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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty MJ vs. KB? Here it is from the man who would know best. "... Michael was more charismatic and gregarious than Kobe. He loved hanging out with his teammates and security guards, playing cards, smoking cigars, and joking around, Kobe is different. He was reserved as a teenager, in part because he was younger than the other players and hadn't developed strong social skills in college.

When Kobe first joined the Lakers, he avoided fraternizing with his teammates. But his inclination to keep to himself shifted as he grew older. Increasingly, Kobe put more energy into getting to know the other players, especially when the team was on the road.

Michael was a tougher, more intimidating defender. He could break through virtually any screen and shut down almost any player with his intense, laser-focused style of defense," said Jackson, who coached Jordan to six championships and Bryant to five.

Kobe has learned a lot from studying Michael's tricks, and we often used him as our secret weapon on defense when we needed to turn the direction of a game. In general, Kobe tends to rely more heavily on his flexibility and craftiness, but he takes a lot of gambles on defense and sometimes pays the price. ......

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 • Authors: Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty
 • Format: Book & eBook
 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 368 pages ~ 24,3 x 16,5 x 3,04 cm
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 • Publisher: The Penguin Press
 • Publishing Date: NEW ON May 21, 2013
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 • Language: English

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Aspire to Greatness: Great leaders are made, not born! By Nick Corso "... I decided to write this book as a way to give something back. What I did not want to do in writing it, however, is make it about me. Instead, I wanted to make it about what I have learned but couched in lessons from others who are far more recognizable. To be sure, as we go through life, we will all be faced with challenges in our personal and professional lives.

Unfortunately, for many of us, the only way we will learn to deal with the situation is to progress through it. If the desire to lead pulses through your veins at all, then I encourage you to become a student of the great leaders that surround you. Do not wait and attempt to muddle your way through a career fraught with difficult situations. ..."
Nick Corso

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 • Author: Nick Corso
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 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 162 ~ 8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
 • Publisher: CreateSpace
 • Publishing Date: April 5, 2012
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Inclusión en educación física: las claves del éxito para la inclusión del alumnado con capacidades diferentes Por Ana Ródenas Bofill, Francisco Javier Hernández Vázquez y Jannick Niort click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness by David J. Leonard After Artest deals with the changing NBA policies after the Pacers-Pistons Brawl (also known as the “Malice at the Palace”), the infamous brawl that broke out at The Palace of Auburn Hills in 2004. The fight started when an intoxicated fan threw a drink from the stands at Pacers’ forward Ron Artest while there was a fight on the court.

Artest entered the stands to go after the fan, and the ensuing altercation involving both players and fans led to suspensions, fines and assault charges, and ultimately to significant changes in NBA policy.

Leonard and Zirin discuss how this event changed the view of the NBA towards their players, and changed how they addressed racial and cultural differences within the sport.

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 • Author: David J. Leonard
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 • Publisher: State University of New York Press ~ First edition
 • Publishing Date: February 28, 2012
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 • Language: English

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Aprender a ganar. La competición en el desarrollo de los deportistas por Mauro Valenciano Oller click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball By: Keith Miniscalco & Greg Kot You volunteered to coach the basketball team, but are you really ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball has the answers. In Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball, longtime coaches Keith Miniscalco and Greg Kot share their experience and provide advice you can rely on from first practice to final shot

From evaluating players' skills and establishing realistic goals to in-game coaching tips, it's all here--the drills, the plays, the fun.

Develop your team's dribbling, passing, shooting, and rebounding skills with the Survival Guide's collection of the game's best youth drills. For plays and sets that young teams can actually run, flip to the Survival Guide's offensive and defensive playbook.
And to get the most out of every practice, follow the ready-to-use practice plans.

Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball has everything you need for a rewarding and productive season. Only the Essential Drills, Practice Plans, Plays, and Coaching Tips !

"Keith and Greg are to be congratulated for providing a simplified book of basketball skills, drills, techniques, and plays for youth basketball. With this survival guide, your season will be more productive and enjoyable for you and your players."
Dick Baumgartner ~ Director of Dick Baumgartner's Shooting Camp

"Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball is a wonderful book that provides insight, concepts, humor, and truth that have all been tested. It is a must-read."
Tanya Johnson ~ Loyola Academy Varsity Basketball Head Coach

"Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball is a crash course in how to teach the basic technical skills of basketball.

It's a must-have for introducing young players to baseline basketball Xs and Os."
Amy Tocco ~ Executive Director of the American Sport Education Program

 • Authors: Keith Miniscalco & Greg Kot

 • Format: eBook & Book
 • Paperback: 169 pages
 • Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
 • Book Publishing Date: 1st edition ~ September 2008
 • eBook Publishing Date: November 2010
 • Language: English

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La Formación del Jugador de Baloncesto de Alta Competición Pedro Sáenz-López Buñuel (Coordinador) click here to read the full review...

Hot Hand: The Statistics Behind Sports' Greatest Streaks by Alan Reifman Why streaks happen and why they matter ? Alan Reifman divulges the psychological and physical science behind streaks, analyzes the odds of streaks and why they happen and studies famous streaks, the players behind them, and their long-term effects. 'Hot Hand' also analyzes famous (and some not so famous) athletes and teams who have done things in streaks -- win games, lose games, make baskets, get hits in baseball, etc.

"... Should coaches stay with the player who's 'in a zone'? Should teammates feed the ball to the one who's 'on fire'?

Should athletes play with more confidence after making shots or getting hits, and with depleted confidence if not? Alan Reifman’s compelling answers are both persuasive and surprising, and will enable any coach, player, or fan to think smarter. ..."
David G. Myers, professor of psychology, Hope College, and author of Intuition: Its Powers and Perils

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 • Author: Prof. Alan Reifman
 • Format: eBook & Book
 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 192 ~ 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
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 • Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
 • Publishing Date: November 30, 2011
 • eBook Edition: November 30, 2011
 • Book Edition Binding: Hardcover
 • Book Edition Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
 • Language: English
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Juegos Y Deportes Populares Tradicionales por Pere Lavega Burgués click here to read the full review and the "Google Preview" !

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The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values by James L. Shulman and William G. Bowen with Lauren A. Meserve (Collaborator) and Roger C. Schonfeld (Collaborator) Shulman and Bowen celebrate the benefits of collegiate sports, while identifying the subtle ways in which athletic intensification can pull even prestigious institutions from their missions. By examining how athletes and other graduates view the game of life - and how colleges play a role in shaping society's view of what its rules should be - Shulman and Bowen go far beyond sports.

They tell us about higher education today: the ways in which colleges set policies, reinforce or neglect their core mission, and send signals about what matters.

“... This is an excellent addition to the sports-education literature and will have a broad appeal. The set of issues Shulman and Bowen lay out are important and timely. That they base their conclusions on solid empirical work from an excellent database and provide both contemporary and longitudinal perspectives are added bonuses. ..."
Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago.

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 • Author: James L. Shulman and William G. Bowen
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 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 378 ~ 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
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 • Publisher: Princeton University Press
 • Book Publishing Date: January 15, 2001
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 • Book Edition Binding: Hardcover
 • Book Edition Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
 • Language: English

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Capacitación 101 Por John C. Maxwell click here to read the full review and the "Google Preview" !

Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench by Mark Titus At Ohio State, Titus played basketball alongside seven future NBA picks and holds the record for career wins. During that time, as you'd know from reading his three million-plus-hit blog Club Trillion, he scored a total of nine points. A paean to the average guy, and Titus has already had media exposure, so expect demand.

The application of the blog's crude-yet-clever shtick to a book-length chronicle of Titus' four years at OSU wears thin in later chapters, but the unique combination of
snort-inducing hilarity and insider perspective makes this required reading for younger (or just perpetually immature) hoop heads. A perfect way to pass the time during the
tournament's endless TV timeouts.

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 • Author: Mark Titus
 • Format: eBook & Book
 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 272 ~ 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches
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 • Publisher: Doubleday ~ First edition
 • Publishing Date: March 6, 2012
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 • Book Edition Binding: Hardcover
 • Book Edition Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
 • Language: English

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El Cuento Motor En La Educación Infantil y en La Educación Física Escolar por Jesús Vicente Ruiz Omeñaca click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

Straightening the Bell Curve: How Stereotypes about Black Masculinity Drive Research on Race and Intelligence By Constance Hilliard Aims to change forever the way American society sees research purporting to identify racial differences in cognition and will alter irrevocably the way we view individuals who insist on believing such pseudo-scientific conclusions. This book reveals the hidden agenda behind scientific research on racial differences in intelligence.

Constance Hilliard’s compelling argument aims to change forever the way American society sees research purporting to identify racial differences in cognition and will alter irrevocably the way we view individuals who insist on believing such pseudo-scientific conclusions. This book detonates a debate that will weaken the last barriers standing between America’s fractured racial past and its future promise.

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 • Author: Constance Hilliard
 • Format: eBook & Book
 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 160 ~ 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
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 • Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. ~ First edition
 • Publishing Date: NEW ON April 30, 2012
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 • Language: English


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Investigación, Coopeación e Internacionalización: Educacion Fisica y Deporte Por Sergio Ricardo Quiroga click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

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Pro Basketball Prospectus 2012-13 by Bradford Doolittle and Kevin Pelton The Pro Basketball Prospectus series returns for a fourth season to preview the 2012-13 NBA campaign. Basketball Prospectus has been at the cutting edge of the league's statistical revolution, exploring how teams win and why as well as integrating plenty of old-fashioned tape and first-hand observation to analyze players and teams.

Now in its third year, Pro Basketball Prospectus has been called "insistently readable" and "consistently eye-opening" by FreeDarko.

"... For our Pro Basketball Prospectus team, this year's timetable is a little more manageable than last winter's post-lockout sprint to incorporate a summer's worth of roster changes
and complete the book. Expect the usual features that make the Pro Basketball Prospectus series a must for readers ! ..."
Bradford Doolittle and Kevin Pelton

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 • Author: Bradford Doolittle and Kevin Pelton
 • Format: Paperback Book
 • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
 • Number of Pages: 396 ~ 234 x 190 x 23 mm
 • Book Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st. edition
 • Book Publishing Date: October 21, 2012
 • Book Edition Binding: Paperback
 • Book Edition Shipping Weight: 862 grams
 • Language: English

Lineamientos de gestión estratégica para un instituto de deporte: Lineamientos gerenciales de gestión estratégica para un instituto municipal de deporte por Carlos Alberto Loyo López click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

Fine Tuning Your Team's Position Play: Make Your Team Better by Making Your Players Better 101 Concepts to Improve Your Point Guards, Perimeter and Post Players by Kevin Sivils The Fine Tuning series of books are designed to focus on improving a system of play. These are not books designed to describe a given system, but rather are concepts, tactics and strategies that can improve any existing system or be the basis for a system you, the coach, create.

These practical ideas can be taken and installed and produce results right away.
They are the "little things" the great teams do that make the difference. Topics to be covered include fast break offense, man-to-man defense, zone attack offense and integrating the three-point shot effectively. Kevin Sivils

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 • Author: Kevin Sivils
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 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 320 ~ 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
 • Publisher: NAL ~ First edition
 • Publishing Date: NEW ON May 1st, 2012
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Dinámicas y Estrategias de Re-Creación Más allá de la actividad físico-deportiva por Maria Elena García Montes click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball by Dwyane Wade Wade wrote his book after being awarded custody of his two boys in March 2011. He ultimately wanted it to showcase the regular life of the eight-time NBA all-star. Part of the amazing reaction he received for the book was from other fathers who congratulated him for putting his children first during his high-profile divorce.

"Obviously anyone who's a father, it's one of the most special things in life, and one of the most purest relationships and purest things that you have in life.
You know, I enjoy being one of the guys with my boys, but I also enjoy being a leader and being able to lead them and help mold the way that they think, and hopefully some of the things that they're going to do." Dwyane Wade

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 • Author: Dwyane Wade
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 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 352 pages ~ 231 x 157 x 33 mm
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 • Book Publisher: William Morrow
 • Book Publishing Date: September 4, 2012
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 • eBook Publishing Date: September 4, 2012
 • Book Edition Binding: Hardcover
 • Book Edition Shipping Weight: 589 grams
 • Language: English

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Innovación en el Deporte Por Roberto Silva Piñeiro click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !

WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies by Women's Basketball Coaches Association "... WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies is the one playbook you'll need to break down your opponents’ defenses night in and night out. ...” Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Huskies Head Women's Basketball Coach "... WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies makes basketball strategy both interesting and understandable. It's a great place to go for anyone who wants to know the game better. ..." John Akers, Editor of Basketball Times

WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies presents the best offensive plays for the women’s game based on the strategies of 25 top coaches in women’s collegiate basketball joined by Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Designed specifically for the women’s game, the playbook includes over 100 plays for scoring, inbounding the ball, and breaking a defensive press.

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 • Authors: Women's Basketball Coaches Association
 • Format: eBook & Book
 • Book Edition Number of Pages: 280 pages ~ 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
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 • Book Publisher: Human Kinetics
 • Publishing Date: June 29, 2011
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 • eBook Edition: June 29, 2011
 • Book Edition Binding: Paperback
 • Book Edition Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
 • Language: English


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101 Ejercicios de Baloncesto para Jóvenes por Mick Donovan click here to read the full review and the "Amazon Preview" !