Triple Checking Her Cherry

✍ Scribed by Sarah Sethline

• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 29 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ASIN: B00JK2IN5S

✦ Synopsis

Basketball 101 -- Bare-Bones Basketball -- We're Having a Ball -- The Object of the Game, Simplified -- Digger's Ten Reasons to Like Basketball -- Basketball is ballet -- Basketball is a simple game -- Basketball requires very little equipment -- You don't need anyone else to play -- You're watching people, not uniforms -- You're home by supper -- The game flows -- Weather or not, you can play -- March Madness -- Fun for boys and girls everywhere -- Coaching a Team -- Don't Become a Tunnel-Vision Fan -- The Wear and Where of Basketball -- The Wear of Basketball -- Sneakers -- Socks -- A mouthpiece -- Uniforms -- Equipment -- The Where of Basketball -- Your own driveway -- School yards or playgrounds -- Community centers -- Basketball Hotbeds: Where the Best Players Come From -- The Rules -- Naismith's Original 13 Rules -- The Court -- The free throw lane and free throw line -- The three-point arc -- The backcourt and frontcourt -- The Players -- The Game -- To begin -- Time-in, time-out -- The shot clock -- Ten seconds -- Time-out -- Overtime -- Fouls -- Fouling out -- Over the limit -- Offensive fouls -- Technical fouls -- Nonfoul Violations -- Every League for Itself -- Statistics -- Scoring: King of Stats -- Scoring: One, two, three -- Free throws -- Field goals -- Three- and four-point plays -- Keeping Score -- The official scorer -- Statistical genius: The box score -- Other Statistics Worth Watching -- Assists -- Turnovers (not the cherry kind) -- Blocked shots -- Steals -- Minutes -- Ratios -- Bench scoring -- Second-chance points -- Points off turnovers -- Triple doubles -- Quadruple doubles -- The Fundamentals of Basketball -- Shooting -- Becoming a Good Shooter -- Putting a 9-inch ball through an 18-inch hoop -- Developing a soft touch -- Digger's Five Keys to Shooting -- Balance yourself -- Shoot with your knees -- Grab the rim -- Control the ball with your fingertips -- Perfecting the Free Throw -- Taking the pressure shot -- Drilling home free throw mechanics -- The Five Areas to Shoot From -- Under the basket (the lay-up or dunk) -- The top of the key (the three-pointer) -- The elbows -- The right or left wing -- The right or left corner -- Shooting for Variety -- The bankshot -- The baby jumper -- The three-point shot -- Shooting Drills -- Drills without a defender -- Drills with a defender -- Great Shooters: Players to Emulate -- Offense -- Establishing Your Position -- Point guard (alias "Ball Handler") -- Shooting guard (alias "Two-Guard") -- Small forward (alias "Swingman") -- Power forward (alias "The Enforcer" or "Four-Spot") -- Center (alias "The Big Man") -- Playing to Your Strength -- Offensive Plays and Maneuvers -- The pass -- The screen -- The give-and-go -- The pass and screen away -- The pick and roll -- The back door -- Backscreen to alley-oop -- Being Alert (The World Needs Lerts) on Offense -- Setting the Tempo -- Man-to-Man Offense -- Zone Offense -- How the zone bothers the offense -- How the offense can bother the zone -- Playing against a 2-3 zone -- Playing against a 1-3-1 (point) zone -- Getting the ball inside against a zone -- Fast Break Offense -- Why the fast break works -- The three-man weave drill -- The three-on-two, two-on-one drill -- Press Offense -- Breaking Half-Court Traps -- Defense -- Playing with Your Head -- Playing with Your Heart -- Playing with Your Feet -- In-the-paint drill -- On-the-diagonal drill -- Man-to-Man Defense -- The three stages of an offensive player's possession -- The first day of practice -- Defense is TEAM defense -- The triangle principle of man-to-man defense -- Playing guard in a man-to-man defense -- Playing forward in a man-to-man defense -- Playing center in a man-to-man defense -- Playing post defense -- Defending the entry pass -- Defending screens: To switch or not to switch? -- Defending the pick and roll -- Digger's switching rule -- The Last Word on Man-to-Man -- Zone Defense -- Types of zone defenses -- Meet the Press -- The trap press -- Defending the break -- Rebounding -- Board-dom: A Glossar -- Rebounding: The Key to Victory -- The Team Concept of Rebounding -- Rebounding Physics -- Defensive Rebounding -- Using your time wisely -- Gaining leverage -- Rebounding in a zone defense -- Offensive Rebounding -- Rebounding Drills -- Circle the wagons drill -- One-on-one rebounding drill -- Dan Mara drill -- Manhattan drill -- Four-player full-court rebounding drill -- Out-rebounding a Taller Player -- Great Rebounders to Emulate -- The greatest college rebounding teams -- Moves, Plays, and Strategies -- Playing Center -- Working to get open inside -- Breaking contact with the defender -- Moving without the ball -- Moves for a Center -- The drop step -- Power move through the hoop -- The pull-up jumper -- The crossover move -- The up-and-under move -- Pass to the open player -- Moves for a Guard -- The pick and roll -- Setting screens for the shooting guard -- A Move for a Power Forward -- Moves for a Three-Point Shooter -- Last-Second Plays -- Sideline out of bounds -- Length-of-the-court game-winning play -- Digger's tips on last-second plays -- To call time-out or not to call time-out: That is the question -- Preparing for the Big Game -- Scout the opposition--and yourself -- Challenge the opposing team's star -- Figure out which matchups are in your favor -- Play up a sense of rivalry -- Run special drills for what your opponent does best -- Prepare your team mentally -- Lean on your support groups -- The Fanfare of Basketball -- You Don't Need to Play to Be a Fan -- Following a Game on TV -- Anticipate the next pass -- Watch the action away from the ball -- Avoid Carter-vision -- Get Carter-vision -- Follow stats -- Watch the officials -- What I Watch For -- Following a Game on the Radio -- Following Your Team on the Internet (a.k.a. "Cyberspace Jam") -- Subscribing to Magazines and Other Publications -- Watching Your Child Play -- Participating in Fantasy Leagues -- Setting up a fantasy league -- Putting together your fantasy team -- Basketball and the Internet -- Pickup Basketball -- The Traits of Pickup Basketball -- Gimme the ball -- Pass--or shoot--the rock! -- Trash talk -- The lane--No place for the faint of heart -- Arguments -- Don't expect to learn Dean Smith's offense -- Other pickup basketball customs and terms -- Gentleman's Rules of Pickup Basketball -- To 11, 15, or 21 by ones -- Winners -- Gotta win by two -- Call your own fouls -- Take it back -- We got next -- Check -- No free throws -- Looking for Good Pickup Facilities -- A good number of courts -- A good variety of courts and games -- Even baskets with nylon nets and rectangular backboards -- Lights -- An adjoining gym -- A water fountain -- Courtside concerns -- Padding on the basket support -- A level court -- North-south orientation (if outdoors) -- Bathroom facilities -- No stage in the gym -- Proper ventilation in the gym -- Pickup Shooting Games -- H-O-R-S-E -- 21 -- Around the World -- 5-3-1 -- Pickup Game Variations -- Three-on-three -- Bookstore Basketball -- High School Basketball -- Where It's At -- Understanding Hoosier Hysteria -- High School Confidential -- Style of play -- Turnovers -- Room to grow -- Ya gotta have heart -- Off-the-rack coaching wardrobes -- What Kids Can Do -- What Coaches Can Do -- What Parents Can Do -- High School All-America Teams -- From the Prom to the Pros -- College Basketball -- What Makes College Basketball Special? -- Cinderella stories -- The little man -- Diversity in style of play -- The NCAA and Other Governing Bodies -- NAIA -- Junior colleges -- Conference Structure -- College conferences: A lesson in geography? -- Conference ratings -- Team Size -- Coaches and Managers -- The roles of the college coach -- Minority coaches on the rise -- Games -- Tournaments: The Ultimate Goal -- Polls -- All-America Teams -- How the Game Has Changed Since 1975 -- The three-point goal -- The shot clock -- Three-guard offenses -- Where have all the centers gone? -- A 64-team field -- The legalized dunk -- Players turning pro -- Parity -- Television -- Stricter national academic requirements -- NCAA Women's Basketball -- The smaller ball -- Increased media attention -- (Nearly) pure amateurism -- Upgrades to the game -- The top college women players of all time -- Tennessee and U Conn -- Does Great College Player = Great NBA Player? -- Professional Basketball -- National Basketball Association (NBA) -- Schedule -- Rosters -- Playoffs -- The NBA Has Come a Long Way -- The shot clock: A rule that saved a league -- Illegal defense: What is it? -- NBA Economics -- One for the money, two for the show: Player salaries and league rankings -- 1999-2000 highest paid players -- Coaching in the NBA -- Women's Pro Hoops: The WNBA -- Starts and stops -- Summer scheduling -- Coaching and playing -- Minor League Professional Basketball -- Continental Basketball Association (CBA) -- United States Basketball League (USBL) -- The Harlem Globetrotters -- International Basketball -- How Hoops Took Over the World -- Winning at the 1960 Olympics -- Losing at the 1972 Olympics -- Yugoslavia defeating the Soviets -- Touring American college teams -- The NBA going global -- Dream Team I -- The NBA Goes International -- International Players Infuse the U.S. College Ranks -- It's a Different Game -- Hoops Cultural Exchange: International Influence on the American Game -- Outside shooting by big men -- Skip passing -- Better passing -- The three-point shot -- A more perimeter-oriented game -- Penetrating with the dribble and then passing outside for the three-pointer -- Hoops Cultural Exchange: American Influence on the International Game -- Improved ballhandling -- Improved perimeter defense -- Development of the inside game -- Why the Rest of the World Has Caught Up to the United States -- Worldwide Hoops: Top Pro Leagues -- International Basketball Tournaments -- The Olympic Games -- The European Championships.