Product Description

If you’re serious about playing basketball at a high level, Basketball for Women: Becoming a Complete Player will help you get there. Inside you’ll find

• 111 drills for improving offensive and defensive skills;

• guidelines and programs for physical conditioning;

• ways to maximize practice time and game performance; and

• tips for handling the recruitment process.

Nancy Lieberman-Cline, a legend in women’s basketball on the college, Olympic, and professional levels, has competed against the best players in the game . . . Magic Johnson, Cheryl Miller, Lynette Woodard, Sheryl Swoopes, and Isiah Thomas. She teams up with Robin Roberts, a great college player and successful sportscaster for ABC and ESPN, to share her insights and help you develop your skills to reach your fullest potential.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #150221 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

Amazon.com Review
Nancy Lieberman-Cline is one of basketball's greatest-ever women players: the first high-school athlete to make a U.S. Olympic basketball team and the first woman to play in a men's professional league. She teams up with Robin Roberts, a great college player and successful sportscaster for ABC and ESPN, to share her insights and help women use physical drills, mental techniques and plain old basketball strategy to hone their skills to the sharpest.

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""Basketball for Women is an outstanding guide for the serious player and coach. It gives great information to take a player's game to the next level from two of the game's greatest personalities.""
Marsha Sharp
Head Women's Basketball Coach, Texas Tech University

""This is a complete basketball book written by one of the greatest point guards ever to play the game. All aspects of developing a well-rounded player are covered. The mental approach, tips for skill development, practice drills, and Nancy's life experiences make this a must-have for players looking to improve their games.""
Anne Donovan
Head Women's Basketball Coach, East Carolina University, 1995 Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-Time Olympian

From the Publisher
"The mental approach, tips for skill development, practice drills, and Nancy’s life experiences make this a must-have for players looking to improve their games."

Anne Donovan Head Women’s Basketball Coach, East Carolina University 1995 Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-Time Olympian

"Basketball for Women is an outstanding guide for the serious player and coach from two of the game’s greatest personalities."

Marsha Sharp Head Women’s Basketball Coach Texas Tech University

"This book communicates uniquely to female athletes and delivers a structured, detailed approach to the game."

Jody Conradt Women’s Athletic Director and Head Women’s Basketball Coach The University of Texas at Austin

Customer Reviews

A Must for Coaches of Girls Basketball
When I started coaching girls basketball (3rd-9th graders) 3 years ago this was the second book I picked up. Now I have about 35 books and 20 videos but I use this as the central reference for my playbook and training manual in coaching fundamentals. Some of the skills may be too advanced for younger kids but they will grow up and adapt to it when they return to you a little older and better skilled thanks to this reference. It should be used in conjunction with the videos by the author (available also from Amazon). If Nancy Lieberman-Cline ever sponsors a clinic I will be on the first plane to get there. As a player-coach-teacher she is the best for girls basketball!

One of the best basketball books out there
I have been coaching girls basketball for the last several
years and am often looking for suitable books to give my
players to help them work on their own to further develop
their skills. This is the best book I have seen for a junior
high or high school player. I covers every aspect of the game,
not just skills, but also physical training.

Excellent book, broken down very efficiently!
Being a girls basketball coach, this book is a very beneficial tool for helping young women understand the game more completely. The variety of drills make it easy to design an off season workout schedule. This book is a must buy for anyone serious about the game, whether coach, player, or a serious fan!