, All-American, Hall of Famer

"Pete Newell's Playing Big is the standard by which every basketball resource will be judged. In a style and format that allow any aspiring student, teacher, coach, and player to easily comprehend what it takes to get to Newell's Hall of Fame level, Coach Newell perfectly captures the training tips, techniques, and methodology that have guided the true legends in basketball. Pete Newell's Playing Big is not only a meticulously researched, brilliantly organized, incredibly complete review of how players have excelled in the post, but it's also a blueprint for maximizing talents in basketball and in the game of life itself."

Bill Walton
Basketball Hall of Fame 1993
Member of NBA's 50 Greatest All-Time Team

"Coach Pete Newell's vast knowledge of basketball is unparalleled. He gave me 90% of my game as an NBA player and allowed me to use that same knowledge as a coach and general manager in the NBA. Players and coaches will benefit tremendously by reading Pete Newell's Playing Big and watching the DVD. No other source explains the footwork and principles of the game so well."

Kiki Vandeweghe
ESPN Analyst

About the Author:

Coach Newell's basketball credentials are unquestioned, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978 - one of only three coaches in history to receive this honour. Coach Newell's fame is not only recognised in the United States, as he is a renowned "Ambassador of Basketball" having conducted clinics around the world. In 2003, Coach Newell was named the 7th best coach in United States Basketball history, also that same year he was honored as the Nell and John Wooden Humanitarian Award for Lifetime Coaching Achievement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0736068090
• ISBN 13: 9780736068093
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224