Basketball
Subtitle: from tip-off to slam dunk--the essential guide
By: Clive Gifford ; [photography by Michael Wicks]
Contributors: Price, Richard, 1934-
Publisher: Kingfisher; Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780753468722
Subjects: Basketball; Juvenile literature
Description: "Offers easy-to-follow instruction that is sure to improve the all-around performance of any young basketball player, from passing, dribbling, and mastering the triple-threat stance to individual and team defending, making the perfect lay-up, and more advanced offensive plays"--Dust jacket back.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Table of contents: title: Hoop dreams; title: A numbers game; title: On the court; title: Prepare to play; title: Receiving the ball; title: Passing; title: More passing; title: Basic dribbling; title: Finding space; title: Pivoting and fakes; title: Shooting; title: Lay-ups and drives; title: Fouls and violations; title: Defending; title: Rebounding; title: Drill it!; title: Team defense; title: One-on-ones; title: Team offense; title: Creating space; title: Great plays; title: World of basketball; title: College basketball; title: The NBA; title: International games; title: Basketball legends; title: Basketball legends 2; title: Showtime!