BASKETBALL: How to Improve Your Technique

Stamina and practice are the keys to better play in basketball -- so Kaplan's role is limited to describing the correct form for the various movements, passes, dribbles and shots that competitors will need to perfect. The elements of defense and offense are, similarly, covered from the individual point of view, rather than in terms of team strategy and the photographs illustrate the proper execution of the techniques. There's some help here for the self-motivated player, though little that a good coach would have failed to provide.