New book for basketball coaches and players

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dec. 7, 2015 - PRLog -- Professional basketball coach Brian McCormick, PhD has published 21st Century Guide to Individual Skill Development for players, coaches, and skill trainers. The book draws on McCormick's experience as a coach for the last 20 years at every level from u-9s to professional teams in Europe, and as a skill trainer working with beginners through professional players, including high school and college All-Americans. 21st Century Guide to Individual Skill Development is centered on strategies to improve individual practice. In addition to his personal experiences and research, McCormick includes examples from modern-day superstars such as Stephen Curry and his visit to NBA offseason workouts.

This book is about individual practice and skill development, but individual skill is a misnomer. Games are complex. There is no isolated or individual skill: All skills are interdependent. Despite the interdependence of skills, players do and should practice individually. This book provides strategies to enhance the effectiveness of individual practice, and offers advice on skill development hacks off the court, the usefulness of private coaches, and the value of play, pickup games, and collective skill development. The specific strategies describe different approaches for skill development, whether by oneself, with a private coach, or with a training group. The objective is to give players the tools and ideas to improve their individual practice and offseason training to maximize their skill development.

21st Century Guide to Individual Skill Development is available through Amazon.com, Lulu.com, and 180Shooter.com.