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PROCESS OF CREATING HIGHEST-LEVEL BASKETBALL PLAYERS

What does it take to create a superstar?

Is it all about drills, or is there much more behind it?

This book shares some ideas from the Serbian Basketball school, which has produced an unbelievable number of high-level players.
The goal is to stimulate your thinking and help you understand what is very important when you evaluate talent, how to coach top talents, how to work with different age groups, and most importantly, how to enjoy coaching like never before.

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