Basketball Skills & Drills - Softcover

Jerry V. Krause; Craig Nelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492564109 ISBN 13: 9781492564102

Publisher: Human Kinetics, 2018

Synopsis

Before you can make that winning play, you need to master the fundamental skills in all phases of the game. This fourth edition of the bestselling guide, Basketball Skills & Drills provides a blueprint for building the foundation that all winning teams and players need. With complete coverage of individual skills and team play, this new edition offers 120 developmental drills covering everything from stance and footwork to scoring plays and transitions. It also includes an online video library featuring 45 clips that demonstrate the drills in action. Recognising that individual skills are effective only when used as part of a whole team concept, the guide covers team principles for both ends of the court. Offensive tactics improve spacing, player movement and scoring, whereas the defensive tactics emphasise positioning and pressure. At all levels of basketball, success comes from mastering the basic skills of the game. Basketball Skills & Drills, 4th Edition is the answer to becoming more dominant on the court.

About this title

Review

"Jerry Krause brings over 50 years of coaching expertise to this book to make the fundamental skills of basketball easy to learn. It is a landmark contribution that will benefit all coaches of men's and women's basketball. If you want to teach the basics of basketball, this book (hard copy or ebook) and video library are a must for all coaches."

Lisa Fortier--Head Coach of Gonzaga University Women's Basketball and 2015 WBCA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year

"Basketball Skills & Drills has stood the test of time. It has become the gold standard for books on fundamental skills in the last 35 years. With this latest edition and the new ebook and video library formats, it will continue to be a classic of basketball basics for coaches and players."

Mark Few--Head Coach of Gonzaga University Men's Basketball, 2017 Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year, and 2017 USBWA Coach of the Year

"The foundation of the great game of basketball never wavers. Players who strive for mastery of the fundamental skills will always be in high demand. The game always belongs to those who can pass, catch, shoot, rebound, and defend. Nobody teaches this better than Coach Jerry Krause. Players and coaches can make the game simple and easy to learn by learning from this master teacher."

Sherri Coale --Head Coach of University of Oklahoma Women's Basketball

About the Author

Jerry Krause has been part of the Gonzaga University men s basketball programme for over 25 years. He served as head coach at Eastern Washington University for 17 years, where his Eagles team posted a 262-196 record. He is one of the most prolific basketball authors, having written 34 titles and produced 33 instructional videos.

Edition details

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1492564109
• ISBN 13: 9781492564102
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 328