Playing the Post: Basketball Skills and Drills

by Burrall Paye

Book Overview

Play big in and around the paint! Learn from one of the most successful high school basketball coaches how to score, pass, rebound, and defend better in the free-throw lane area.It's all here--from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873229797
• ISBN13: 9780873229791
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Playing the Post : Basketball Skills and Drills

I think first I ought to say something about myself. I live in England, so although I'm 24 and have been playing basketball for twelve years, I don't have the coaching/fundamentals a person my age in many other countries would have.I found the book to be very informative, though it is probably aimed at people younger than myself and/or coaches of younger people.As a player I found that the most useful sections were those devoted to individual offense and defense. Specifically when introducing a new move, the description is accompanied by clear diagrams describing where your feet should be and where they should be moving to.I also enjoy coaching, and it is in this respect that I found the book most useful. Every section is accompanied by suggestions of drills which can be used to focus on particular weaknesses. From a coaches point of view, the section on strong and weak side rebounding, and the percentages with which shots taken from a certain area will fall into was of most use to me. This information I haven't found anywhere else.The book also contains a very basic section on exercise and weight training. The depth in which it discusses this area supports my view that the book is aimed at 11-16 year olds (or even younger!). I would suggest that people older than this should look elsewhere for a more detailed training programThis is not a flaw and though I believe that I was rather older than the intended reader, I found the book to be very useful.