Lenny Wilkens Legacy Basketball Clinic Series - The Basics

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Summary: One of the Best Teaching Aids
Review: Breaks down difficult skills into easy to understand demonstrations and explanations. Key points and errors are reinforced. Great for teaching intermediate or higher level youth players. The team defense portion has enabled my teams to improve its defense significantly.

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Summary: Awesome Instructional Basketball Video!
Review: Coach Wilkens & Helm have provided an instructional video that will help anyone improve on their basic basketball skills. The level of program quality is very high. Coach Wilkens' "Chalk Talk" offers tips and insights from a two-time hall-of-famer and is easy to follow. The "Chalk Talk" section uses freeze frame, slow motion and a telestrator that I thought was very innovative. I highly recommend this two-tape set for any parent, coach or player who is looking for drills and excercises that will take their game to the next level. This video set also comes with a 60-page pocket workbook that gives an overview of each drill and exercise and allows you to take what you learned on tape out to the court. Do not be afraid to spend the money - this set is worth every cent. Bravo coach Wilkens & Helm!

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Summary: Awesome Instructional Basketball Video!
Review: Coach Wilkens & Helm have provided an instructional video that will help anyone improve on their basic basketball skills. The level of program quality is very high. Coach Wilkens' "Chalk Talk" offers tips and insights from a two-time hall-of-famer and is easy to follow. The "Chalk Talk" section uses freeze frame, slow motion and a telestrator that I thought was very innovative. I highly recommend this two-tape set for any parent, coach or player who is looking for drills and excercises that will take their game to the next level. This video set also comes with a 60-page pocket workbook that gives an overview of each drill and exercise and allows you to take what you learned on tape out to the court. Do not be afraid to spend the money - this set is worth every cent. Bravo coach Wilkens & Helm!

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Summary: Somewhat useful
Review: I bought this video mostly because I wanted to improve my ball handling. I found some of the drills useful and found the tips on protecting the ball and using behind the back and spin dribbles useful. However, I found "48 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP DRILLS" much more useful.

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Summary: A Fantastic Tool From The Winningest Coach In The NBA!!!
Review: I purchased this video for my son at a basketball camp and I have noticed a significant improvement in his basic skills and his desire to learn more. Coach Wilkens' presentation is very easy to follow, even for an eight year old. There is a workbook included that outlines each drill and allows the viewer to take what they have learned straight to the basketball court. I cannot think of a coach that is better suited to teach my son the basic skills of this sport other than Lenny Wilkens. Coach Wilkens' team approach to the sport of basketball has made him the winningest coach in the history of the NBA. By far this is the best instructional basketball video I have seen!

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Summary: Excellent for starters!
Review: I recommend this book for beginner to intermediate basketball player who wants to improve skills. Contains everything from defense stance to basketball shooting.

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Summary: Good Basketball Vedio
Review: It is the vedio for you to improve your basketball skill and knowledge. If you are a novice, definitely you would feel this vedio very helpful because the vedio teaches you all the basic basketball skills. And you can replay it over and over again to catch all detail moves. For the intermediate player, you still can refine your skills through this vedio for the vedio shows you the right way to play the basketball. Even you don't like to play, just want to be a basketball fan, you still can benefit from this vedio because you will become the one who can evaluate the player and catch the excitement of the basketball game. Highly recommend.

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Summary: Good Basketball Vedio
Review: It is the vedio for you to improve your basketball skill and knowledge. If you are a novice, definitely you would feel this vedio very helpful because the vedio teaches you all the basic basketball skills. And you can replay it over and over again to catch all detail moves. For the intermediate player, you still can refine your skills through this vedio for the vedio shows you the right way to play the basketball. Even you don't like to play, just want to be a basketball fan, you still can benefit from this vedio because you will become the one who can evaluate the player and catch the excitement of the basketball game. Highly recommend.

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Summary: A Real Hall of Fame Product!
Review: Len Wilkens was one of my favorite players growing up so naturally my opinon is a little tilted. I found the video easy to follow with some very consise instruction. I think coaches and/or parents might like this more than youth players themselves. Another video which compliments this one is "48 Championship Basketball Drills" which for kids is easier to follow and great for the youth coach. Len willken's video is very worthwhile to purchase.

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Summary: Comprehensive lessons on the basics (intermediate+ players)
Review: The video shows players in various situations (1 on 1, 3 on 4, two lane drill formation etc.) executing moves that are being taught. Coach Dick Helm introduces the lesson, and then describes the skills as they are being demonstrated. Coach Lenny Wilkens then recaps the lesson and the demonstration (using a chalkboard). His critique includes both the good and the bad points exhibited in the demonstration. I have been amazed and educated by what Coach Wilkens can observe -- I would have missed some things in the demonstrations were it not for him pointing them out. I find it useful to replay the video in slow motion in order to see clearly what he saw in real-time. For some of the skills being taught, game situations in which they can be used (and those in which they should not be used) are mentioned. A valuable aspect of the lessons on shooting is that they do not assume the player has the ball and is about to begin his shot -- the shooting lessons include lessons on what goes on before, during, and after a shot (getting open, shooting on the move, rebounding etc.). While the lessons may be too quick for a beginner, I recommend it to any intermediate or advanced player who wants to hone his skills