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| Author | : Lars Anderson |
| Publisher | : Verso |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9781859842430 |
Profiling basketball on the blacktops, at its most basic level, this book chronicles the unusual lives of some of the nation's best players--figures both forgotten and never heard of--in fast-paced words and pictures. 16 photos.
| Author | : Ed Camp |
| Publisher | : Trafford Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 70 |
| Release | : 2003-12 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1412017092 |
Pickup Basketball is our fond term for a game played by millions on a daily basis. Informal, unpredictable, yet essential to our lives is this game. Why, where, and who the characters are that fill ours courts consistently and earnestly day after day are explained within this very book. Not easily explained in words, our passion for the game is so often expressed by weekly piles of sweaty tee shirts, bumps, bruises, sprains, occasional grunts, and wise-cracking conversation on and around the court. We arrange our busy schedules of family and work around our pickup games, so addictive is our sport. We come back day after day, week after week, despite the sore muscles, and upon the end of a session always look forward to the next time. The whos, wheres, and whys of pickup basketball are attempted to be explained herein as a humorous ensemble of pictures and words, taken from real life experiences on AmericaOs urban, suburban, and rural courts.
| Author | : Marc Aronson |
| Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2014-02-11 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0763671886 |
"Nine all-stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories. . . . An anthology of stand-alone stories that invite — no, demand — a straight read-through." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) Nine of YA literature’s top writers, including Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon Flake reveal how it all goes down in a searing collection of short stories, in which each one picks up where the previous one ends. Characters weave in and out of narratives, perspectives change, and emotions play out for a fluid and fast-paced ode to the game of street basketball. Crackling with humor, grit, and streetball philosophy, and featuring poems and photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr., this anthology is a slam dunk.
| Author | : Chris Ballard |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2004-09-30 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9780803262355 |
Looking for a game? Here's your guided tour of the country's best pickup basketball courts, from the blacktops of Brooklyn to the asphalt of Anchorage to the gyms of Jackson, Mississippi. It's all inside: where the pros play, the most scenic runs in the land, and a ranking of the top five courts. ø Chris Ballard and three other former college players piled into a used Chevy van and traveled thirty-one thousand miles in seven months, playing at over a thousand courts in 166 cities in forty-eight states. This is the story of their roundball road trip and a guide to the places, people, and communities they encountered. ø More than a travel guide, Hoops Nation is "a celebration of the game of basketball as it is played in America." It includes guides to streetball fashion, the lingo of the courts, the etiquette of the pickup world, the tricks of old-guy basketball, and tips for the dunking impaired. Also included are profiles of playground legends and dispatches from the legions of basketball lifers who populate the country's courts. ø This book can tell you where they?re running today, all over America. Who?s got next?
| Author | : Stanley I. Thangaraj |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2015-06-26 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0814760937 |
South Asian American men are not usually depicted as ideal American men. They struggle against popular representations as either threatening terrorists or geeky, effeminate computer geniuses. To combat such stereotypes, some use sports as a means of performing a distinctly American masculinity. Desi Hoop Dreams focuses on South Asian-only basketball leagues common in most major U.S. and Canadian cities, to show that basketball, for these South Asian American players is not simply a whimsical hobby, but a means to navigate and express their identities in 21st century America. The participation of young men in basketball is one platform among many for performing South Asian American identity. South Asian-only leagues and tournaments become spaces in which to negotiate the relationships between masculinity, race, and nation. When faced with stereotypes that portray them as effeminate, players perform sporting feats on the court to represent themselves as athletic. And though they draw on black cultural styles, they carefully set themselves off from African American players, who are deemed “too aggressive.” Accordingly, the same categories of their own marginalization—masculinity, race, class, and sexuality—are those through which South Asian American men exclude women, queer masculinities, and working-class masculinities, along with other racialized masculinities, in their effort to lay claim to cultural citizenship. One of the first works on masculinity formation and sport participation in South Asian American communities, Desi Hoop Dreams focuses on an American popular sport to analyze the dilemma of belonging within South Asian America in particular and in the U.S. in general.
| Author | : Richard Phelps |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2011-10-11 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1118073746 |
The easy way to get the ins, outs, and intrigue on this beloved sport The National Basketball Association (NBA), with 30 teams and an average attendance of more than 17,000 spectators per game, is the richest and most popular basketball league — and arguably the most viewed American sport — in the world. This new edition of Basketball For Dummies not only covers the rules and regulations of the NBA, but offers coverage on the WNBA, NCAA, and international basketball leagues. Basketball For Dummies is a valuable resource to the many fans of this beloved sport, covering everything from players and personalities in the game to rules, regulations, and equipment. Completely updated with information and intrigue that's occurred in the sport since publication of the previous edition, Basketball For Dummies gets you up to speed on everything from NCAA Tournament brackets to college players en route to the NBA. Coverage of the rules and regulations of the NBA Interesting topics like LeBron the Phenom, ESPN'S influence on the NBA, and the UCONN women's basketball dynasty Digger's take on John Wooden Whether you're a basketball player or a courtside spectator, Basketball For Dummies is a slam-dunk of information and intrigue for anyone who loves the sport.
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| Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
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| Release | : 2004-10-01 |
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| ISBN | : 9781417774401 |
| Author | : Chuck Wielgus |
| Publisher | : Wynwood |
| Total Pages | : 187 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9780922066155 |
Describes the way basketball is played at playgrounds around the country, defines basketball slang terms, and demonstrates common offensive and defensive moves
| Author | : Walt Frazier |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2004-10-25 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0786549890 |
"Irreverent in approach, these guides include tips and advice from leading authoritimes, aiming to help with life's big decisions and challenges, as well as hobbies. This book should help readers how to watch and understand basketball. "
| Author | : Jerry Walls |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2007-03-09 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0813172217 |
What can the film Hoosiers teach us about the meaning of life? How can ancient Eastern wisdom traditions, such as Taoism and Zen Buddhism, improve our jump-shots? What can the “Zen Master” (Phil Jackson) and the “Big Aristotle” (Shaquille O’Neal) teach us about sustained excellence and success? Is women’s basketball “better” basketball? How, ethically, should one deal with a strategic cheater in pickup basketball? With NBA and NCAA team rosters constantly changing, what does it mean to play for the “same team”? What can coaching legends Dean Smith, Rick Pitino, Pat Summitt, and Mike Krzyzewski teach us about character, achievement, and competition? What makes basketball such a beautiful game to watch and play? Basketball is now the most popular team sport in the United States; each year, more than 50 million Americans attend college and pro basketball games. When Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, first nailed two peach baskets at the opposite ends of a Springfield, Massachusetts, gym in 1891, he had little idea of how thoroughly the game would shape American—and international—culture. Hoops superstars such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Yao Ming are now instantly recognized celebrities all across the planet. So what can a group of philosophers add to the understanding of basketball? It is a relatively simple game, but as Kant and Dennis Rodman liked to say, appearances can be deceiving. Coach Phil Jackson actively uses philosophy to improve player performance and to motivate and inspire his team and his fellow coaches, both on and off the court. Jackson has integrated philosophy into his coaching and his personal life so thoroughly that it is often difficult to distinguish his role as a basketball coach from his role as a philosophical guide and mentor to his players. In Basketball and Philosophy, a Dream Team of twenty-six basketball fans, most of whom also happen to be philosophers, proves that basketball is the thinking person’s sport. They look at what happens when the Tao meets the hardwood as they explore the teamwork, patience, selflessness, and balanced and harmonious action that make up the art of playing basketball.
