Drills are suggested to develop skill in executing the fast break in women's basketball strategy. (LH)

Tips and techniques for teachers and coaches involved with women's volleyball and basketball competition are given. Off-season conditioning, safety on the court, and team morale are some of the issues considered. (Author/LH)

This handbook presents the up-dated rules and regulations for women's basketball as determined by the National Assocation for Girls and Women in Sport. (JD)

This guidebook provides the 1979-1980 updated rules and regulations for officiating women's basketball competition. Specifications regarding equipment construction, duties of officials, scoring and timing procedures, definition of playing terms, and player eligibility are provided. Step-by-step instruction for facilitating smooth and…

The results of this study generated only limited support for the notion that members of a losing basketball team would maintain positive self-evaluations of their individual attributes while simultaneously forming negative evaluations of those same elements in regard to the team as a whole. (MM)

Summarizes proposed variables linked with higher incidences of anterior cruciate ligament tears in females and the biomechanical aspects of the lower extremity during the performance of common basketball skills, focusing on gender differences in knee joint stability and neuromuscular control, biomechanical aspects of lower extremity skills in…

This guide is part of a series published by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. It contains eight articles written on various aspects of the sport of basketball, and includes such topics as (1) team defense, (2) individual offensive moves, and (3) point of aim free-throw shooting. It also includes official basketball playing…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted the use of a smaller size basketball for women's intercollegiate and interscholastic play. This article reports on five studies of the effect of the smaller ball on game skills of nearly 2,600 college and high school athletes. (MT)

An evaluation method for coaches engaged in competitive selection of female basketball players is presented. (LH)

The results of this survey show that the most common injuries to women, as to men, are sprains to the ankle and knee and that the sport of basketball has one of the highest injury rates. (JD)

Women athletes have been successful in maintaining and/or increasing their conditioning and vertical jump levels when they participate in the in-season circuit training program described in this article. An exercise guide, sample individual score card, and photos of women practicing the exercises are included. (IAH)

These National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) newsletters contain information on injuries sustained by girls who participate in high school basketball. Types of injuries are listed with a breakdown of injuries during games and practice, and of the parts of the body affected. A fact sheet is included outlining the qualifications and…

This ninth volume of the "Biography Today Sports" series is intended to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each alphabetically-arranged sketch provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on birth, youth, early memories,…

Coed sports competition in high school can be made more meaningful by modifying traditional rules that tend to allow males to dominate the game. (MB)

The monographs in this volume profile current information on basketball, covering a wide variety of topics regarding teaching, coaching, and playing girl's and women's basketball. Ten articles cover aspects of basketball ranging from history to nutrition and conditioning to techniques for high level competition. The titles and authors are as…