Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development

by Brian McCormick

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ISBN: 978-0-557-02588-6
Publisher: Lulu.com
Rights Owner: Brian McCormick
Copyright: © 2008 Brian McCormick Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United States
Edition: Third Edition
Download: 1 documents, 19739 KB

Printed: 207 pages, 7.44" x 9.68", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

Description:

Most basketball books offer drills. Cross Over outlines an entire development program complete with a long term athlete development philosophy, over 150 age-appropriate basketball drills, break down of skill progressions and thoughts on coaching effectiveness. Cross Over covers Athletic Skills, Tactical Skills, Technical Skills and Psychological Skills through four stages of development and gives coaches the tools to improve their coaching and create a better environment for youth players.


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Required Reading
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12 Jan 2009
I just heard Hubie Brown speak at O’Connell last weekend. He was outstanding as usual but what he said is echoed in the book Cross Over. If I were an athletic director or the head of a youth basketball rec league, any person that wanted to coach in my organization would first have to read this book, understand the concepts and be willing to apply them before I would let them coach. It would be second only to a background investigation.

Brian Williams
Assistant Boys Varsity Coach
North County Senior High School,
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Comprehensive Book
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12 Jan 2009
“It is fantastic to see a coach understand and clearly describe the process of long-term development via skill acquisition. Brian McCormick has done children, the world and basketball enthusiasts everywhere a tremendous service by writing such as well thought and comprehensive book.”

Brian J. Grasso
Executive Director
International Youth Conditioning Association
Well-rounded perspective to improve the game across the world
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12 Jan 2009
“Brian McCormick reflects on the fundamentals needed for youth basketball development not only in an American system but on an international level, thus giving a well-rounded perspective on how to improve the game across the world”

-Maurizio Gherardini,
Toronto Raptors’ Vice President & Assistant General Manager
Important Lessons
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12 Jan 2009
“Brian McCormick shows us that it’s possible to develop elite athletes without subjecting young people to harmful overspecialization and burnout. Both parents and coaches will take important lessons from this book. If we could reorganize basketball and other sports as McCormick suggests, we could make youth sports into a more positive experience with lifetime health benefits.”

-Jay Coakley, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Sociology; University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A Home Run!
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12 Jan 2009
Brian McCormick, author of Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development, hits a home run with his book on youth basketball. This approach to long term development for all players, including elite level “ballers” meets the need for a substantive approach to basketball for young players. This is one of the few sources that is a quality book that hits the mark for players and coaches. I recommend it highly.

- Jerry Krause, Nat’l. Assoc. of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Research Chairman and Director of Basketball Operations, Gonzaga University

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