Basketball is My Life

by Bob Cousy

Book Overview

Over 400 illustrations, 475 pages, Featuring Bob Cousy's court-tested strategy and tactics for building championship basketball teams. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000KNAYS0
• Release Date: January 1958
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.

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Contains Photos, Sample Drills, and Diagrams

Contents include: Part I: Introduction 1 - The Coach * Characteristics of a good coach. * The coach's basketball philosophy * Coach's Basic Approach to the game * Choosing the Team 2- Team Organization and Practice Sessions * Pre-practice organization * Pre-season practice * Pre-season Essentials * In-Season Practice Sessions * Training Devices Part II: The Offense 3 - Individual-player offense * Shooting; Passing; Dribbling; Footwork and misc offensive skills * Coordinating individual offensive techniques into play patterns * Plays with or without a screen * Offensive roll * Screening principles * Two-on-two play pattern techniques * Three-on-three play pattern techniques * Three out-two in screening maneuvers * Two out-three in screening maneuvers * Double screens * Incorporating fundamental techniques into screening patterns 5 - Team Offense * Selecting an offense; type of offense; the fast break; zone offense; man-to-man offense; attacking pressure defenses, special drills Part III - The Defense 6 - Basic Defense * Defensive Stance and balance; footwork and movement; individual defense techniques; defensive drills; blocking out defensively; rebounding drills; jumping drills; 7 - Coordinating Individual Defense Techniques against the Offense * Defensing against screens; defensing the offensive advantage; defensing the defensive advantage; overplaying strong side of screener (hedging); defensing the outlet pass against the fast break; defense against the passer-in and out-of-bounds plays; group defensive drills. 8 - Team Defense Part IV: The Game 9 - Special Game Situations * Free-throw situations. The jump ball. Offensive out-of-bounds plays. Defense against out-of-bounds plays. Out-of-bounds plays from the backcourt. Defensive last-second out-of-bounds plays. End-of-game situation when you are ahead or behind. 10 - Scouting * Preparations; pregame time; game procedures; half-time; scouting report 11 - Game organization and team strategy Part V: Coaching AIDS 12 - The Use of statistics in basketball 13 - Training and conditioning