The book is about constructing, consolidating, and expanding player mobility and skills using micro-teams.
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The book is organized into twenty-one chapters of coaching materials. These chapters present the principles and essential ideas of the game, coaching methods for constructing, consolidating, and expanding player understanding and skills along with suggestions for developing greater mobility and teamwork. The Basketball Coach’s Primer is a substantive source of ideas for preparing players to play a season of basketball.
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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Prologue
Chapter 1 Before Getting Started
Chapter 2 Let’s Get Started
Chapter 3 Leadership and Followership
Chapter 4 The Principles of Defence
Chapter 5 Defensive Questions
Chapter 6 Limiting
Chapter 7 Building Rebounding
Chapter 8 Man and Zone Defences
Chapter 9 Transition Basketball
Chapter 10 Passing
Chapter 11 Shooting and Scoring
Chapter 12 Player Manoeuvres
Chapter 13 Expanding the Player Manoeuvres
Chapter 14 The Fast Break
Chapter 15 The Principles of Offence
Chapter 16 Half-court Offensive Setups
Chapter 17 The Specialties
Chapter 18 The Practice Plan
Chapter 19 Practice Plan Supplements
Chapter 20 The Game Plan
Chapter 21 Basketball Information
Epilogue