Basketball Fundamentals

In Basketball FundaMENTALs: A Complete Mental Training Guide, author, Jay Mikes, introduces you to the mental fundamentals of basketball by focusing on the Three Cs of Peak Performance—Concentration, Confidence and Composure. By combining the expertise and wisdom of top coaches, star athletes, psychologists, and educators, Basketball FundaMENTALs is designed to meet the following objectives: 1. To develop your power of concentration on the court. Learn the proper focus of attention for each phase of the game—shooting, ball handling, defense, and rebounding. 2. To teach you how to relax and maintain your composure on the court. Develop habits that will help you overcome pressure, play at optimum intensity, and let your body and mind work in harmony. 3. To help you to develop the essential quality of true confidence enabling you to become a clutch performer. Learn to control your mind and body when the game is on the line. FOREWORD by Hall of Fame Coach RAY MEYER FIRST QUARTER: MENTAL FUNDAMENTALS Ch 1: The Mental Revolution Ch 2: The Three Cs of Peak Performance Ch 3: Skill and Body Awareness Ch 4: Developing the Master Sense SECOND QUARTER: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS Ch 5: Shooting Fundamentals Ch 6: Shooting Slumps Ch 7: Free Throw Fundamentals Ch 8: Ball-Handling Fundamentals Ch 9: Defensive Fundamentals Ch 10: Rebounding Fundamentals Ch 11: Intensity Ch 12: Quickness HALFTIME Chapter 13: The Mind in Athletics and Strength Training THIRD QUARTER: MENTAL PRACTICE Ch 14: Suggestology and Mental Rehearsal: Easy-Chair Drills Ch 15: Mind Games FOURTH QUARTER: GAME FUNDAMENTALS Ch 16: Pressure and the Emotional Elements of Sports Ch 17: Coping with Competition: The ABCs Ch 18: Pregame Programming and Postgame Analysis Ch 19: Momentum Ch 20: When the Game is on the Line OVERTIME Ch 21: Basketballology 101 Ch 22: The Moral Elements Ch 23: Most Valuable Player Ch 24: Inner Horizons

In Basketball FundaMENTALs: A Complete Mental Training Guide, author, Jay Mikes, introduces you to the mental fundamentals of basketball by focusing on the Three Cs of Peak Performance—Concentration, Confidence and Composure. By combining the expertise and wisdom of top coaches, star athletes, psychologists, and educators, Basketball FundaMENTALs is designed to meet the following objectives: 1. To develop your power of concentration on the court. Learn the proper focus of attention for each phase of the game—shooting, ball handling, defense, and rebounding. You will also learn to use your power of concentration in practice to develop your physical and mental skills. 2. To teach you how to relax and maintain your composure on the court. Develop habits that will help you overcome pressure, play at optimum intensity, and let your body and mind work in harmony. 3. To help you to develop the essential quality of true confidence enabling you to become a clutch performer. Learn to control your mind and body when the game is on the line. FOREWORD by Hall of Fame Coach RAY MEYER FIRST QUARTER: MENTAL FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 1: The Mental Revolution Chapter 2: The Three Cs of Peak Performance Chapter 3: Skill and Body Awareness Chapter 4: Developing the Master Sense SECOND QUARTER: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS Chapter 5: Shooting Fundamentals Chapter 6: Shooting Slumps Chapter 7: Free Throw Fundamentals Chapter 8: Ball-Handling Fundamentals Chapter 9: Defensive Fundamentals Chapter 10: Rebounding Fundamentals Chapter 11: Intensity Chapter 12: Quickness HALFTIME Chapter 13: The Mind in Athletics and Strength Training THIRD QUARTER: MENTAL PRACTICE Chapter 14: Suggestology and Mental Rehearsal: Easy-Chair Drills Chapter 15: Mind Games FOURTH QUARTER: GAME FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 16: Pressure and the Emotional Elements of Sports Chapter 17: Coping with Competition: The ABCs Chapter 18: Pregame Programming and Postgame Analysis Chapter 19: Momentum Chapter 20: When the Game is on the Line OVERTIME Chapter 21: Basketballology 101 Chapter 22: The Moral Elements Chapter 23: Most Valuable Player Chapter 24: Inner Horizons Basketball FundaMENTALs was first published in hard cover format in 1987 and then published as a paperback in 1991. It has been translated into German and Japanese and has been endorsed by several NCAA and NBA champion coaches including: DEAN SMITH, North Carolina, NCAA Champions 1982 & 1993 JIM VALVANO, North Carolina State, NCAA Champions 1983 DENNY CRUM, Louisville, NCAA Champions 1980 & 1986 LARRY BROWN, Kansas, NCAA Champions 1988, Detroit Pistons, NBA Champs 2004 JACK RAMSEY, Portland Trailblazers, NBA Champions 1977 MORGAN WOOTEN, DeMatha Catholic High School

Jay Mikes brings to light a wealth of experience in Basketball FundaMENTALs. As a former high school and college player, as well as a coach and personal trainer, Jay learned early on that there is more to success in basketball than physical prowess—the mental skills of the game must be developed too. Basketball FundaMENTALs is loaded with mental training drills that will help both coaches and players master the “inner game” of basketball. Jay is now a retired teacher and coach but still takes time to train young athletes. A true student of the game, he has also written extensively about statistics systems in basketball. In fact, Jay introduced analytics into the NBA back in 1986-87 when his company, Strategic Statistics provided video tape/computer analysis for the Phoenix Suns. In addition to Basketball FundaMENTALs, Jay published his first novel in 2000 entitled, Uncle Tom’s Clinic. In 2009, Jay produced a two-hour video on the early history of Schaumburg Township (Illinois) entitled Schaumberg Roots. For more information on Jay Mikes, visit his website at http://www.jam23.net.