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Books in Play Like a Pro series

  • What It Takes to Be a Pro Basketball Player

    Joanne Mattern

    Library Binding (12-Story Library, Jan. 21, 2020)
    Play Like a Pro covers the essentials of what you need to play six professional team sports, from starting early to what pros do once they retire from their careers as athletes. Readers learn about the drive, dedication, preparation, hard work, skills, sacrifices, choices, and decisions involved in becoming a top athlete. With illustrative examples from the lives of well-known athletes, readers will learn more about the sports and games they love.
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  • Football: The Fundamentals

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Describes the fundamental aspects of football, including the coaching, the teams, and such moves as blocking, passing, tackling, and kicking.
    M
  • Baseball Skills

    Dave McMahon

    Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Introduces the skills needed to play baseball, discussing hitting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning.
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  • Soccer: Skills

    Barbara Bonney

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Describes trapping, heading, volleying, passing, juggling, and other specific skills required to play the game of soccer.
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  • Basketball: The Fundamentals

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Explores the basics of basketball, including the rules, origin, and necessary skills
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  • Football: The Offense

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Discusses the basics in football offense, covering such aspects as formations and the work of the center, the quarterback, the wide receivers, and the ends.
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  • Basketball: Pass, Shoot & Dribble

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Provides an overview of the three basic skills necessary in the game of basketball: passing, dribbling, and shooting
    Q
  • Football: Rules of the Game

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1997)
    Provides a simple introduction to the game of football, covering layout of the field, rules of play, scoring, and terminology.
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  • Football: Equipment

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Describes the equipment and supplies used in football, including the ball, uniforms, helmet, pads, and cleats.
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  • Basketball: Rules of the Game

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Provides a simple introduction to the game of basketball, covering layout of the court, rules of play, scoring, and terminology
  • Baseball: Rules of the Game

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Surveys the rules of baseball, covering such aspects as strikes, walks, outs, innings, and runs.
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  • Football: The Defense

    Bryant Lloyd

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Discusses the basics in football defense, covering such aspects as defensive sets and the work of the tackles, the linebackers, and the backs.
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