Description
Book SynopsisBasketball Skills & Drills is your guide to mastering the basics of basketball, including footwork, ball handling, player positioning, post and perimeter play, rebounding, plus offensive and defensive individual and team tactics.
Trade Review“Jerry Krause brings over 50 years of coaching expertise to this book to make the fundamental skills of basketball easy to learn. It is a landmark contribution that will benefit all coaches of men’s and women’s basketball. If you want to teach the basics of basketball, this book is a must for all coaches.”
Lisa Fortier—Head Coach of Gonzaga University Women’s Basketball and 2015 WBCA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year
“Basketball Skills & Drills has stood the test of time. It has become the gold standard for books on fundamental skills. With this latest edition and the new ebook and video library formats, it will continue to be a classic of basketball basics for coaches and players.”
Mark Few—Head Coach of Gonzaga University Men’s Basketball and 2017 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year
“The foundation of the great game of basketball never wavers. Players who strive for mastery of the fundamental skills will always be in high demand. The game always belongs to those who can pass, catch, shoot, rebound, and defend. Nobody teaches this better than Coach Jerry Krause.”
Sherri Coale—Head Coach of University of Oklahoma Women’s Basketball and 2017 USBWA Coach of the Year
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Body Control and Fundamental Footwork
Quick Stance
Quick Starts, Steps, Turns, and Stops
Quick Jumps
Basic Body-Control Drills
Chapter 2. Advanced Body Control
Concepts of Moving Without the Ball on Offense
Basic Moves or Steps Without the Ball
Screen Moves
Drills for Moving Without the Ball
Chapter 3. Ballhandling
Passing and Catching
Principles of Passing and Catching
Types of Passes
Catching Principles
Communication of Passing and Catching
Dribbling
Basic Ballhandling Drills
Chapter 4. Shooting
Field-Goal Shooting
Shooting Mechanics
Other Types of Shots
Free-Throw Shooting
Shooting Drills
Chapter 5. Outside Offensive Moves: Playing the Perimeter
Fundamentals of Live-Ball Moves
Fundamentals of Dead-Ball Moves
Perimeter-Play Drills
Chapter 6. Inside Offensive Moves: Playing the Post
Post-Play Fundamentals
Post Skills
Post or Inside Moves
Post Drills
Chapter 7. Individual Defense
Fundamentals of Defense
Essentials of Defense
On-the-Ball Defense
Off-the-Ball Defense
Post Defense
On-the-Ball to Off-the-Ball Defense
Off-the-Ball to On-the-Ball Defense
Special Defensive Situations
Pressuring the Shot
Defensive Drills
Chapter 8. Rebounding
Rebounding Tools
Motivating Players to Rebound
Rebounding Rules
Defensive Rebounding
Offensive Rebounding
Rebounding Assessment
Rebounding Drills
Chapter 9. Team Offense
General Offensive Principles
Player Positions and Responsibilities
Offensive Team Tactics
Drills for Team Offense
Chapter 10. Team Defense
Defensive Court Levels
Defensive Categories
Drills for Team Defense
