NBA Basketball Basics

by Mark Vancil (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $21.85

  . ..guaranteed to attract browsers....Fundamentals of ball handling, shooting, passing, and playing share space with illustrated directions for skill-development drills...filled with great tips...as far removed from the usualy dryly written kids' how-to as you can imagine. -- Booklist. One of the key features...is the NBA's cooperation in...this glossy instructional guide...thoroughly unlike any of the dull sports how-to books crowding library shelves...richly illustrated with color actions shots of current NBA stars as well as color photos of girls and boys of all ages demonstrating the drills...should be in demand... -- LJ. A Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers' Choice 1997. 128 pages (all in color), 8 x 10.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.49

  This official NBA guide to playing basketball teaches all the basics of the game. Photographs show NBA players like Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal in real game action, and sequential photographs show young players in NBA-run training sessions learning the fundamentals of the game. Some well-known coaches also share tips that their players use, including advice on physical fitness for basketball.