Basketball Is My Game: How I Learned to Love the Sport: As Told by Swish Hooper

Wow! Mr. Zeltwanger has really done an excellent job of communicating basic fundamentals in a very fun way. I read the book to my daughter once and she now brings it back to me time and time again. I have hopes for my daughter to play basketball, but I want it to be fun and not forced. This book gave me a great way to keep that balance. As a former Pete Maravich award winner (National Christian College Player of the year) I know that the book is teaching solid fundamentals, but it does this in such a fun way that any child will enjoy it. I highly recommend this book for any child wanting to learn how to play basketball.

What an entertaining book! I bought it for my 4-year-old nephew and thoroughly enjoyed reading it myself. (I have to confess that it was fun to find the "quirks" on each page!) Mr. Zeltwanger has skillfully written text appealing to kids but with a message to adults as well. He emphasizes more than simply building athletic skills, touching on the need for practice and perseverance. He even encourages both kids and adults to work on only the fundamentals the child is physically capable of and to hold off on others until the child grows. It certainly is refreshing to find a source that highlights the importance of having fun when playing a sport.

Great way to get kids started with basketball and good habits. Easy enough for a Mom to use, but detailed enough for a coach! It also makes a fun reading classroom project because it combines reading this book with sports practice.

As a former Big Ten basketball player and now current high school coach in Indiana, I found this book extremely helpful in teaching kids the basic fundamentals of basketball. Many of the "quirky" examples discussed in the book are ideas we teach at our own camps and this book is a great tool for reinforcing these concepts. We plan to give it to every participant of our next basketball camp. The illustrations are also very well done and easy to follow. Mr. Zeltwanger has made learning basketball fun again with this book - as I can attest first-hand as my two own young boys love it and cannot put it down. Thanks for a great book that not only teaches basketball, but also tries to reinforce sportsmanship and teamwork as well. This is a must-read for any parent trying to teach their children athletics and who are also interested in making sports fun for them!!!!!