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WINNING

Basketball

For Girls

The Winning Sports for Girls Series

Winning Basketball for Girls, Fourth Edition

Winning Lacrosse for Girls, Second Edition

Winning Soccer for Girls, Third Edition

Winning Softball for Girls, Second Edition

Winning Track and Field for Girls, Second Edition

Winning Volleyball for Girls, Third Edition

Basketball

Faye Young Miller

Wayne Coffey

Fourth Edition

WINNING

Basketball

For Girls

Winning basketball for Girls, Fourth Edition

Copyright © 2009, 2002, 1992 by Faye Young Miller and Wayne Coffey

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Miller, Faye Young.

Winning basketball for girls / Faye Young Miller, Wayne Coffey. — 4th ed.

p. cm. — (Winning sports for girls series)

Includes index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7759-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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1. Basketball for girls. I. Coffey, Wayne R. II. Title.

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Photos by Patrick Shanahan, unless otherwise noted

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To my husband, Matthew Peter Miller,

my son, Samuel Peter, and my daughter, Chaney

Elizabeth, with love and in memory of my mother

Irene, who always made sure I got the chance to play.

To my former teammates—at Bunn High School,

Peace College, North Carolina State University,

and in the Women’s Professional Basketball League

(WBL)—the New York Stars and

the New Jersey Gems.

And to my former players—Fairview High School,

Manhattan College, Georgia Tech,

Ithaca High School, Upstate Ladies (AAU),

Cornell University, and Cortland State.

Lastly to my former coaches—my love for this game

is a direct result of your sharing it with me.

Much love.

—F. Y. M.

In loving memory of my grandparents, and for

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Willi, Sr., who are

my grandparents too.

—W. C.

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Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act

enthusiastic until you make it a habit. Enthusiasm is natural;

it is being alive, taking the initiative, seeing the importance of

what you do, giving it dignity and making what you do impor￾tant to yourself and to others.

—Gordon Parks, author and film director

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how

the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have

done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually

in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,

who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again;

because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but

who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great

enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a wor￾thy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high

achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails

while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those

cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

—Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States

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Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Legend for Illustrations xvii

1 A Look at the Game 1

2 Getting Started 7

3 Preparation for Success—Getting in Shape 11

4 Ball-Handling—Developing A Feel for the Ball 28

5  Footwork—The Foundation of

Good Basketball 34

6 Your Best Shot 43

7 Passing—The Heart of the Game 65

8 Dribbling Under Control 78

9 Developing Individual Offensive Skills 91

Contents

10 Working Together—Team Offense 102

11 Playing Tough Defense 117

12 Under the Boards—How to Get Rebounds 136

13 All About Zones 147

14 Parting Thoughts 155

Glossary 158

Basketball Resources 162

Index 164

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to my sisters—Margie, Cathy, and Kaye—for their love and

support.

Thanks to my Ithaca models—Taylor, Molly, Dacia, Katie, Jocelyn,

and my daughter Chaney—all young players we can expect to see on the

court.

Thanks to some awesome coaches for their quotes used to introduce

the chapters.

Special thanks to Thomas Howley, assistant athletic director for ath￾lete performance and head of strength and conditioning coach at Cornell

University, for sharing his expertise in the “Preparation for Success—

Getting in Shape” chapter.

Special thanks, too, to Patrick Shanahan, photographer, for his

patience and excellence in getting the photos taken.

Thanks to Wayne Coffey for his collaboration in the very first Winning

Basketball for Girls. His writing expertise and early efforts to get this book

started is still greatly appreciated.

Lastly, thanks to Facts On File, especially to James Chambers, for

publishing this book!

—F. Y. M

.

Very special thanks to my brother, Frank, an estimable basketball coach

and mentor, who taught me the finer points of shooting lay-ups and

sneaking into gyms; to the girls of the Horace Mann basketball teams

(1979–83), who made basketball season a very special and much-awaited

time; to Faye Young Miller, who was as cooperative as a collaborator as

she was committed to making this book the best of its kind; and to Gerry

Helferich, whose care and deft editorial hand were the book’s shaping

forces from the outset.

—W. C.

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Thom O’Connor

Introduction

Women’s basketball hasn’t grown. It has exploded. In the last four decades,

the number of girls playing interscholastic basketball has skyrocketed.

Youth leagues have sprung up everywhere. The number of summer camps

seems to double annually. More and more colleges are developing big time

programs, and girls are playing at younger ages than ever before. More

players are being recruited to play in college, and there are more profes￾sional opportunities for players after college. In addition, more women

officiate and coach at all levels. Is it any wonder that players are getting

better and better and, as a result, getting more media exposure?

I’ve experienced the game’s progress firsthand. When I started playing,

some 40 years ago, women’s basketball bore little resemblance to what we

see today. There were six players to a side—two on offense, two on defense,

and two rovers. Only the rovers were free to roam all over the court. The

other four players had to stay in their designated offensive or defensive

area, a rule that did little to encourage all-around basketball skills. Worse

still, in some parts of the country you were allowed only two dribbles

before getting rid of the ball. Fortunately, the powers that be finally saw

the folly in such a setup, and in 1971 a rule was passed allowing girls to

play under rules which are more comparable to the ones the guys play

under. The women’s game has been booming ever since.

It “boomed” for me right from the start, which was in seventh grade

on my junior high school team in Bunn, North Carolina. It was the first

time the school had a team, and the coach was scouting the corridors and

classrooms for possible recruits. He took one look at my twin sister, Kaye,

and me, noted we were 5-foot-7 (pretty tall for seventh-graders), and asked

us to try out. We did, and for both of us, it was love at first shot . . . and

dribble . . . and pass. . . . We went 8-0 that season, and Kaye and I haven’t

strayed far from the hard­-wood since.

I practiced two to three hours a day, year round, right through high

school, college, and the pros. Being dedicated was easy for me; not only

was it what I wanted to do, we also had a terrific high school team, and

I badly wanted to keep that tradition going. Maybe you’ve gotten hooked

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right away, as I did. Or maybe your interest has come along more slowly.

Whether you’re an eager beginner or a seasoned high school veteran, you

must have the basketball bug by now if you’re reading this book, and I

think that’s great. The more girls that play, the better the women’s game

will get. And that’s only good for all of us, players and coaches alike.

I’ve written this book with two aims: one, to give you specific, straight￾forward instruction—pointers and drills for improving every facet of your

game; and two, to “talk” basketball with you in a broad sense, in a way

that’ll give you a better feel for the reasons behind what you’re doing on the

court. My years of coaching and playing have convinced me that in basket￾ball the “whys” are as important as the “hows.” You’ll often hear coaches

talk about “muscle memory”—constantly repeating a particular drill until

your body is programmed to perform it correctly. That’s valuable, no doubt

about it. But it’s even more valuable when the movement is explained, so

you understand why it’s so important to execute it in that way. We could

spend a practice session working on how to dribble, and it would be time

My sister Kaye and I were cocaptains of North Carolina State (1977–78), the

state champion and third-ranked team in the nation. (That’s me, bottom row,

third from the right.) North Carolina State University Sports Information Department

Introduction xiii

well spent. So much the better, though, when we talk about the dribble

as an offensive weapon, and where and when it should (and shouldn’t) be

used. Such insights will increase your feel for the game, and that’s impor￾tant. The best players aren’t those who go out there with a mechanical,

do-this, do-that approach, but those who develop a court sense of how and

when to move and react on the floor in different situations.

The point is that getting to know the game better as you learn to play

it better will make a huge difference in your rate of improvement. So will

having the right attitude.

Any coach can tell you how important attitude is to a player’s develop￾ment. One of the biggest frustrations for a coach is having a talented player

who, for whatever reason, doesn’t concentrate or push herself to improve.

One of the greatest satisfactions, on the other hand, is seeing a girl of

limited natural talent work hard to become the best basketball player she

can be. The way you approach the game will have a big effect on how well

you play it.

Be Enthusiastic

In this book, we’ll talk a lot about working hard and improving, but don’t

forget that the most important guideline of all is to enjoy yourself when

you’re playing. That, presumably, is why you picked up the ball in the first

place, and why you’re continuing to play. This book is intended to be a

means to that end. After all, the better you play, the more fun it’ll be.

As long as basketball is fun, you’ll naturally be enthusiastic about it,

and that makes any experience more fulfilling. Show enthusiasm when

you play. Play with spirit. Congratulate your team­-mate when she makes a

nice play. Support the others and pick them up when they’re down. Praise

unselfish play—the pass or the screen that can easily go unnoticed. Say

“Nice try” if a teammate attempts a move that doesn’t work out as planned.

Admit your mistake when you’ve missed an open player or made a bad

play. Don’t bad-mouth other players, grumble about practice, or complain

publicly about the coach. If you’re not enjoying yourself or you feel as

though you’re being mishandled, talk to your coach about it. She’ll want

to know.

You don’t have to be a full-time cheerleader. Not everybody is suited

to the rah-rah stuff. Enthusiasm is a state of mind. And the best thing

about it—besides how much it enhances your enjoyment—is what it does

for others. Enthusiasm is contagious. It can spread through a team in no

time. It’ll keep everybody closely knit, foster a spirit of cooperation, and

lift you up when you’re not having one of your more memorable practices

or games.

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If you’ve played on a team where enthusiasm was the watchword, none

of this is news to you. If you haven’t, please take it on faith that being

positive and showing enthusiasm will make your basketball experiences

infinitely more rewarding—as a player and as a person. “Nothing great

was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. No

argument here.

What’s New

Since the initial publication of Winning Basketball for Girls, women’s

basketball has grown at an even higher rate. Playing opportunities at

the upper levels of basketball—the WNBA, national teams, and college

programs—have increased dramatically. Title IX has continued to create

more opportunities for women to play collegiate basketball, often on ath￾letic scholarship. This means that high school players have more motiva￾tion than ever to play at higher levels. Due to a “trickle down” effect, girls

at the middle and elementary school levels have started to play and com￾pete earlier than ever before. Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) competition

and summer basketball camps give young players further opportunities to

develop.

This new edition was updated with these changes in mind. Basketball,

the game, hasn’t really changed much, but since the stakes are higher, it

has become even more important to develop solid fundamentals at an

early age. Learning the fundamentals the right way the first time is a great

idea. It is much harder to break bad habits and relearn skills. To play the

game, you must be comfortable handling the ball. You must be comfort￾able shooting and passing. You must be able to move efficiently—to jump,

to run, to rebound, to start and stop, to change direction, to defend. You

need to grasp concepts such as spacing and court balance. You need to

understand individual and team defense. New photos and illustrations

have also been added to provide a more up-to-date backdrop for explain￾ing fundamental skills and techniques. In addition, the “Getting in Shape”

chapter has been rewritten with new information, photos, and illustrations

to help you to get ready to play. Preparing your body for each practice or

workout and for each game and season is critical to help you play your very

best and to help you stay on the court by preventing or limiting injuries.

Most of all, you must love what you do. Basketball requires commit￾ment, passion, and hard work. The team must be bigger than the indi￾vidual. BIG TEAM, little me. You must be accountable to your teammates

and you need to expect them to be accountable. And, you must commu￾nicate—on and off the court. “We are [insert team name], we are one!”

Believe it!