Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence

Through situations, instruction, and questioning, Playmakers: The Player’s Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence demonstrates how to teach game awareness and basketball intelligence. Playmakers: The Player’s Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence explains the basic tactical skills of every offense — from pick-and-rolls to 3v2 fast breaks — but moves beyond the skill execution to the all-important perceptual, anticipatory and decision-making skills which separate the expert performers. Playmakers: The Player’s Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence teaches tactical skills, but also develops the characteristics of a high basketball IQ player — players who: • Choose the best option in less time; • Adapt to ever-changing situations; • Possess good spatial awareness; • Know the right play at any moment relative to the time and score; And more.