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What's Inside 

  • The Basics of the Game

  • How This Great Game Started

  • Important Dates in Basketball History

  • The Basketball Court, the Ball, and the Basket

  • Basketball Rules

  • Player Positions

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Contents
GETTING STARTING IN BBALL: Let's Go!
BALL HANDLING: The ball and you are one

  • Dribbling

  • The Triple-Threat Position

  • Passing

  • Ball-Handling Skills

SHOOTING: Expect to make the shot

  • Jump Shot

  • Jab Step

  • Ball Fake

  • Pivot Move

FOOTWORK BASICS: Dance on the court 

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  • Mechanics of Shooting: BPFF

    • B- Balance

    • P- Pointy Finger

    • F- Flip

    • F- Follow-Though

  • Foul Shot

  • Jump Shot

  • Layup

  • Defensive Rebounding

  • Offensive Rebounding

REBOUNDING: Sweep the boards

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  • One-on-One Defense

  • Overplaying Your Opponent

DEFENSE: Shut them down

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  • Moving without the Ball

OVERTIME: Go to the next level 

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  • Nutrition

  • Stretching Exercises

  • Practicing Your Hoops

  • BB Mini-quiz and Review

TIME OUT: Some extra "goodies" 

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A FINAL WORD

GLOSSARY OF BASKETBALL TERMS

CUSTOMIZING

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

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