Fantasy Basketball Math: Using Stats to Score Big in Your League

by Matt Doeden

Overview

Basketball fans may never hit a last-second, game-winning shot, but they can still capture some glory by playing fantasy basketball. Using statistical data and basic math, young basketball fans can learn all they need to know to run their own fantasy team and dominate their league.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515721635
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	Fantasy Sports Math
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 15 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

Bringing the excitement — Scoring with stats — Types of leagues — Draft day — Play ball! — Managing your team.

Interviews

1. High-interest subject matter engages interests of struggling readers. 2. Teaches readers to analyze statistical data to make best decisions. 3. Challenges readers to solve statistical math problems based on fantasy sports.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2016
Gr 5 Up—This series, which bears the Sports Illustrated for Kids brand, ably teaches tweens how to use math to create winning fantasy sports teams. While statistics vary from sport to sport, each title has a similar flow, as the series' focus is really on building and strengthening decision-making skills. Topics covered include types of scoring, leagues, player selection, and trades. True to their brand, these books include many images of current stars as well as a few all-time greats. The math involved includes arithmetic and averaging, which many students won't find difficult, but by engaging them this way, the volumes allow for readers to reinforce their skills in a high interest and fun way. Educators could easily use this series to set up student leagues of their own. VERDICT Sure to be a hit in classrooms and wherever sports fans proliferate.

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