Basketball (Sport Psychology Library) (Paperback)

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THE WINNING EDGE IS MENTAL. If you've ever watched a champion make that impossible three-point shot in the game's final seconds, you know that mental skills are absolutely critical to all-around success, on and off the court.

No one understands this better than coaching legend Dale Brown and renowned sport consultant Dr. Kevin Burke, the co-authors of Sport Psychology Library: Basketball. Together, they share their expertise and techniques to bring the mental aspect of the game under every player's control. They stress preparation, practice, and performance in attaining these vital psychological skills:

CONCENTRATION
TEAMWORK
RELAXATION
CONFIDENCE
STRONG ETHICS AND FAIR PLAY

Sport Psychology Library: Basketball gives players the tools to improve their mental game plan; a way for coaches to teach successful psychology techniques; and a way for parents to be supportive and involved in a player's development.

About the Author

Coach Dale Brown, one of the outstanding personalities in college athletics, began his 44-year coaching career as a high school wrestling, football, and track coach. In 1981, Sporting News and the NBC Sports staff named Brown the National Basketball Coach of the Year. In recent years, Coach Brown has become an author and motivational speaker. He served as an assistant coach for 5 years at Utah State and 1 year at Washington State University before becoming head coach at Louisiana State University. In the 25 years before Brown's arrival, LSU won a total 288 games and went to 2 NCAA tournaments. Under Brown's coaching, game attendance soared and the Tigers won 448 games and appeared in 13 NCAA tournaments. His 1986 team was the lowest seed (11th) to ever advance to the Final Four. Only one other coach in the Southeastern Conference won more games than Brown, whose team won or were the runners-up at the SEC conference 8 times during a 14-year span. Coach Brown is the only SEC coach to appear in 15 straight national tournaments, and he was voted SEC Coach the year multiple times. He was also selected as the Louisiana College Basketball Coach of the Year 7 times.

Dr. Burke is Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Sciences at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Burke has assisted professional, college, high school, and recreational athletes from various sports as a sport psychology consultant and is a Certified Consultant. Dr. Burke has been an intercollegiate basketball official and is a past member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials. He completed twenty-three seasons as an interscholastic basketball official in which he was certified at the state's highest level, served as a state evaluator, and as the Vice-President of the Southern Basketball Officials Association, International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Board 323. He was selected by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association as an All-Star official.

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Fitness Information Technology (October 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885693370
• ISBN-13: 978-1885693372
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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