Product Details

• Actors: Lenny Wilkens, Brad Gilbert
• Directors: Dick Helm, Brad Gilbert
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Gilbert Creative Services, Inc.
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000JNWT
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,998 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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• This item is part of The Lenny Wilkens Legacy Basketball Clinic Series.

Editorial Reviews

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Basketball legend Lenny Wilkens, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, is the engaging and expert host of this pair of instructional videos. Each tape, one focusing on skills of offense and one on skills of defense, follows a no-nonsense format: a friend of Wilkens, NBA coach Dick Helm, presents a brief lesson on a particular skill (such as specific nuances of dribbling or passing), and young athletes are shown performing the skill the way it should be done. Then it's time for Wilkens to use his "chalkboard." The videotaped action is frozen while Wilkens draws on the screen with a "telestrator," literally highlighting particular points that require special attention. The coaches present a comprehensive set of skills, including ball handling, passing, and shooting on the offense tape, and pointers on stance, pressuring the ball, particular defensive maneuvers, and defensive rebounding on the defense tape. The camera work is professional throughout, and a booklet that accompanies the tapes serves as both a table of contents for the tapes and a workbook, as it contains pointers on the skills covered in the video presentations. This is an excellent set of instructional tapes and would benefit any players who seriously want to improve their game. --Robert J. McNamara

Product Description

The National Youth Sports Coaches Association has named The Lenny Wilkens Legacy Basketball Clinic Series, as its approved resource to be used for the training of youth basketball coaches nationwide. This unique and different instructional program from the winningest coach in NBA history will be used for the sports specific portion of the NYSCA volunteer coach certification program. The National Youth Sports Coaches Association is a program of the National Alliance for Youth Sports. NYSCA was founded in 1981 and has trained over 1.5 million volunteer coaches. The training is aimed at making volunteer youth sports coaches aware of their roles and responsibilities to the psychological, physical and social needs of kids involved in youth sports.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Instructional Basketball Video!, February 7, 2000

By A Customer

Coach Wilkens & Helm have provided an instructional video that will help anyone improve on their basic basketball skills. The level of program quality is very high. Coach Wilkens' "Chalk Talk" offers tips and insights from a two-time hall-of-famer and is easy to follow. The "Chalk Talk" section uses freeze frame, slow motion and a telestrator that I thought was very innovative. I highly recommend this two-tape set for any parent, coach or player who is looking for drills and excercises that will take their game to the next level. This video set also comes with a 60-page pocket workbook that gives an overview of each drill and exercise and allows you to take what you learned on tape out to the court. Do not be afraid to spend the money - this set is worth every cent. Bravo coach Wilkens & Helm!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Tool From The Winningest Coach In The NBA!!!, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

I purchased this video for my son at a basketball camp and I have noticed a significant improvement in his basic skills and his desire to learn more. Coach Wilkens' presentation is very easy to follow, even for an eight year old. There is a workbook included that outlines each drill and allows the viewer to take what they have learned straight to the basketball court. I cannot think of a coach that is better suited to teach my son the basic skills of this sport other than Lenny Wilkens. Coach Wilkens' team approach to the sport of basketball has made him the winningest coach in the history of the NBA. By far this is the best instructional basketball video I have seen!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding video for the right age group, August 11, 2003

By	W. ALLEN "overeducated and under-learned" (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is an outstanding video. The pace is right and the voice over is the right speed. I bought it for my 7 and 8 year old daughters, but realized that they would only be able to digest the large amount of information in small bites. So we watch and then break to practice. You may wish to sit thru each video in one sitting, but spread it out for your kids. Like the Chinese say (my kids are half Chinese) Hear and forget, see and remember, do and understand. Excellent pair of videos.