[Faye Young Miller,Wayne Coffey]Winning Basketball for Girls (Winning Sports for Girls), 4th Ed(pdf){Zzzzz}

Women's basketball is more popular now than ever, and the number of girls playing youth basketball is at an all-time high. At the same time, the competition on the court has become stiffer than ever before. "Winning Basketball for Girls, Fourth Edition" covers all the elements of the game, from the basics to the most advanced moves and plays. Drills and exercises give athletes the tools they need to learn new techniques and fine-tune their existing ones. Nearly 100 full-color photographs feature real high school athletes and demonstrate proper playing techniques - from basic skills to expert moves. Also included here are more than 30 full-color diagrams and an all-new chapter, Preparation for Success - Getting in Shape, that emphasizes the benefits of keeping fit to enhance performance on the court. The history and rules of the game have also been added as well as new exercises and tips for improving all aspects of play. Chapters of this title include: A Look at the Game; Getting Started; Preparation for Success - Getting in Shape; Ball-Handling - Developing a Feel for the Ball; Footwork - The Foundation of Good Basketball; Your Best Shot; Passing - The Heart of the Game; Dribbling Under Control; Playing Tough Defense; and, All About Zones.

Publisher: Checkmark Books; 4 edition (August 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816077606
ISBN-13: 978-0816077601

Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
YA-- This practical, how-to manual focuses on conditioning, footwork, rules, offensive and defensive moves, and drills for a multitude of skills intended to help young women improve their game. The writing style is enthusiastic and motivating. Along with instructions, Miller gives the reasons behind her recommendations, thus offering a better understanding of why a particular area of expertise or practice is important. Over 120 black-and-white photographs and diagrams are scattered throughout the manual. Update your collection with this edition, even if the old one (Facts on File, 1984) is still around. It's sure to be popular.
- Pat Royal, Crossland High School, Camp Springs, MD
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Faye Young Miller has coached women's basketball at Manhattan College, Georgia Tech, and Cornell University, and is currently an assistant at Cortland State University in upstate New York. She played for Kay Yow at North Carolina State University where she was a co-captain before playing three seasons in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) Faye lives in Ithaca, New York. Wayne Coffey is an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Daily News. He is also the author of more than 30 books, including the New York Times bestseller The Boys of Winter, a chronicle of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

Good information
By Scootermomma on December 27, 2013
This was an informative book for my daughter who had joined a basketball team with little experience. It helped her understand terminology and the rules of the game.

Everything you need to learn
By T. Stewart on June 1, 2011
I really enjoy this book "Winning Basketball for Girls" written by Faye Young Miller and Wayne Coffey, and published in 1992. This book was fun to read and it has interesting background stories.

Although the beginning is pretty boring before the sisters Kayla and Dory come into the team, it starts getting interesting, because the team becomes more cheerful and connected.

The author used many methods of influence; one of them is association, as in "working together" --before the team got together everything seemed boring and awkward. This method was used to make this book more intense and interesting about the team working together to make the members connect. When I read the reviews it sounded more negative, I think because it seemed the people who read the book were older people

I recommend this book for any girl who loves to play basketball and wants to learn basketball, because this book has everything that you want to learn about basketball and how to learn it.

Senior English Student 2011