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How basketball can be played to win games--

SCHOLASTIC COACH says: "The book JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
has everything. All of Allen's Says: "..,7Tnis beok is & com
basketball 'savvy' went into its plete treatment of the subject.
making. Every fundamental of the It incorporates everything
game -—- every type of pass, shot, — that a player, coach, official
and play -— has been covered with trainer, or manager of a team
the great fidelity to detail needs to know about his own
characteristic of his coaching." special phase of the game."
Allen's

BETTER BASKETBALL

This book is a practical guide to all recent developments in technique.
It brings to everyone interested in the game the successful methods of indi-
vidual and team play which have given Forrest C. ("Phog") Allen 21 champion-
ships in his 26 years of coaching and have made him a leader in this popular
Sport.

Individual player skills; offensive and defensive movements; and tactics
of coordinating the play and developing team offense and defense in their most
up-to-date forms -—- are described in detail. The author gives many hints,
too, on the psychology of winning games. True stories taken from Dr. Allen's
own experience picture the part played by morale and other human factors in
helping players upset scores and win unexpected victories.

some high points of the book are:

--163 photographs illustrating individual offense and defense;
--86 diagrams clearly depicting game formations;

—~the section dealing with training and conditioning, treatment of
athletic injuries, and methods of handling emergencies;

—-suggestions for skill movements or drill by which groups may be
taught the fundamentals of play without handling of the ball by
individual players;

—-detailed treatment of zone defense, man-to-man defense, screening,
and other techniques.

Every librarian. will want to provide at least one copy of this basketball
manual for the use of coach, players, trainer, and manager. Every basketball
team should have its suggestions for winning strategy. Order.your approval
copy today. Let it help your coach and your players win the next basketball
game.

Very truly yours,

Po Mieke.

RFN:H : Manager, School Department
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