In Basketball FundaMENTALs: A Complete Mental Training Guide, author, Jay Mikes, introduces you to the mental fundamentals of basketball by focusing on the Three Cs of Peak Performance—Concentration, Confidence and Composure. By combining the expertise and wisdom of top coaches, star athletes, psychologists, and educators, Basketball FundaMENTALs is designed to meet the following objectives:

1. To develop your power of concentration on the court. Learn the proper focus of attention for each phase of the game—shooting, ball handling, defense, and rebounding. You will also learn to use your power of concentration in practice to develop your physical and mental skills.

2. To teach you how to relax and maintain your composure on the court. Develop habits that will help you overcome pressure, play at optimum intensity, and let your body and mind work in harmony.

3. To help you to develop the essential quality of true confidence enabling you to become a clutch performer. Learn to control your mind and body when the game is on the line.

FOREWORD by Hall of Fame Coach RAY MEYER

FIRST QUARTER: MENTAL FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1: The Mental Revolution
Chapter 2: The Three Cs of Peak Performance
Chapter 3: Skill and Body Awareness
Chapter 4: Developing the Master Sense

SECOND QUARTER: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
Chapter 5: Shooting Fundamentals
Chapter 6: Shooting Slumps
Chapter 7: Free Throw Fundamentals
Chapter 8: Ball-Handling Fundamentals
Chapter 9: Defensive Fundamentals
Chapter 10: Rebounding Fundamentals
Chapter 11: Intensity
Chapter 12: Quickness

HALFTIME
Chapter 13: The Mind in Athletics and Strength Training

THIRD QUARTER: MENTAL PRACTICE
Chapter 14: Suggestology and Mental Rehearsal: Easy-Chair Drills
Chapter 15: Mind Games

FOURTH QUARTER: GAME FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 16: Pressure and the Emotional Elements of Sports
Chapter 17: Coping with Competition: The ABCs
Chapter 18: Pregame Programming and Postgame Analysis
Chapter 19: Momentum
Chapter 20: When the Game is on the Line

OVERTIME
Chapter 21: Basketballology 101
Chapter 22: The Moral Elements
Chapter 23: Most Valuable Player
Chapter 24: Inner Horizons

Basketball FundaMENTALs was first published in hard cover format in 1987 and then published as a paperback in 1991. It has been translated into German and Japanese and has been endorsed by several NCAA and NBA champion coaches including:
DEAN SMITH, North Carolina, NCAA Champions 1982 & 1993
JIM VALVANO, North Carolina State, NCAA Champions 1983
DENNY CRUM, Louisville, NCAA Champions 1980 & 1986
LARRY BROWN, Kansas, NCAA Champions 1988, Detroit Pistons, NBA Champs 2004
JACK RAMSEY, Portland Trailblazers, NBA Champions 1977
MORGAN WOOTEN, DeMatha Catholic High School