If you're serious about playing basketball at a high level, Basketball for Women: Becoming a Complete Player will help you get there. Inside you'll find
· 111 drills for improving offensive and defensive skills;
· guidelines and programs for physical conditioning;
· ways to maximize practice time and game performance; and
· tips for handling the recruitment process.
Nancy Lieberman-Cline, a legend in women's basketball on the college, Olympic, and professional levels, has competed against the best players in the game . . . Magic Johnson, Cheryl Miller, Lynette Woodard, Sheryl Swoopes, and Isiah Thomas. She teams up with Robin Roberts, a great college player and successful sportscaster for ABC and ESPN, to share her insights and help you develop your skills to reach your fullest potential.
Nancy Lieberman-Cline is one of basketball's greatest-ever women players: the first high-school athlete to make a U.S. Olympic basketball team and the first woman to play in a men's professional league. She teams up with Robin Roberts, a great college player and successful sportscaster for ABC and ESPN, to share her insights and help women use physical drills, mental techniques and plain old basketball strategy to hone their skills to the sharpest.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Targeted for high-caliber, self-motivated player:
A really good book for a select audience. For younger players or those not motivated enough to focus their energy and effort at this level, I highly recommend the two companion VHS tapes on offense and defense/rebounding. However, if you are a middle or high-school player who really wants to raise your game, you can't go wrong here.
One of the best basketball books out there:
I have been coaching girls basketball for the last several years and am often looking for suitable books to give my players to help them work on their own to further develop their skills. This is the best book I have seen for a junior high or high school player. I covers every aspect of the game, not just skills, but also physical training.
A Must for Coaches of Girls Basketball:
When I started coaching girls basketball (3rd-9th graders) 3 years ago this was the second book I picked up. Now I have about 35 books and 20 videos but I use this as the central reference for my playbook and training manual in coaching fundamentals. Some of the skills may be too advanced for younger kids but they will grow up and adapt to it when they return to you a little older and better skilled thanks to this reference. It should be used in conjunction with the videos by the author (available also from... more info
If you are a women and you love basketball buy this book!!!!:
I love this book! I think it has great drills and advice in it. It helped me out a lot in my basketball career. If you are serious about basketball and you are a women you should buy this book!!!!
