Pete Newell's Playing Big

Pete Newell has a collegiate coaching record of 234-123, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA championship game (1959 and 1960) with the University of California at Berkeley. He won one NCAA title, an NIT title, and a gold medal with the 1960 U.S. team. Newell's Cal teams won four consecutive Pacific-8 titles (1957-1960), and Newell was National Coach of the Year in 1960. Considered America's "basketball guru" for his vast knowledge and teaching skills, Newell was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. He has run his Big Man Camp since 1976 and his Tall Women's Camp since 2001, developing the skills of serious high school, collegiate, and professional players.Swen Nater is a former NBA and ABA center who led both leagues in rebounding and who is often consulted as a big man's coach for developing high school and college players. Nater, who developed his post skills under the tutelage of John Wooden at UCLA, runs his own Big Man Camp in Seattle, where he has helped to develop many players who have gone on to play in the NBA. He also works as an instructor at Pete Newell's Big Man Camp and has authored three basketball instructional books, including one on rebounding.

"Pete Newell is the guru of post play and playing big. This book not only shows you how to master inside play, but it also demonstrates how Pete has had such an impact on basketball. If you want to raise your game, learn or coach footwork, and play big, read this book!"Ann Meyers DrysdaleGeneral Manager, Phoenix MercuryOlympian, All-American, Hall of Famer"Pete Newell's Playing Big is the standard by which every basketball resource will be judged. In a style and format that allow any aspiring student, teacher, coach, and player to easily comprehend what it takes to get to Newell's Hall of Fame level, Coach Newell perfectly captures the training tips, techniques, and methodology that have guided the true legends in basketball. Pete Newell's Playing Big is not only a meticulously researched, brilliantly organized, incredibly complete review of how players have excelled in the post, but it's also a blueprint for maximizing talents in basketball and in the game of life itself."Bill WaltonBasketball Hall of Fame 1993Member of NBA's 50 Greatest All-Time Team"Coach Pete Newell's vast knowledge of basketball is unparalleled. He gave me 90% of my game as an NBA player and allowed me to use that same knowledge as a coach and general manager in the NBA. Players and coaches will benefit tremendously by reading Pete Newell's Playing Big and watching the DVD. No other source explains the footwork and principles of the game so well."Kiki VandewegheESPN Analyst

• Chapter 1. Post Play Today Chapter 2. BalanceChapter 3. FootworkChapter 4. Quick Maneuvers Chapter 5. Moves to Get OpenChapter 6. Receiving the BallChapter 7. Wing MovesChapter 8. Mid-Range and In-Lane ShotsChapter 9. Inside MovesChapter 10. ScreeningChapter 11. Two- and Three-Player PlaysChapter 12. Post Play for All PositionsChapter 13. ReboundingChapter 14. DefenseChapter 15. Instruction and DevelopmentPete Newell's Playing the Post (DVD)-Footwork and Getting Open-Ball Skills-Shooting and Scoring-Screens and Plays-Rebounding and Defending