Girls' Basketball: Building a Winning Program [Paperback]

Clay Kallam (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

Want to make the most of your team's practice time? Let Paul Sanderford, one of the most successful active coaches in the NCAA Women's ranks, show you how! Materials covered include: Individual Fundamentals and Skills -- Shooting form, lay-ups, triple threat position, one-on-one, ball handling, passing, outlet pass, free throws, post play, power post play, competitive shooting, defensive zig-zag, defensive denial; Defensive Team Drills -- Shell drill, 5-on-3 live, 2-on-2 change, 2-on-2 Odessa, 2-on-2 closeout, 4-on-3 challenge shots; Offensive Team Drills -- Passing, shooting, transition, rebounding, conditioning; Generic Offense -- Press offense, dead ball sets, keys; Special Situations -- Jump ball, free throw, quick hitters, shot clock, last play of the game; Plus sample practice schedules!

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About the Author

Clay Kallam spent 25 years working for the Contra Costa Times newspaper chain in almost every imaginable editorial capacity. He began coaching females in the mid-70s and his first high school job was in 1977 as a softball coach. As an assistant basketball coach, Kallam helped his teams to three California state championships. Kallam now contributes regularly to Inside Stuff, Diablo magazine, Student Sports and Street and Smith’s as well as running his own website devoted to women’s basketball, Full Court Press. Kallam lives in Walnut Creek, CA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Wish Publishing; 1 edition (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930546572
• ISBN-13: 978-1930546578
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good basic overview to program design, March 30, 2011

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This review is from: Girls' Basketball: Building a Winning Program (Paperback)

I bought this book because I was interviewing for a program that I currently coach at and wanted to get some ideas about how to improve things. It gave me a lot of great ideas and helped me create ways to get more people involved in the process. I feel like there are things that will definitely help in the future and hopefully helps me land the job.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a little confused ..., November 30, 2009

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This review is from: Girls' Basketball: Building a Winning Program (Paperback)

I can understand not liking the book, but it's not the same kind of book as Mike Mullaney's. This book is aimed at high school coaches, and talks about what it takes to build a high school program. It does not include drills or plays nor does it talk much about practices. It's main focus is on what the components of a good high school program are, and how a new coach can try to achieve them.

"Just plain awful" is an opinion, and I'll counter with mine. The book may not be worth five stars, but it didn't seem like throatwarbler got the point of the book. Maybe he did, but comparing it to Mullaney's wasn't exactly accurate.

Last point: Throatwarblermangrove has posted one review on Amazon, the one that trashed my book. Odd ...

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just plain awful, July 1, 2007

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This review is from: Girls' Basketball: Building a Winning Program (Paperback)

I found the information in this book to be poor and of very little use. Skip it. The Complete Guide to Girls' Basketball by Michael D. Mullaney is far superior.