Game-Day Goddess: Learning Basketball's Lingo (Game-Day Goddess Sports Series)

ISBN-13: 9781607028857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 84 str.

Suzy Beamer Bohnert

Opis

Imagine receiving an invitation to your bosss party to watch a basketball game. Horror strikes because you dont know the first thing about the sport--or maybe youd like to know more. Or, you love your job, and you want to impress your supervisor and colleagues. But whats a free throw? Why are those men running down the court and charging about wildly?Before you go nuts trying to learn the language of basketball on your own, read Game-Day Goddess: Learning Basketballs Lingo to understand the game. Let this book familiarize you with the expressions the broadcasters use on TV and radio; grasp whats happening when those men on the court in striped shirts thrust their arms high above their heads. One hint. Theyre not beginning a cheer, such as the wave.Game-Day Goddess: Learning Basketballs Lingo documents the action youll see on television or hear on the radio, or in the stands, and the essentials of the game. A handy reference covering the most important phrases and words used in todays game at the pro and college level, this concise dictionary features simple entries.With this resource, readers will never again be at a loss for the meaning of a basketball phrase or feel foolish because they dont know whats going on out on the court.