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STACK Media. (2009). Basketball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete. Chicago, IL: Triumph Books.

Whether you want to learn more about strength training, stretching, conditioning or nutrition for the basketball player, Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger, has it all. For the athlete who is trying to improve his game, the coach who wants to better prepare his team, or the nutritionist who wants to learn how to best fuel his athletes, Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger is a complete and comprehensive book for both the student and the professional.

Eleven different strength and conditioning coaches and twelve different NBA players, including Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard, offer a wealth of information for any student or teacher of the game. Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger provides detailed instructions regarding basketball specific exercises that players at every level can incorporate into their training to enhance their game. The pictures that accompany the information serve to aid and enhance the explanations by enabling the reader to more thoroughly and accurately understand the techniques and proper positions required. For anyone involved in the sport in any capacity, this book is a reference tool that can be used on a daily basis just as a coach uses a playbook.

As a tool in the classroom, Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger would be an exceptional book for all levels of higher education, from the bachelors thru the doctoral level there is something for everyone. The authors have created a tool that can be used for teaching basketball specific coaching and training courses as well as a supplement for more specific courses within the field such as strength and conditioning and nutrition.