Basketball for dummies
Book - 2011
From players and personalities in the game to rules, regulations, and equipment, this hands-on, friendly guide is a slam-dunk of information and insight for anyone who loves basketball.
Saved in:
- Subjects
- Published
-
Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley
2011.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- ,
- Edition
- Third edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xxviii, 398 : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781118073742
- Prologue: Digger the Player, to Digger the Coach, to Digger the Fan
- Introduction
- Part I. Basketball 101
- Chapter 1. Bare-Bones Basketball
- Chapter 2. The Wear and Where of Basketball
- Chapter 3. The Rules
- Chapter 4. Statistics
- Part II. The Fundamentals of Basketball
- Chapter 5. Shooting
- Chapter 6. Offense
- Chapter 7. Defense
- Chapter 8. Rebounding
- Chapter 9. Moves, Plays, and Strategies
- Part III. The Game
- Chapter 10. Pickup Basketball
- Chapter 11. High School Basketball
- Chapter 12. College Basketball
- Chapter 13. Professional Basketball
- Chapter 14. International Basketball
- Part IV. And You Don't Have to Pick Up a Ball
- Chapter 15. You Don't Need to Play to Be a Fan
- Chapter 16. Filling Out Your NCAA Tournament Bracket
- Part V. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 17. Ten Games That Changed the Course of Basketball History
- Chapter 18. Ten Best Basketball Websites
- Chapter 19. Ten NBA Legends
- Chapter 20. Ten Important Dates in Basketball History
- Part VI. Appendixes
- Appendix A. Glossary of Basketball Terms
- Appendix B. Drilling the Basics
- Index