Dettamanti releases coaching series
Introducing two new books in a WATER POLO COACHING SERIES, Book One, THE BASICS OF SUCCESSFUL COACHING, and Book Two, FUNDAMENTALS OF PLAYING WATER POLO, by Dante Dettamanti, one of the most successful water polo coaches in NCAA Collegiate history. Coach Dettamanti has produced winning and championship water polo teams at all levels. In his 32-year coaching career at Occidental College, UC Santa Barbara and Stanford University (where he coached Alistair Hobday), he is only one of two college coaches to win more than 600 games in his career. His winning percentage of 80 percent is an NCAA record, along with his eight NCAA titles, 14 appearances in the NCAA Final Game, and a 53 game winning streak without a loss; all in 25 years at Stanford and all NCAA records.
These two manuals contains 450 pages of the secrets of coaching and playing water polo that Coach Dettamanti has accumulated over a 50 year period as a player and a coach in the sport. The manuals are the most complete and comprehensive books about water polo that are available in the world today; both with numerous diagrams and photos that make coaching and playing the game easy to understand.
Book One presents the “how to” of coaching water polo, while Book Two presents the fundamentals of playing the game of water polo. While both books are intended for use by water polo coaches at all levels, Book Two can be a valuable guide to playing the game that can also be used by players at all levels. Following are the contents of the chapters of each book:
BOOK 1- BASICS OF SUCCESSFUL COACHING
1) What it Takes to be a Successful Coach,
2) Developing a Coaching Philosophy,
3) Coaching And Teaching Tips,
4) Practice Organization, Skills and Drills,
5) Game Tactics and Strategies,
6) Training and Conditioning for Water Polo,
7) Resistance Training for Water Polo,
8) Exercise Myths That Coaches Need To Know The Truth About
BOOK 2- FUNDAMENTALS OF PLAYING WATER POLO
1) Basic Game Skills Every Player Should Know,
2) Shooting Technique and Skills,
3) Principles of Team Defense,
4) Principles of Team Offense,
5) Playing and Defending the 2-Meter Position,
6) The Extra-Man Offense and Defense,
7) The Counterattack and Defending the Counterattack,
8) Goalkeeper Tactics and Training.
Both manuals can be ordered on-line, directly from the publisher, www.lulu.com. Search for books, type in “water polo”, “coaching water polo”, or the name “Dettamanti”. Then simply order like you would from Amazon or other book companies. The books will be mailed directly to you.
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