Customer Reviews

Basketball Rules and Violations Made Simple

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a common sense book for people who already know the rules. It is full of tips for HS players and coaches, but not for someone trying to learn the game. Nor is it for someone trying to figure out what's going on on the floor when the Lakers are playing the Blazers! If you are a HS player or coach trying to refine your game, it should be useful.

I question the validity of the 5 star review above. The comment about the clipart is bothersome because the clipart is actually quite annoying and takes away from what has the potential of being a good book. The clipart is drastically over used and obviously used to fill otherwise blank pages. It is very childish cartoon clipart and often has nothing to do with the topic. The author stretches to use corny humor to tie in the terrible clip art. In one section he is even reduced to using bowling clipart and vainly tries to make a humorous basketball tie in. It fails miserably.

Today I tried to read the book before a game I was coaching. The clipart is so childish I wondered if people would think I was reading a Dr. Suess level childrens book. I am not kidding about that.

As stated above the book is poorly bound, but I didn't thank that was an issue. The book is obviously printed on a copier and bound by a cheap plastic hole punch binder. Again, this is really not an issue with me.

The book is chock full of misprints and typos. A good proof read is really needed and would fix all of these.

The book could use a good index also.

Still, the book is a worthwhile read. It does clear up a lot of misunderstood rules and little known rules.

The bottom line is this. I will recommend this book, even though it is not professionally edited, full of errors the the clipart is VERY annoying and childish. This book has given me respect with the referees and really helped me in my coaching.

If a book is a quick read and will help you with coaching of youth basketball teams it is worth reading. This book is both of these things.

I only hope the author will loose the cartoon, childish clipart, fix the numerous typos and add a good index. I'm not saying loose all the clipart, just the obviously rediculous clipart. So if you are a youth coach, buy the book and ignore the absurd overuse of clipart and typos.

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As the title implies, this little booklet by Mr. Bies takes the sometimes confusing or misunderstood aspects of Basketball rules and puts them in an understandable way. The book is well-organized and the humorous clip art scattered here and there adds to its appeal. If you've ever been watching or playing in a basketball game and wondered why the ref made that call, this is the book for you!

I have no clue if this book is good or not but I got it as a gag gift for a friend who thinks they are better than the refs at basketball. It got the laugh I needed, so I will give it a 5 for that...

I bought this book/manual to help learn basketball rules better for when I play casual self-ref'd pickup games.

I read through the book and I enjoy the summary format of information which allowed me to quickly skim through the key info.

One suggestion I would have is to improve the binding cover and page thickness to ensure better durability. I haven't used my book that much but it is starting to wear.