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Great Basketball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide

Great Basketball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide

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Author: Jim Garland
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book

List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 159339

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 169
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.4

ISBN: 0071381414
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323077
UPC: 639785801856
EAN: 9780071381413
ASIN: 0071381414

Publication Date: October 3, 2001
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Condition: [OC4]LIKE NEW - never read. Trade sized soft cover. NOT Ex-Library or book club. No remainder marks, no previous owner marks of any kind (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc). Overall, a clean, bright and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Thank you for viewing our selection and/or your order. Usually ships in 1-2 business days. Shipped Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation - expected arrival in 7 to 21 days unless "expedited" selected.

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

The newest addition to the highly successful Baffled Parent's Guide Series.

Written by a teacher and basketball coach with more than three decades of experience, Great Basketball Drills offers 125 games that will keep practices fresh and kids moving and excited. Here is a fun, engaging alternative to traditional rote drills, with games designed to teach basic skills, sharpen reflexes, and build confidence and decision-making ability. Great Basketball Drills is a sure bet to end practice boredom.

  • A fun, original games approach to drilling young players
  • 125 simple, skill-building games that keep kids moving
  • Quick-access troubleshooting chart lets coaches easily match drills to problem areas
  • Endorsed by nationally renowned high school coach Morgan Wooten



Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Greg   February 27, 2002
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

As a curriculum director of summer sports camps for Basketball I highly recommend this book to all coaches. It challenges players to learn proper techniques, but more importantly it challenges players to think about their decision making, and to understand concepts of vision and space. (Difficult for many, so lets help make it easier). The book is ideal for working with youth players, the philosophy behind the book and the drills are fantastic.


5 out of 5 stars Physical Education Teacher...what is H.A.'s profession   February 13, 2002
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Just out of curiosity, I would like to know the back ground on the person who reviewed this book named H.A. It is obvious that he or she did not have a background in education or youth developement. Having worked with over thousands of students I can safely say that H.A. doesn't have a clue on what kids can really understand. If it is over your head then you have no business trying to teach it to the kids. Feel free to reply or email..


5 out of 5 stars Owner/director of youth camps...great tool for any age.   February 11, 2002
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As a director of youth basketball camps I found Dr. Garland's book priceless. There are few books written on space and movement like this one. You can never have enough drills to reinforce movement on and off the ball. The illustrations could help even the begginner level coach have a taste at success.
There are a great deal of inexperienced coaches and parents that could bennifit from this book. I use it and it works.



5 out of 5 stars An Extremely Valuable Basketball Coaching Book!   February 7, 2002
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Basketball books I have read by the dozen. None like this one though. Jim Garland's approach to teaching the game is totally unique. How many times have you seen kids at basketball practices standing in lines waiting for their turn? How many times have you seen teams with one or two players who move around on offense while the others stand watching? These drills involve kids constantly in the skills and concepts of the game without ever waiting in lines. Garland's drills teach coaches how to get those players to move intelligently on the court, help teammates get the ball in good places, see open players, and how to play defense within a team concept. What's amazing is that the drills are so well thought out, they do the teaching for you. Most drills are a game within themselves but as players strive to "win" the drill, they are improving in their understanding of the very concept you were trying to get across. The descriptions are remarkably simple. The progressions are masterful. And the diagrams are extraordinarily user friendly. Garland's Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills is a must for any youth coach! 5 stars!


1 out of 5 stars Baffled by Your Book   November 26, 2001
 4 out of 9 found this review helpful

I bought The Baffleds Parent's Guide To Coaching Youth Basketball and thought that the drill book might be interesting as well. Boy was I dissapointed. The drill book is nothing more than an attempt to extract more money from consumers like me. Readers beware--the coaching book is excellent ---the drill book is terrible.

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