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Basketball Skills
This book gives basic as well as more advanced basketball moves. A field diagram and basic scoring rules help new players learn the game. Readers will learn dribbling techniques, how to make and receive different types of passes, and a variety of shooting and defensive skills to help them play like their favorite stars.
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How to Play like a Pro series. This series is for readers who desire step-by-step descriptions of popular sports' fundamentals. Each first chapter features a diagram of the field or court and playing positions for each team member. Subsequent chapters include busy two-page sections that highlight tactics or strategies and then explain their complexities. Photographs, sidebars, and quotations, while providing visual and textual instruction, also crowd the pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Spring 2009
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