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Little League Coaching:Backyard Baseball Drills [VHS] $9.98 From The Youth Sports Club The producers of the best selling videos, “The 59 Minute Baseball Practice” and “48 Championship Basketball Drills”,”Championship Soccer Drills” and “Winning Baseball Strategies” comes our newest video: “Backyard Baseball Drills”. “Backyard Baseball Drills” has taken over two years to complete. This creative video is geared for all parents and kids who love baseball or s… |
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Basketball Coaching: 48 Championship Basketball Drills [VHS] $9.99 Marty Schupak and the Youth Sports Club, the producers of the best selling video “The 59 Minute Baseball Practice” take on the sport of basketball. This video shows coaches and parents from the youth level all the way up to High School a wide variety of useful drills. “48 Championship Basketball Drills” covers: shooting, conditioning, defensive skills, rebounding, ball handli… |
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Teaching Kids Basketball With John Wooden [VHS] $14.99 … |
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Bill Self: Breakdown Drills for the High/Low Motion Offense (DVD) $39.99 with Bill Self, University of Kansas Head Coach; 2008 NCAA Champions Coach Self demonstrates the key breakdown drills to implement in practice to teach and develop an effective high/low motion offense. Over 15 drills are demonstrated including positional shooting, footwork, timing, 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 drills. Areas covered include proper cutting and screening, reading the defense, as well as shooti… |
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Tom Crean: Post and Perimeter Fundamental Drills (DVD) $39.99 with Tom Crean, Indiana University Head Coach; former Marquette University Head Coach; 2x Conference USA Coach of the Year; 2003 NCAA Final Four The key to player development is drill progression. Coach Crean illustrates how this progression occurs, going from an individual mode to a 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and 4-0 progression. Explosiveness is the focus to every drill Crean demonstrates, and all drills a… |
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Bob Kloppenburg: Advanced SOS Defensive System (DVD) $39.99 with Bob Kloppenburg, Inventor of SOS defense, 12 years defensive coordinator for Seattle Supersonics “Bob Kloppenburg is a defensive genius. His attention to detail, progressive teaching techniques and the intensity extracted from players using his pressure defense system makes his SOS videos worth viewing for all levels of coaching. He is truly a master of disruption.” |
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Coach Carter (Widescreen Edition) $2.47 Based on a true story of the man who locked his boys out of the gym until they focused on their schoolwork, this by-the-numbers crowd-pleaser holds together because a steely Samuel L. Jackson refuses to notice the parade of clichés he’s trumpeting (the dialogue sticks to platitudes like, “Success in here is the key to success out there”). Coach Ken Carter (Jackson) takes over an unruly team of Ri… |
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Believe In Me $4.98 As far as Clay (Jeffrey Donovan) is concerned, coaching the girls’ high school basketball team is just a stepping stone to a better job on the boys’ squad. However, Clay meets a challenge he can’t resist when a town bigwig (Bruce Dern) discourages the Lady Cyclones from trying to win the state championship. Set in 1960s Oklahoma, this inspiring drama based on a true story co-stars Samantha Mathis,… |
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Steve Nash MVP-Basketball Fundamentals $14.45 Steve Nash winner of back-to-back NBA MVP awards has designed the most comprehensive basketball instructional DVD of its kind. This 2-disc DVD set is truly unique combining Individual Fundamentals with Team Play and Practice Organization. Who better to learn the game from than basketball’s most fundamentally sound player! Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/BASKETBALL UPC: 181582000043… |
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101 Basketball Tips $8.49 From playground to the pros, from young players to adults, there are seemingly as many ways to coach and play the game of basketball as there are places to play it. 101 Basketball Coaching Tips distills the game of basketball in order to provide concise tips, tools, and techniques on coaching philosophy,basketball strategy X’s & O’s, skills and drills, as well as ways to develop a basketball program on the court, outside the lines, in the locker room,and in the coach’s office. From the novice youth coach to the experienced veteran, there is something in 101 Basketball Coaching Tips for everyone.The constant quest for a “better way” is what makes our profession as coaches, and this game of basketball, an ever changing adventure. As long as we continue to grow and learn, the future of our sport is in good hands. |
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1947 BAA Draft $38 The 1947 BAA Draft was the inaugural draft of the Basketball Association of America, which later became the National Basketball Association. The draft was held on July 1, 1947 before the 1947-48 season. In this draft, nine remaining BAA teams along with the Baltimore Bullets who joined the BAA from the American Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In the first round of the draft, the teams select in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season, while the Bullets were assigned the tenth pick, the last pick of the first round. The first selection of the draft, Clifton McNeely from Texas Wesleyan University, did not play in the BAA. Instead, McNeely opted for a high school coaching career in Texas. The fourth pick, Walt Dropo, also did not play in the BAA and opted for a professional baseball career instead, eventually playing 13 seasons in the Major League Baseball. |
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2008-09 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Season: 2008-09 Michigan Wolverines Men’s Basketball Team $20.77 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2008-09 Michigan Wolverines Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Season, 2008-09 Purdue Boilermakers Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Penn State Nittany Lions Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Wisconsin Badgers Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Michigan State Spartans Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Season, 2008-09 Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Iowa Hawkeyes Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Ohio State Buckeyes Men’s Basketball Team, 2008-09 Virginia Tech Hokies Men’s Basketball Team, 2009 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament. Excerpt: 2009 Big Ten Tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll end{sloppypar The 200809 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison . The head coach was Bo Ryan , coaching his eighth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .200809 Roster 2008-09 Schedule and Results begin{sloppypar item Date: Time: Opponent : Rank : Site: TV: Pts Ldr: Reb Ldr: Ast Ldr: Result: Attendance: Record item Regular Season item 11/16/2008*: 3:00pm: Long Beach State : #21: Kohl Center Madison, WI : 23 – Landry (1) 6 – Krabbenhoft (1) 3 – Krabbenhoft (1), Hughes (1) W 6861 17,230: 10 item 11/18/2008*: 7:30pm: SIU-Edwardsville : #22: Kohl Center Madison, WI: 19 – Leuer (1) 6 – Jarmusz (1) 5 – Krabbenhoft (2) W 8858 17,230: 20 item 11/21/2008*: 7:30pm: vs. Iona : #22: Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. |
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A Basketball Coach In A Football State $9.99 Humerous recounting of a Coach’s career, wry with comment and observation. Filled with humor.An account of the life of a coach during the 1960s-1980s. Coaching basketball takes second place to football in Texas, and a basketball coach’s duties include coaching football, as well as teaching. These anecdotes from this coach’s career are poignant, in both humor and drama. Well known individuals are mentioned. Every coach will want this book for the pitfalls that are examined. Coaches & teachers will laugh a lot at these episodes.The game had been a typical knock down drag out game between two district opponents Beeville and Robstown. They were playing for the district championship and Beeville was leading by one point. Time had expired and Robstown’s best player was on the free throw line for two shots. He made the first shot in spite of the screaming Beeville fans. When he missed the second shot it looked like an overtime coming up. Instead. this little prissy, I like attention, I’ll show you how important I am,official, called a technical foul ON THE CROWD! Coach Scott took three steps onto the court to challenge the call. The official with a glare in his eyes and hands on his hips was just dying to call another T. Not wanting another technical foul call Coach returned to his bench. The Robstown player made the free throw and Robstown won the game and district.Many more unusual and unbelievable events are related in Coach Donald Foy Scott’s book A Basketball Coach In A Football State. It is not your normal jock story book. Not only a basketball coach, Coach Scott was also a classroom teacher(Biology and Driver Education)and a football coach. He was also a concerned citizen in his community.In many school’s athletic department the football coach is the athletic director in charge of all athletics. Some athletic directors for fear that basketball will become more successful than |
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Beirut $3.99 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Beirut is a quirky look at international basketball from Saudi Arabia to Hungary and on to Beirut with an American coach as the guide.It’s hard to coach a team when your players don’t show up. Mafi muscula. Hard to make air flights without reservations. Mafi muscula. Can’t tape ankles without tape. Why isn’t Darrin here from the States yet? Mafi muscula. Can’t understand these Hungarian menu forms…we could starve. Mafi muscula. We’re almost out of tea. Mafi muscula. In Arabic, mafi muscula means “no problem.” But a better definition is probably: “no problem for ME, big problem for YOU.” Saudi Arabia is where mafi musculas start, but they don’t end there. From Saudi it’s on to a training camp near Budapest then onward to Beirut for the basketball championships of the Eighth Pan Arab Games. Some funny things happen along the way. And there, too. Author Bio: In addition to coaching and writing in the United States, Pat Stewart has coached basketball in 9 other countries and has traveled around the globe several times. Married, with 2 children, he is currently the National Team coach of the Gulf State of Kuwait. |
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A Hockey Road Well Traveled $23.78 A Hockey Road Well Traveled tells of a Midwest boy from a basketball State, who fell in love with the game of hockey that was traditionally reserved for those from the North. A Hockey Road takes you on a youths journey from skating on ponds as a child to a young adult starving to see NHL games, and his many trips to see his beloved Boston Bruins, some who have been honored in this book by chapter numbers with their corresponding jersey number. A Hockey Road takes you through 16 years of youth hockey with the author’s two sons from the beginning of house league, to the National Finals of PeeWee hockey, through High School and the Junior A leagues and decisions made along the way. Its about a coaches two sons and their teammates who strove to be the best, their roads traveled, and the highs and lows along the way.A Hockey Road takes you inside the Board Of Directors of youth leagues. It tells of a dads journey from becoming a Master Coach, meeting USA Olympic coaches, to buying a Pro Shop, to coaching sixteen seasons, and finally sitting back and watching the accolades bestowed on his boys as they aged and improved their hockey skills. Read about the life learning and educational experiences on hockey’s road that takes the reader on hockey trips to Canada, The White House, The Gulf War, NASA Space Museums, and even Glasnost and Perestroika in Eastern Europe. Ride along as Hockey Road takes you from the Midwest to a hundred cities in search of competition and becoming the best. And how a boy from Indiana can make it in professional hockey. |
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A Hockey Road Well Traveled $15.94 A Hockey Road Well Traveled tells of a Midwest boy from a basketball State, who fell in love with the game of hockey that was traditionally reserved for those from the North. A Hockey Road takes you on a youths journey from skating on ponds as a child to a young adult starving to see NHL games, and his many trips to see his beloved Boston Bruins, some who have been honored in this book by chapter numbers with their corresponding jersey number. A Hockey Road takes you through 16 years of youth hockey with the author’s two sons from the beginning of house league, to the National Finals of PeeWee hockey, through High School and the Junior A leagues and decisions made along the way. Its about a coaches two sons and their teammates who strove to be the best, their roads traveled, and the highs and lows along the way.A Hockey Road takes you inside the Board Of Directors of youth leagues. It tells of a dads journey from becoming a Master Coach, meeting USA Olympic coaches, to buying a Pro Shop, to coaching sixteen seasons, and finally sitting back and watching the accolades bestowed on his boys as they aged and improved their hockey skills. Read about the life learning and educational experiences on hockey’s road that takes the reader on hockey trips to Canada, The White House, The Gulf War, NASA Space Museums, and even Glasnost and Perestroika in Eastern Europe. Ride along as Hockey Road takes you from the Midwest to a hundred cities in search of competition and becoming the best. And how a boy from Indiana can make it in professional hockey. |
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A Hockey Road Well Traveled $9.99 A Hockey Road Well Traveled tells of a Midwest boy from a basketball State, who fell in love with the game of hockey that was traditionally reserved for those from the North. A Hockey Road takes you on a youths journey from skating on ponds as a child to a young adult starving to see NHL games, and his many trips to see his beloved Boston Bruins, some who have been honored in this book by chapter numbers with their corresponding jersey number. A Hockey Road takes you through 16 years of youth hockey with the author’s two sons from the beginning of house league, to the National Finals of PeeWee hockey, through High School and the Junior A leagues and decisions made along the way. Its about a coaches two sons and their teammates who strove to be the best, their roads traveled, and the highs and lows along the way.A Hockey Road takes you inside the Board Of Directors of youth leagues. It tells of a dads journey from becoming a Master Coach, meeting USA Olympic coaches, to buying a Pro Shop, to coaching sixteen seasons, and finally sitting back and watching the accolades bestowed on his boys as they aged and improved their hockey skills. Read about the life learning and educational experiences on hockey’s road that takes the reader on hockey trips to Canada, The White House, The Gulf War, NASA Space Museums, and even Glasnost and Perestroika in Eastern Europe. Ride along as Hockey Road takes you from the Midwest to a hundred cities in search of competition and becoming the best. And how a boy from Indiana can make it in professional hockey. |
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A Season in Purgatory: Villanova and Life in College Football’s Lower Class $19.95 At a school where basketball is king, the Villanova football team battles opponents both on and off the field. Low on cash and recruiting power, the Division I-AA Wildcats must constantly justify their existence to a prestigious academic institution and the students and alumni who bemoan the team’s “minor league” status. This story of Villanova’s 2005 season is an inside account of a football program wading through the political mire to bring glory to a school largely indifferent to its efforts. Through the Wildcats’ experience, Tony Moss explores the inner workings of college football, particularly the chasm between Division I-A, home of the most visible, successful programs, and Division I-AA, where crowds are smaller but competition is just as intense. As alumni and faculty question the cost of funding sixty-three football scholarships and a full-time coaching staff, Moss leaves us to decide whether the struggle is worth the cost to schools outside the spotlight and whether the game has any inherent value apart from the bottom line. |
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A Youth Basketball Coaching Guide $5 A complete “must have” guide for the new or veteran coach who is coaching basketball to children in grades 1 through 8. |
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A Youth Basketball Coaching Guide $3.99 A complete “must have” guide for the new or veteran coach who is coaching basketball to children in grades 1 through 8. |
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Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball $0.95 As a parent, it is a proud day when your child joins his or her first sports team. It is important to you to be involved, which may be leading you to think about coaching. Nervous about the possibility? Don’t be! With the Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball, you will quickly and easily learn how to become a successful youth basketball coach. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference guide will help you create a fun and effective learning environment. You have limited practice time and resources, and you need to know how to make the best of them. With this book, you will cover several key concepts that often elude rookie coaches, including: Identifying your role and expectations as a coach. Tailoring instruction to meet the varying physical abilities of different age groups. Creating a safe playing environment. Knowing how to effectively coach during both practices and games. Learning how to communicate and form alliances with parents, league administrators, game officials and players. On top of all this great material, we also provide you with access to a website where you can download practice plans, emergency information cards, injury reports, awards and certificates, and season evaluation forms. Ensure that you and your child’s first basketball season are a success with Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball. |
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Al McGuire $50.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Al McGuire September 7, 1928 in New York City-January 26, 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin coached the Marquette University men’s basketball team from 1964 to 1977. He compiled impressive numbers throughout his coaching career, resulting in his induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, and was also well known for his colorful personality. He played three years of basketball at St. John’s Prep., Queens, New York (graduated 1947), and went on to star at St. John’s University (1947-1951), where he played for four years and captained the 1951 team that posted a 26-5 mark and finished third in the NIT. After college, McGuire played in the NBA, first with the New York Knicks (1951-53) and then with the Baltimore Bullets (1954). While with the Knicks, he once famously pleaded with his coach for playing time, with this guarantee: “I can stop (Bob) Cousy.” Inserted into the lineup, McGuire proceeded to foul Cousy on his next six trips down the court. |
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American Eagles Men’s Basketball Coaches: Gary Williams $10 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gary B. Williams (born March 4, 1945 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States) is the current head coach of the University of Maryland’s men’s college basketball team. Williams played for Maryland as the starting point guard under coach Bud Millikan. He was a member of the 1966 Charlotte Invitational Tournament championship team and the 1965 Sugar Bowl Tournament championship team. He set a Maryland record for field goal percentage, going 8-for-8 from the field in an ACC game against South Carolina in 1966 (35 years later a Williams pupil, Lonny Baxter, would break that record, hitting all ten of his field goal attempts.) Williams was the Maryland team captain in 1967. He graduated in 1968 with a B.S. in Business. While at the University of Maryland, Williams was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Prior to entering the college ranks, Williams was a successful high school basketball coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey. He won a NJSIAA State championship as head varsity coach at Wilson High. With his chance to learn under Dr. Tom Davis, Williams left to become an assistant basketball coach at Lafayette College in 1972 and continued at Boston College in 1977 until he became a head coach. He was also the head soccer coach at Lafayette College during his assistant coaching job. Williams held three head coaching positions prior to Maryland. In 1978, Williams obtained his first head coaching position at American University. He led American to relative success, coaching them to several NIT berths. In 1982, Williams returned to Boston College, leading the Eagles to two NCAA tournament appearances, and one NIT appearance in his four year tenure. In 1986, Williams took over at Ohio State of the Big Ten Conference. Under Wil… More: |
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Any Given Day $10.77 The object of this book,”Any Given Day” is to take the gamble out of sports gambling. The statistical probability system explained in this book is an objective system for both professional football and basketball. There is no guess work as the system is based on simple math and statistics. The system was developed in the early 1950′s while working with my father who taught physics and calculus in college. Coming together, a mining and civil engineer and a teacher, coach and athletic director, the system has been refined and brought up to date for todays sports.February 6, 1005 which was Super Bowl XXXIX the exact score was predicted by the system, New England 24 and Philadelphia 21. Because of this, I was called gifted in Las Vegas. There are many games listed in the book that pick the exact score. How about week 10 played November 10, 2002 between Atlanta and Pittsburg. The system picked the game to be a tie. I called the game at 24 Atlanta and 24 Pittsburg. That became the final score after overtime. No game had ended in a tie for many years, and until this year, 2008, there had been no other. This book is much more than just the winning football and basketball system as it covers sports gaming rules, sports talk, the type of wagers, and which to use and which to stay away from using. This is a real love novel because with one $10.00 two team parlay bet you will almost double the price you paid for this book.The chapter, Beyond Stupidity, is enlightening as it gives the reader an inside look at the coaching world. A mistake by a coach can cause a loss, Where as, a mistake by a player may not. You will see why coaches are finally being paid more money than in the early years of pro sports.Money Management is a very important chaper for any phase of life. Remember “Pigs get fat, and hogs get slaughtered”. Self-discipline, self-control and mental strength is a large part of money management. Here is where we will talk about a |
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Appalachian State Mountaineers Men’s Basketball Coaches: Bobby Cremins $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bobby Cremins (born July 4, 1947) is the head coach of the College of Charleston’s men’s basketball team, and former head coach at Appalachian State and Georgia Tech. Born in the Bronx, New York, of Irish immigrants, Cremins attended the All Hallows High School in the Bronx, New York. In 1966, he entered the University of South Carolina on a basketball scholarship, where he played under the legendary basketball coach Frank McGuire. While Cremins was there, the South Carolina team won 61 games, with only 17 losses, while Cremins was the starting point guard for three years for the Gamecocks. Cremins, known affectionately as “Cakes”, was also the captain of South Carolina’s powerful 196970 team which went 25-3. He graduated from South Carolina in 1970 with a B.S. degree in marketing, before playing professional basketball for one year in Ecuador. Cremins started his coaching career at in 1971 as the head basketball coach of Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He next returned to South Carolina to become McGuire’s assistant coach and to earn a M.S. degree in guidance and counseling in 1972. At age 27, Cremins became one of the youngest NCAA Division I head coach in history when he took charge of the Appalachian State University’s basketball team. In his first year at Appalachian his team had a record of 1314, but then they accumulated an 8756 record over the next five seasons, with three Southern Conference championships. The Mountaineers posted a 236 record, and received an NCAA Tournament slot in 1979. Cremins’s performance at Appalachian State gathered him some national attention in the NCAA coaching ranks, including catching the eye of the Georgia Tech Athletic Director. Cremins was hired as the Rambling Wreck’s new head basketb… More: |
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Arizona State Sun Devils Men’s Basketball Coaches $10.75 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Herb Sendek, Bill Frieder, Russ Pennell, Doc Sadler, Rudy Lavik, Brooks Thompson, Steve Patterson, George Cooper, Rob Evans, Aaron Mccreary, George Schaeffer, Ted Shipkey, Ned Wulk, Ernest Wills, Don Newman, Bill Kajikawa. Excerpt: Aaron McCreary Aaron McCreary was the head coach of the Arizona State college football program from 1923 until 1929. He also served as the school’s men’s basketball coach. Head Coaching Record Year: Team: Overall: Conference: Standing: Bowl: Coaches : AP A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bill Frieder is a former basketball coach at the University of Michigan (1981-1989) and Arizona State University (1989-1997). Frieder was fired by Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler on the eve of the 1989 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament after announcing that he would leave Michigan for Arizona State at the end of the season. Top assistant Steve Fisher was named as the interim coach for the tournament. Schembechler famously announced that he wanted a “Michigan man” (Fisher was not planning on leaving) to coach Michigan. Frieder was an alumnus of Michigan, while Fisher was not. The Wolverines went on to win the tournament and Fisher was officially given the heading coaching job. Michigan credits the regular season to Frieder and the NCAA tournament to Fisher. Head coaching record Season: Team: Overall: Conference: Standing: Postseason Frieder was fired prior to coaching in the 1989 NCAA Tournament Bibliography item Cummings… |
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Ashland University: Ashland Eagles, Ashland University People, Bill Musselman, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland Theological Seminary $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ashland Eagles, Ashland University People, Bill Musselman, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland Theological Seminary, Fred Martinelli. Excerpt: William Clifford (Bill) Musselman (August 13, 1940 May 5, 2000) was an American basketball coach in the NCAA, the ABA, the WBA, the CBA, and the NBA. He was a fiercely intense coach who once was quoted as saying “defeat is worse than death, because you have to live with defeat.” Musselman was the second of five children. His father was an auto mechanic. Musselman played basketball, football, and baseball at Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio. When he graduated in 1958, he was the school’s second all-time leading scorer. After high school, he attended Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University) in Springfield, Ohio, where he played basketball for Ray Mears, who would later coach the University of Tennessee. In 1963, at the age of 23, Musselman was hired as the head men’s basketball coach at Kent State University High School in Kent, Ohio. In Musselman’s first season of coaching, the KSUHS Statesmen finished 14-5 and earned a share of the conference title. In 1964, after one season of coaching high school basketball, Musselman was hired to assist with the football and basketball teams at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. In August 1965, Ashland’s head basketball coach left for another coaching position. With only a few months before the start of the 1965-66 season, Musselman was promoted to head coach. In his first season, at the age of 25, he guided the Eagles to a 10-10 record. Over the next five seasons, Musselman’s Ashland teams went 21-3, 24-6, 26-4, 23-4, and 25-3 (total: 109-20). While at Ashland, Musselman’s teams reached the NCAA Tournament four times and had 13 All-America pla… More: |
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Australian Basketball Coaches: Brian Goorjian, Shane Heal, Adrian Hurley, Lindsay Gaze, Danny Morseu, Trevor Gleeson, Scott Fisher, Phil Smyth $10.75 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Brian Goorjian, Shane Heal, Adrian Hurley, Lindsay Gaze, Danny Morseu, Trevor Gleeson, Scott Fisher, Phil Smyth, Bruce Palmer, Mike Ellis, Brett Brown, Tom Maher, Mark Dalton, Cheryl Chambers. Excerpt: Dr Adrian Hurley OAM (born 21 April 1944) is a former Australian basketball coach and a former player. He is now retired and is presently President of Basketball NSW and serves on advisory committees for Basketball Australia and the National Basketball League. Playing career Hurley began his basketball career in Wollongong in the early sixties. He won a number of State junior titles and played on the NSW Open team that won the Australian Championships in 1967. He played for NSW for 5 years and captained the 1970 NSW team. In the early seventies he moved to the USA where he coached basketball in Eugene Oregon. At this time he completed his PhD in Education. Coaching career On returning to Australia he lectured at Wollongong Institute of Education and commenced coaching the Illawarra Hawks in State and Australian Championships. He coached Illawarra to a number of State titles during this period. Hurley began his National Basketball League coaching career with the Illawarra Hawks in 1980. In 1981 he moved to Canberra as the foundation basketball coach of the Australian Institute of Sport. He served as Head Coach at the AIS from 1981 to 1992. From 1983 to 1992 he was a Vice President of the World Coaches Association and President of the Oceania Region Coaching. During his time at the AIS he was assistant coach of the Australia national basketball team at the 1982 FIBA World Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games. He was appointed as the head coach of the Australian Men’s team in 1985 and coached the Boomers at the 1998 and 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1986 and 1990 FIBA |
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Baltimore Ravens Personnel: Baltimore Ravens Coaches, Baltimore Ravens Executives, Baltimore Ravens Head Coaches, Rick Neuheisel $27.27 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 186. Not illustrated. Chapters: Baltimore Ravens Coaches, Baltimore Ravens Executives, Baltimore Ravens Head Coaches, Rick Neuheisel, Mike Singletary, Brian Billick, Scott Pioli, Jim Zorn, Jim Fassel, Jack Del Rio, Eric Mangini, Rex Ryan, Marvin Lewis, Pat Hill, Mike Nolan, Cam Cameron, Don Strock, John Harbaugh, Phil Savage, Ted Marchibroda, Mike Smith, Matt Cavanaugh, Ozzie Newsome, Dennis Thurman, Chuck Pagano, List of Baltimore Ravens Head Coaches, David Modell, Mark Carrier, Dean Pees, Tony Nathan, Eric Decosta, Scott O’brien, Jim Schwartz, Gary Zauner, Mike Johnson, Greg Mattison, Donnie Henderson, Hue Jackson, Mike Pettine, Chris Foerster, George Kokinis, Jim Colletto, Dick Cass, T. J. Mccreight, Jacob Burney, Russ Purnell. Excerpt: Cam Cameron Malcolm “Cam” Cameron (born February 6, 1961) is currently the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens . He was previously head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League , offensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers , and head coach at Indiana University . Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced Cameron as the new offensive coordinator on January 23, 2008.Early years and education Cameron was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina . A multi-sport athlete, Cameron was an All-American quarterback at Terre Haute South Vigo High School in Terre Haute , Indiana . He won the 1979 Trester Award for mental attitude as a guard on the high school basketball team which went to the state finals three years in a row. He played football and basketball at Indiana University under coaches Lee Corso and Bob Knight , respectively, until a knee injury ended his playing career. As an undergraduate he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from Indiana in 1983 with a degree in business .Coaching career beginnings Cameron spent the first ten years of |
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Basketball Drills, Plays and Strategies: A Comprehensive Resource for Coaches $17.99 Covers drills for all levels of play as well as plays for actual competition.Each drill or play in the book is accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, making everything clear and easy learn.Perfect for both experienced and beginning coaches alike, this helpful guide offers drills to fill practice time as well as unique plays for game situations. Coaches of all levels will find helpful information to spark their coaching creativity and help players continue learning new skills. Filled with practice drills that cover every aspect of the game, this book is organized by ability level—giving new coaches a solid foundation and progressing in complexity to help as they continue coaching through the years. In addition to practice drills, coaches will find a variety of plays to use in games—from offenses, to inbounds plays, to press breaks and last-second shots. |
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Basketball For Dummies $22.99 "In ‘Vitalese’, this book is simply awesome, baby." —Dick Vitale, ESPN/ABC basketball analyst "A terrific guide for coaching youth teams." Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach, Duke University Praise for Basketball For Dummies® "A must-have book for all basketball coaches and fans!" — Jeff Nix, Assistant Coach, New York Knicks "Invaluable to both basketball beginners and veterans." — Chris Fowler, ESPN College Sports Studio Host "An entertaining and informative guide to basketball." — Rick Barnes, Head Coach, The University of TexasGet the inside scoop on hoops from ESPN college analyst Digger Phelps!Consider this updated edition your basketball boot camp — whether you're a player, fan, or coach. From the basics to the latest tips on coaching drills and techniques, this friendly reference offers you expert advice on the plays, strategies,and moves on and off the court — from high school to college hoops to the WNBA and beyond.Discover how to: Suit up for the court Get into basketball shape Play effective offense and defense Use signature moves from NBA greats Join fantasy leagues and get great stuff onlineGet smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily™ e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers |
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Basketball For Dummies $21.99 "In ‘Vitalese’, this book is simply awesome, baby." —Dick Vitale, ESPN/ABC basketball analyst "A terrific guide for coaching youth teams." Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach, Duke University Praise for Basketball For Dummies® "A must-have book for all basketball coaches and fans!" — Jeff Nix, Assistant Coach, New York Knicks "Invaluable to both basketball beginners and veterans." — Chris Fowler, ESPN College Sports Studio Host "An entertaining and informative guide to basketball." — Rick Barnes, Head Coach, The University of TexasGet the inside scoop on hoops from ESPN college analyst Digger Phelps!Consider this updated edition your basketball boot camp — whether you're a player, fan, or coach. From the basics to the latest tips on coaching drills and techniques, this friendly reference offers you expert advice on the plays, strategies,and moves on and off the court — from high school to college hoops to the WNBA and beyond.Discover how to: Suit up for the court Get into basketball shape Play effective offense and defense Use signature moves from NBA greats Join fantasy leagues and get great stuff onlineGet smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily™ e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers |
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Basketball Players From North Dakota $8.69 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As player:2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973)NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1968)As coach:10× NBA Champion (19911993, 19961998, 20002002, 2009)6× Eastern Conference Champion (19911993, 19961998)6× Western Conference Champion (20002002, 2004, 20082009)1× NBA Coach of the Year (1996)4× NBA All-Star Game Coach (1992, 1996, 2000, 2009)Top 10 Coaches in NBA HistoryMost NBA Championships won as a head coachMost Conference Championships won as a head coachMost wins in NBA Playoffs historyMost wins in a season (1996)Best regular season winning percentage (1996)Most wins in Chicago Bulls historyMost wins in Los Angeles Lakers history Philip Douglas “Phil” Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won four NBA titles from 2000 to 2009. In total, Jackson has won 10 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing a record he had shared with Red Auerbach. Currently, he is the winner of the most championships in NBA history (as a player and a head coach combined), breaking the tie between him and Bill Russell after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 NBA Finals over the Orlando Magic four games to one. Jackson had won two rings as a player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter’s triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, earning him the nickname “Zen Master”. (Jackson cites Robert |
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Basketball Skills & Drills – 3rd Edition $5.57 Build a solid base of fundamental skills with Basketball Skills & Drills. Including drills, coaching tips, and a detailed DVD, this guide covers tactics for offense and defense to improve your players’ movement, shot selection and positioning on the court. These skills will benefit the career of coaches and players into the future. |
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Basketball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Paint $0.99 With a Foreword by Dick Vitale What can the film Hoosiers teach us about the meaning of life? How can ancient Eastern wisdom traditions, such as Taoism and Zen Buddhism, improve our jump-shots? What can the “Zen Master” (Phil Jackson) and the “Big Aristotle” (Shaquille O’Neal) teach us about sustained excellence and success? Is women’s basketball “better” basketball? How, ethically, should one deal with a strategic cheater in pickup basketball? With NBA and NCAA team rosters constantly changing, what does it mean to play for the “same team”? What can coaching legends Dean Smith, Rick Pitino, Pat Summitt, and Mike Krzyzewski teach us about character, achievement, and competition? What makes basketball such a beautiful game to watch and play? In Basketball and Philosophy, a Dream Team of twenty-six academics trained in philosophy — also diehard hoops fans — proves that basketball is the thinking fan’s sport. Whether you play basketball, coach it, or just love to watch it, this book will forever enrich your understanding and appreciation of the game. |
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Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis $18.95 Journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams’ success. He does the same for some of the NBA’s “oddball” players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA’s top players.Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you’re looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver’sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success. |
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Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis $18.95 Journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams’ success. He does the same for some of the NBA’s “oddball” players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA’s top players.Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you’re looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver’sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success. |
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Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis $14.75 Journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams’ success. He does the same for some of the NBA’s “oddball” players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA’s top players.Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you’re looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver’sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success. |
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Basketball: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics $29.95 A comprehensive guide to the fundamental skills that every player needs to master in order to play basketball successfully Providing a thorough description of each skill and technique, this volume then presents helpful coaching points that emphasize common mistakes. It provides several learning drills for each of the skills, which progress from beginner level through to the intermediate and more advanced levels, thus catering for the needs of players of all abilities. Catching and passing the ball, dribbling, shooting, rebounding, individual moves—such as defensive stance and fakes—as well as combination play between two or three players, and team-attacking and team-defense are all addressed in considerable detail. The book also covers organizing basketball events, developing a coaching philosophy, coaching evaluation, the most important rules of the game, and the concept of “total training,” which embraces the technical, physical, tactical, psychological, theoretical, biological, and artistic building blocks of the modern coaching process. |
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Bill Fitch $81 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William Fitch is an American former National Basketball Association coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota, and his alma mater, Coe College. Fitch’s teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor, a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird’s own strong work ethic |
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Bill Laimbeer $53 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William “Bill” Laimbeer, Jr. (born May 19, 1957) is a retired National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. Playing at center, the 6’11″ Laimbeer was a four-time All-Star and integral part of the Pistons teams that won two championships. Initially raised in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Clarendon Hills, Laimbeer attended Palos Verdes High School in Southern California and then the University of Notre Dame. Laimbeer was also the head coach of the Detroit Shock in the WNBA from 2002 to 2009, coaching the team to three league championships. |
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Bill Self: At Home in the Phog $3.5 The 2007-’08 Kansas Jayhawks capped off one of the program’s most storied seasons by winning its fifth national championship, and first in 20 years. The Jayhawks’ success in 2007-’08 has been credited to the total team effort and the inspiring leadership of head coach Bill Self. During his relatively short head coaching career, Self has established himself as one of college basketball’s best by leading Oral Roberts to new frontiers, guiding Tulsa to its best season in school history, turning Illinois into a Big Ten powerhouse and now taking Kansas from a perennially great program to the best in the nation. In Bill Self’s first authorized biography, “Bill Self: At Home in the Phog,” Self and those who know him best offer an inside look at his journey into becoming one of the game’s most respected and most sought-after coaches. Self explains how he is living a dream – not only is he a head coach, but he was selected to be the steward of what James Naismith and Phog Allen created. He describes the excitement of reaching the pinnacle – leading the Jayhawks to a national title. He shares minute-by-minute details of the contest that sent KU to the national title game and offers his insight into one of the great national championship comebacks ever. Self’s journey proves that even though dreams may change, they can come true. |
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Bird Watching $38 Larry Bird captured the imagination and admiration of basketball fans throughout his thirteen-year career with the Boston Celtics with his trademark style of creative, intelligent, exciting, and hard-nosed play. And then, last year in his rookie season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers, he infused the team with these same qualities — and the results were remarkable. He turned around a slumping franchise and led the Pacers to the conference finals. To finish off a great season, Bird was named the NBA’s “Coach of the Year” — quite an accolade for Bird, who had never coached before and surprised many fans with his unusual and unorthodox coaching methods.This book is a look into one of the greatest minds to have ever stepped on a hardwood court. Larry Bird shares his inner thoughts on basketball that to date only his Celtic teammates and Pacers players have been privy. From dissecting offensive and defensive strategies to assessing the talent of NBA players; from sharing the genesis of his coaching philosophies to how he deals with today’s overpriced and temperamental players, it’s all there. This book is Larry Bird’s basketball playbook, and it’s the one book every basketball fan will want to read.Cover design by Tom Tafuri Cover photograph by Glenn James/NBA Photos |
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Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love $2 Larry Bird captured the imagination and admiration of basketball fans throughout his thirteen-year career with the Boston Celtics with his trademark style of creative, intelligent, exciting, and hard-nosed play. And then, last year in his rookie season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers, he infused the team with these same qualities — and the results were remarkable. He turned around a slumping franchise and led the Pacers to the conference finals. To finish off a great season, Bird was named the NBA’s “Coach of the Year” — quite an accolade for Bird, who had never coached before and surprised many fans with his unusual and unorthodox coaching methods.This book is a look into one of the greatest minds to have ever stepped on a hardwood court. Larry Bird shares his inner thoughts on basketball that to date only his Celtic teammates and Pacers players have been privy. From dissecting offensive and defensive strategies to assessing the talent of NBA players; from sharing the genesis of his coaching philosophies to how he deals with today’s overpriced and temperamental players, it’s all there. This book is Larry Bird’s basketball playbook, and it’s the one book every basketball fan will want to read.Cover design by Tom TafuriCover photograph by Glenn James/NBA Photos |
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Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love $12.99 Larry Bird captured the imagination and admiration of basketball fans throughout his thirteen-year career with the Boston Celtics with his trademark style of creative, intelligent, exciting, and hard-nosed play. And then, last year in his rookie season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers, he infused the team with these same qualities — and the results were remarkable. He turned around a slumping franchise and led the Pacers to the conference finals. To finish off a great season, Bird was named the NBA’s “Coach of the Year” — quite an accolade for Bird, who had never coached before and surprised many fans with his unusual and unorthodox coaching methods.This book is a look into one of the greatest minds to have ever stepped on a hardwood court. Larry Bird shares his inner thoughts on basketball that to date only his Celtic teammates and Pacers players have been privy. From dissecting offensive and defensive strategies to assessing the talent of NBA players; from sharing the genesis of his coaching philosophies to how he deals with today’s overpriced and temperamental players, it’s all there. This book is Larry Bird’s basketball playbook, and it’s the one book every basketball fan will want to read.Cover design by Tom TafuriCover photograph by Glenn James/NBA Photos |
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Birds, Dogs, and Kangaroos: Life on the Back Roads of College Basketball $16.95 When the 65-team field is announced for the NCAA tournament in March, all the schools are lumped into one bracket. But, with the fact that no number-16 seed has ever beaten a number-1 seed serving as evidence, there is a group of schools in the bracket that are worlds apart from the BCS schools. Some of the schools, labeled the mid-majors make it into the Sweet 16, practically their version of making it to The Final Four. Rarely these days does a team go so far as George Mason University from the Colonial Athletic Conference did in 2006 when the Patriots played their way into The Final Four. Or Davidson, a little liberal arts school from Charlotte, taking Kansas all the way to the final seconds in the 2008 Midwest Regional final. The mid-majors have a better shot at knocking off the big boys. The low majors the schools from The Summit Conference, the Ivy League et al most often have no shot. Yet coaches from the low majors stake their careers and reputations at getting into the NCAA tournament field. Rich Zvosec was one of those coaches. Zvosec takes you into the world of low majors that s never been revealed before in detail. It s a world that involves less coaching. More on the time demands centered around fund-raising, commuting and handling off-the-court affairs. It wasn’t unusual for Zvosec or any other coach on the low major level to be doing the team laundry, searching for housing on behalf of his players or finding themselves as make-shift mechanics when the commuter vehicles broke down. Such as filling a hole in the roof a van with a female hygiene product. Zvosec takes you into the world of coaching that makes you ask, Why do you do it? And most often the answer is, Becausethey love it. |
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Black Men Can’t Shoot $22 The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it’s usually only talked about when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to the long history of ugly racial stereotypes about black people—especially men—they are also harmful because they obscure very real, hard-fought accomplishments. As Black Men Can’t Shoot demonstrates, such successes on the basketball court don’t just happen because of natural gifts—instead, they grow out of the long, tough, and unpredictable process of becoming a known player.Scott N. Brooks spent four years coaching summer league basketball in Philadelphia. And what he saw, heard, and felt working with the young black men on his team tells us much about how some kids are able to make the extraordinary journey from the ghetto to the NCAA. To show how good players make the transition to greatness, Brooks tells the story of two young men, Jermaine and Ray, following them through their high school years and chronicling their breakthroughs and frustrations on the court as well as their troubles at home. We witness them negotiating the pitfalls of forging a career and a path out of poverty, we see their triumphs and setbacks, and we hear from the network of people—their families, the neighborhood elders, and Coach Brooks himself—invested in their fates.Black Men Can’t Shoot has all the hallmarks of a classic sports book, with a climactic championship game and a suspenseful ending as we wait to find out if Jermaine and Ray will be recruited. Brooks’s moving coming-of-age story counters the belief that basketball only exploits kids and lures them into following empty dreams—and shows us that by playing ball, some of these young black men have already begun their education even before they get to college. |
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Black Men Can’t Shoot $18 The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it’s usually only talked about when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to the long history of ugly racial stereotypes about black people—especially men—they are also harmful because they obscure very real, hard-fought accomplishments. As Black Men Can’t Shoot demonstrates, such successes on the basketball court don’t just happen because of natural gifts—instead, they grow out of the long, tough, and unpredictable process of becoming a known player.Scott N. Brooks spent four years coaching summer league basketball in Philadelphia. And what he saw, heard, and felt working with the young black men on his team tells us much about how some kids are able to make the extraordinary journey from the ghetto to the NCAA. To show how good players make the transition to greatness, Brooks tells the story of two young men, Jermaine and Ray, following them through their high school years and chronicling their breakthroughs and frustrations on the court as well as their troubles at home. We witness them negotiating the pitfalls of forging a career and a path out of poverty, we see their triumphs and setbacks, and we hear from the network of people—their families, the neighborhood elders, and Coach Brooks himself—invested in their fates.Black Men Can’t Shoot has all the hallmarks of a classic sports book, with a climactic championship game and a suspenseful ending as we wait to find out if Jermaine and Ray will be recruited. Brooks’s moving coming-of-age story counters the belief that basketball only exploits kids and lures them into following empty dreams—and shows us that by playing ball, some of these young black men have already begun their education even before they get to college. |
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Boston Celtics Head Coaches $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bill Russell, Rick Pitino, Dave Cowens, Tom Heinsohn, Jim O’brien (Basketball, Born 1952), M. L. Carr, Bill Fitch, Chris Ford. Excerpt: William Fitch (born May 19, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa ) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota , Bowling Green State University , the University of North Dakota , and his alma mater, Coe College . Fitch’s teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor , a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird’s own strong work ethic. During his 25-year pro coaching career Fitch repeatedly was hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. As of 2004 Fitch ranked fifth among all NBA coaches in all-time number of victories (with 944) but also ranked second in all-time losses (with 1,106) behind Lenny Wilkens . He was awarded as the NBA’s Coach of the Year Award twice and he guided Bird, Kevin McHale , Robert Parish and the rest of the Boston Celtics to the 1981 NBA championship, defeating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the finals. From Boston, Fitch went on to coach the Rockets where he led a team featuring Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson to the 1986 NBA Finals where they were defeated once again by Bird’s Celtics, 4 games to 2, for the NBA championship. Fitch also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers , New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers . During his first year with the Cavaliers, the team lost its first 15 games. Notes Websites (URLs online) Preceded by Bob Shulz : Coe College Men’s Basketball Head Coach 1958 1961: |
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Bowling Green Falcons Men’s Basketball Coaches: Jim Larranaga $10.28 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Larranaga (born October 2, 1949 in the Bronx, New York) is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the George Mason Patriots men’s basketball team. He became a media darling during the Patriots’ improbable run to the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA tournament. Growing up in the Bronx, one of six children, Larranaga attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY, where he starred on the basketball varsity under coach Jack Curran, graduating in 1967. He went on to play basketball at Providence College, He was the basketball team captain as a senior, 197071, leading Providence College to a 208 record and a NIT appearance. He graduated as the schools fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,258 points and was the teams top scorer as a sophomore and junior, being named New Englands Division I Sophomore of the Year in 1969. (Larranaga’s time at Providence was recognized with his induction into the Providence College Hall of Fame in 1991.) He graduated from Providence in 1971 with an economics degree, and was selected in the sixth round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. He never sought an NBA career, opting instead to go into coaching. Immediately after graduating from Providence, he took a job as an assistant to Terry Holland at Davidson College, also serving as the freshman team coach. In his five years under Holland, Davidson won three regular-season Southern Conference titles and reached the NIT once, and he also amassed a 4712 record as freshman coach. In 1976, he moved to Belgium in order to serve as player-coach for a professional club, but only stayed there for one season. He returned to the U.S. in 1977 for his first head coaching job at American International College, a Division II program which had losi… More: |
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Bullsology Trivia Challenge: Chicago Bulls Basketball $8.95 Updated with fun and interesting facts through the end of the 2008-09 basketball season, Bullsology Trivia Challenge – Chicago Bulls Basketball offers Bulls fans the opportunity to relive Chicago’s greatest moments, including:• World Championships• Conference Championships• Player of the Year Awards• Team Records• Player Records• Hall of Fame• Player Awards• Key Player Stats• Coaching Records• Key Coaches Stats• Key Rivalries• And Much MoreEach of the book’s 210 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS set up in game format allows players to give informed answers even for the book’s more ambitious questions. In addition, most answers include in-depth supportive background offering the book’s players even greater knowledge about correct responses.Here are two sample questions:• How many times has a Bulls player been named NBA Player of the Week?• Who was the last Bulls player to win a medal in the Olympic Games? The book also includes the publisher’s unique COOL FACTS placed at the end of each of the first four sections. Cool Facts allow the book’s researcher more freedom to highlight and expand on particularly interesting or thought-provoking facts about the team and its history.Two SCORE SHEETS located at the end of the book permit players to record their answers as they play, to calculate their scores for each of the book’s five sections as well as their final overall score, and to determine winners for multi-player situations. Free downloadable score sheets are also available from the publisher’s Web site.All of this makes Bullsology Trivia Challenge – Chicago Bulls Basketball a great gift foryourself or for friends and family. |
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Carroll University $23.28 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Carroll Pioneers Football Coaches, Carroll University Alumni, Carroll University Faculty, Alfred Lunt, Daniel Von Hoff, Michael Persinger, Glenn Thistlethwaite, Phillip Norris Armstrong, Francis J. Mccormick, Viola S. Wendt, Claude Taugher, John W. Breen, Wally Lemm, Increase Lapham, John Ball, Ray Wendland, Vince Difrancesca, Lisle Blackbourn, Donald Goerke, Steve Miller, Harrison Mcjohnston, Matty Bell, William C. R. Sheridan, Cushman Kellogg Davis, Mark W. Williams, Jeff Voris, Jerry Taff, John D. Schwender, Jeffrey Douma, Robert Larsen, Elmer A. Lampe, Merle Masonholder, Mark D. Nave, William Arthur Ganfield, Edward Daniels, Janet Parshall, Wilfred C. Bleamaster, Edward Payson Evans, Henry C. Schadeberg, Henry W. Lever, Henny Hiemenz, Gil Sterr, Rudy Gollomb, Buff Wagner, Frank Hertz. Excerpt: Elmer A. Lampe Elmer A. Lampe was coach of American football and basketball .Lampe went to college at the University of Chicago , where he was an All-American end. He graduated in 1926 with a Ph.B. .Lampe began football coaching in 1931, serving as an end coach for Glenn Thistlethwaite at Wisconsin . In 1932 and 1933, he was head coach at Carleton College . Lampe became the 18th head football coach for the Carroll College in 1934, serving until 1937. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 17 wins, 7 losses, and 4 ties. This ranks him seventh at Carroll College in total wins and fifth at Carroll College in winning percentage. In 1938, Lampe switched to coaching basketball . He became head coach at the University of Georgia in 1938, serving until 1946. He compiled a 79-81 record (0.494). He coached Dartmouth College ‘s Big Green from 1946 to 1950. He compiled a 44-55 record (0.444). Bibliography References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at |
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Celticology Trivia Challenge $8.95 Updated with fun and interesting facts through the end of the 2007-08 basketball season, Celticology Trivia Challenge – Boston Celtics Basketball offers Celtics fans the opportunity to relive Boston’s greatest moments, including: -World Championships-Conference Championships-Player of the Year Awards-Team Records-Player Records-Hall of Fame-Player Awards-Key Player Stats-Coaching Records-Key Coaches Stats-Key Rivalries-And Much MoreEach of the book’s 210 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS set up in game format allows players to give informed answers even for the book’s more ambitious questions. In addition, most answers include in-depth supportive background offering the book’s players even greater knowledge about correct responses. Here are two sample questions: -How many times has a Celtic player been named NBA Player of the Week?-Who was the last Celtics player to win a medal in the Olympic Games? The book also includes the publisher’s unique COOL FACTS placed at the end of each of the first four sections. Cool Facts allow the book’s researcher more freedom to highlight and expand on particularly interesting or thought-provoking facts about the team and its history. Two SCORE SHEETS located at the end of the book permit players to record their answers as they play, to calculate their scores for each of the book’s five sections as well as their final overall score, and to determine winners for multi-player situations. Free downloadable score sheets are also available from the publisher’s Web site. All of this makes Celticology Trivia Challenge – Boston Celtics Basketball a great gift foryourself or for friends and family. |
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Central Missouri Mules Basketball Coaches $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gene Bartow (born August 18, 1930) is a former men’s college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri native coached 34 years at six universities. He coached at Central Missouri State University from 1961-1964, Valparaiso University from 1964-1970 and Memphis State University from 1970 until 1974, and he led the Memphis State Tigers to the 1973 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons. He coached the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. In 1974 Bartow accepted the head coaching position at the University of Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. As of 2008, he is the second winningest coach at UCLA by percentage of wins to losses at .852, putting him behind Gary Cunningham at .862 and above John Wooden at .808. Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the job of creating an athletic program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, more commonly known as UAB. He served as the school’s first head basketball coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the NIT in the program’s second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982. Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue, Bartow Arena, in his honor. His son Murry, a UAB assistant, became the coach when Gene retired. Gene is now president of Hoops, LP, the company tha… More: |
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Central Missouri Mules Basketball: Central Missouri Mules Basketball Coaches, Gene Bartow, Jim Wooldridge, Phog Allen, Joe B. Hall $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Central Missouri Mules Basketball Coaches, Gene Bartow, Jim Wooldridge, Phog Allen, Joe B. Hall, List of Central Missouri Mules Basketball Seasons, Kim Anderson, Lynn Nance, Willard N. Greim. Excerpt: Gene Bartow (born August 18, 1930) is a former men’s college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 34 years at six universities. He coached at Central Missouri State University from 1961-1964, Valparaiso University from 1964-1970 and Memphis State University from 1970 until 1974, and he led the Memphis State Tigers to the 1973 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons. He coached the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. In 1974 Bartow accepted the head coaching position at the University of Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. As of 2008, he is the second winningest coach at UCLA by percentage of wins to losses at .852, putting him behind Gary Cunningham at .862 and above John Wooden at .808. Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the job of creating an athletic program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, more commonly known as UAB. He served as the school’s first head basketball coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the NIT in the program’s second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982. Bartow retired from coaching … More: |
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Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coaches: Lenny Wilkens, List of Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coaches, Chuck Daly, George Karl, Mike Brown (Basketball $10.66 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lenny Wilkens, List of Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coaches, Chuck Daly, George Karl, Mike Brown (Basketball, Born 1970), John Lucas Ii, Paul Silas, Bill Fitch, Keith Smart, Brendan Malone. Excerpt: William Fitch (born May 19, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa ) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota , Bowling Green State University , the University of North Dakota , and his alma mater, Coe College . Fitch’s teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor , a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird’s own strong work ethic. During his 25-year pro coaching career Fitch repeatedly was hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. As of 2004 Fitch ranked fifth among all NBA coaches in all-time number of victories (with 944) but also ranked second in all-time losses (with 1,106) behind Lenny Wilkens . He was awarded as the NBA’s Coach of the Year Award twice and he guided Bird, Kevin McHale , Robert Parish and the rest of the Boston Celtics to the 1981 NBA championship, defeating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the finals. From Boston, Fitch went on to coach the Rockets where he led a team featuring Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson to the 1986 NBA Finals where they were defeated once again by Bird’s Celtics, 4 games to 2, for the NBA championship. Fitch also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers , New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers . During his first year with the Cavaliers, the team lost its first 15 games. Notes Websites (URLs online) Preceded by Bob Shulz : |
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Coach John Wooden: 100 Years of Greatness $3.98 In 1973, John Wooden became the first person to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. By 2010, the year of his death at the age of 99, he had become something of a living legend. Continually beloved by his players, with awards and athletic facilities named in his honor and his philosophies immortalized, the legacy of Coach Wooden was apparent well before his passing. This commemorative portrait of a marvelous individual reintroduces the players he coached, his many accomplishments on and off the court, and reveals the impact he had on the lives of countless others. As one of the most iconic figures in sports history, the “Wizard of Westwood” had achieved such feats as a record-setting ten NCAA basketball championships—including seven in a row. Whether celebrating his championship playing career at Purdue or his unmatchable coaching record at UCLA, the book demonstrates that Wooden’s life is one well worth remembering. |
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Coach Wooden One on One: Inspiring Conversations on Purpose, Passion and the Pursuit of Success $2.5 This book of 60 daily readings is the result of one-on-one conversations between basketball’s legendary coach and teacher, John Wooden, and Jay Carty, former Laker and one-time Wooden assistant. Each of the two-page readings contains life wisdom from the Coach, application and reflection from Jay and a daily Scripture reading and prayer.JOHN WOODEN was a high school and college coach for 40 years. During that time, his teams won more than 80 percent of their games. From 1948 to 1975, his UCLA Bruin teams claimed 10 NCAA national championships, including 7 in a row, and at one time won 88 consecutive games. Wooden is in the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and a coach. He originated the Pyramid of Success and is the coauthor with Jay Carty of the recent best-seller Coach Wooden One-on-One. Coach and his wife, Nellie, were married 53 years when she passed away in 1985. He currently lives in Southern California and, at 90-plus years of age, continues to lecture across the country. JAY CARTY has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, coached basketball at his alma mater, Oregon State, and been a part of John Wooden’s UCLA coaching staff. After hanging up his basketball shoes, Carty entered ministry. For 25 years he has been a traveling preacher and has written seven books, including Counter-attack and Playing with Fire. Jay and his wife, Mary, live in Santa Barbara, California. |
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Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Playbook $5.99 Readers of Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success received practical, down-to-earth, biblical tips for being successful in life. Readings based on Wooden’s own life experiences and spiritual development through the years revealed that success is built block by block, much like a pyramid. From confidence to faith, the building blocks contribute to moral character and form our key values. But, as Coach Wooden and author Jay Carty would be the first to admit, it’s not enough to simply read about the Pyramid of Success—one must also act on it. Enter Coach Wooden’s Playbook for Success, a pocket guide to the principles and Bible verses that Coach Wooden has lived and shared for more than 40 years.  Like sitting next to the legendary coach himself, working through each principle in the Playbook and spending time with God will encourage and set you on the road to success.JOHN WOODEN was a high school and college coach for 40 years. During that time, his teams won more than 80 percent of their games. From 1948 to 1975, his UCLA Bruin teams claimed 10 NCAA national championships, including 7 in a row, and at one time won 88 consecutive games. Wooden is in the Basketball Hall of Fame, both as a player and a coach. He originated the Pyramid of Success and is the coauthor with Jay Carty of the recent best-seller Coach Wooden One-on-One. Coach and his wife, Nellie, were married 53 years when she passed away in 1985. He currently lives in Southern California and, at 90-plus years of age, continues to lecture across the country.   JAY CARTY has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, coached basketball at his alma mater, Oregon State, and been a part of John Wooden’s UCLA coaching staff. After hanging up his basketball shoes, Carty entered ministry. For 25 years he has been a traveling preacher and has written seven books, including Basic Training for Spiritual Combat and Playing with Fire. |
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Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Playbook: Applying the Pyramid of Success to Your Life $5.99 Readers of Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success received practical, down-to-earth, biblical tips for being successful in life. Readings based on Wooden’s own life experiences and spiritual development through the years revealed that success is built block by block, much like a pyramid. From confidence to faith, the building blocks contribute to moral character and form our key values. But, as Coach Wooden and author Jay Carty would be the first to admit, it’s not enough to simply read about the Pyramid of Success—one must also act on it. Enter Coach Wooden’s Playbook for Success, a pocket guide to the principles and Bible verses that Coach Wooden has lived and shared for more than 40 years.  Like sitting next to the legendary coach himself, working through each principle in the Playbook and spending time with God will encourage and set you on the road to success. JOHN WOODEN was a high school and college coach for 40 years. During that time, his teams won more than 80 percent of their games. From 1948 to 1975, his UCLA Bruin teams claimed 10 NCAA national championships, including 7 in a row, and at one time won 88 consecutive games. Wooden is in the Basketball Hall of Fame, both as a player and a coach. He originated the Pyramid of Success and is the coauthor with Jay Carty of the recent best-seller Coach Wooden One-on-One. Coach and his wife, Nellie, were married 53 years when she passed away in 1985. He currently lives in Southern California and, at 90-plus years of age, continues to lecture across the country.   JAY CARTY has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, coached basketball at his alma mater, Oregon State, and been a part of John Wooden’s UCLA coaching staff. After hanging up his basketball shoes, Carty entered ministry. For 25 years he has been a traveling preacher and has written seven books, including Basic Training for Spiritual Combat and Playing with Fire. Jay and his wife, Mary, |
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Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life $11.95 Billy Fitzgerald is a sports legend you’ve never heard of. The 57-year-old former minor league catcher coaches baseball and basketball at New Orleans’ Isidore Newman School; not exactly a high-profile assignment. Ubiquitously called “Coach Fitz,” this veteran mentor personifies a tough-as-nails coaching philosophy seldom seen in these days of player perks and recruiting wars. Not surprisingly, his old-school ways are under fire from parents at the expensive Louisiana prep school, but this gruff mentor does have hundreds of defenders among his former players (most notably NFL quarterback Peyton Manning), who insist that Coach Fitz changed their lives. Bestselling author Michael Lewis once labored under the verbal lashes of this unforgettable man; now he, too, pays tribute to a man who taught him some of life’s most important lessons. |
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Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life $12.95 Billy Fitzgerald is a sports legend you’ve never heard of. The 57-year-old former minor league catcher coaches baseball and basketball at New Orleans’ Isidore Newman School; not exactly a high-profile assignment. Ubiquitously called “Coach Fitz,” this veteran mentor personifies a tough-as-nails coaching philosophy seldom seen in these days of player perks and recruiting wars. Not surprisingly, his old-school ways are under fire from parents at the expensive Louisiana prep school, but this gruff mentor does have hundreds of defenders among his former players (most notably NFL quarterback Peyton Manning), who insist that Coach Fitz changed their lives. Bestselling author Michael Lewis once labored under the verbal lashes of this unforgettable man; now he, too, pays tribute to a man who taught him some of life’s most important lessons. |
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Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life $12.95 Billy Fitzgerald is a sports legend you’ve never heard of. The 57-year-old former minor league catcher coaches baseball and basketball at New Orleans’ Isidore Newman School; not exactly a high-profile assignment. Ubiquitously called “Coach Fitz,” this veteran mentor personifies a tough-as-nails coaching philosophy seldom seen in these days of player perks and recruiting wars. Not surprisingly, his old-school ways are under fire from parents at the expensive Louisiana prep school, but this gruff mentor does have hundreds of defenders among his former players (most notably NFL quarterback Peyton Manning), who insist that Coach Fitz changed their lives. Bestselling author Michael Lewis once labored under the verbal lashes of this unforgettable man; now he, too, pays tribute to a man who taught him some of life’s most important lessons. |
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Coaching Basketball $2.72 Hone your coaching skills with these coaching legends as your mentorsImagine gathering a roomful of legendary basketball coaches from all levels and tapping their knowledge of the game. You would learn the strength of leadership from Coach K, understand the importance of practice from the legendary John Wooden, and drill man-to-man offense with Bob Knight. In Coaching Basketball, this is all possible.This revised third edition includes new articles by distinguished coaches such as Dean Smith, Jim Valvano, and Tubby Smith and a new section addressing sportsmanship and character development to meet one of today’s greatest coaching challenges. Also new is the completeness of the essays: an article from every coach who won an NCAA Division I championship—even from the first in 1939—is now in this volume.Editors Jerry Krause—the research chairman for the National Association of Basketball Coaches—and Ralph Pim have assembled into one volume hundreds of articles written by champion basketball coaches for coaches at all levels. The bestselling Coaching Basketball covers the fundamental skills, offensive and defensive strategy, team offense and defense, conditioning, and motivational techniques. This unmatched collection of almost-encyclopedic knowledge and the unmatched experience of these basketball giants will not only teach beginning and veteran coaches the essence of the game, but also inspire them to take their teams and themselves to the next level.Learn from the best ever, including:Phog Allen Pete Newell Adolph Rupp Mike Krzyzewski Al McGuire Tubby Smith Bob Knight John Wooden Jerry Tarkanian Rick Pitino Dean Smith Hubie Brown Nolan Richardson Fred “Tex” Winter Chuck Daly and more! Jerry Krause has coached and taught basketball for forty years. The author of twelve coaching books, he is the chairman of the NABC Research |
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Coaching Basketball For Dummies $19.99 Packed with numerous offensive and defensive drillsThe fun and easy way® to get the score on coaching youth basketballPlanning to volunteer as a basketball coach? This friendly guide helps youcommand the court by explaining the rules of the game, giving you expert advice on teaching essential skills to different age groups, running great practices, promoting teamwork, helping struggling players, keeping kids healthy and injury-free, and leading your team effectively during a game.Develop your coaching philosophyTeach offensive and defensive strategiesEncourage good sportsmanshipEnsure safety on the fieldCommunicate effectively with parents |
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Coaching Basketball For Dummies $19.99 The National Alliance For Youth Sports, With Greg Bach,NOOK Book (eBook), Edition: 1,Series: For Dummies Series, English-language edition,Pub by Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated |
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Coaching Basketball For Dummies, Mini Edition $0.99 The National Alliance for Youth Sports,NOOK Book (eBook),Series: For Dummies Series, English-language edition,Pub by Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated |
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Coaching Basketball Successfully 2nd Edition $20.95 Considered by many experts to be the best high school coach, the author of From Orphans to Champions and head basketball coach at DeMatha Catholic High School (with an 88% win record–one of the highest in high school basketball history) shares all the elements of his success, covering every facet of building a successful basketball team. 19 halftones; 175 line drawings. |
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Coaching Basketball Successfully, 3E $21.95 Morgan Wootten,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Human Kinetics Publishers |
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Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical Skills $2.35 Numerous coaching books cover the skills and drills of basketball, but very few hit on the tactical skills of the game—the situational decisions players and coaches make that often determine the outcome of games. That's where Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical Skills, an American Sport Education Program (ASEP) publication, stands out. Written by Kathy McGee, the winningest high school girls' basketball coach in Michigan, in consultation with USA Basketball's Don Showalter, this book will prepare you to be a better teacher and tactician of the game whether you coach men’s or women’s basketball. Technical skills (such as dribbling, shooting, and rebounding) are examined in depth, as are the tactical skills (such as the give-and-go, backdoor cut, and trapping). More than 195 photos and illustrations bring the basic to intermediate skills to life, while sample season and practice plans will help you in your preparation. You'll find quick tips on how to detect and correct errors in both male and female athletes, cues they need to be aware of in various tactical situations, and key information they need in order to make the appropriate on-court decisions. Produced by ASEP and endorsed by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), this book serves as a resource for the Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical Skills online course, a part of ASEP's Bronze Level Professional Coaches Education Program. Numerous state high school associations, colleges and universities, national sport organizations, and national governing bodies of Olympic sports use the Bronze Level in whole or in part to qualify coaches. The Bronze Level prepares coaches for all aspects of coaching and is a recognized and respected credential for all who earn it. |
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Coaching Beginning Basketball $16.95 This manual contains a simple and effective program that will make you an adequate junior high school coach even if you have no basketball background. The demand for coaches has increased, forcing many untrained teachers to tackle a job that may seem too big for them. It isn’t though. |
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Coaching Girls’ Basketball $0.01 “If you’re serious about coaching girls’ basketball, Coach Hatchell’s book is a must-read.”—Dean Smith, the winningest coach in NCAA men’s basketball history”Coach Hatchell covers everything you need to know about coaching girls’ basketball.”—Betty Jaynes, CEO Emeritus, Women’s Basketball Coaches AssociationOK, you’ve got the clipboard and the whistle, you’ve entered the gym, and twelve eager young faces turn to you. Now what? Even if you know little or nothing about the sport and even less about coaching, Coaching Girls’ Basketball will lead you step by step through a successful season, from meeting your players and organizing your team, through teaching fundamentals, to making crucial game decisions. Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell helps you master the skills, drills, plays, and game-day tactics that will make you a great coach. She also helps you cope with important issues like treating players equally regardless of ability, unhappy parents, helping all your players experience growth and success, and recognizing the crucial differences between coaching girls and boys. Coach Hatchell shows you how to:Prepare for your first practice and first gameMatch drills to abilityPromote good habits, concentration, and teamworkLearn what’s unique about coaching girls from age 6 to 14Make practices fun, effective, and rewardingImprove your players and your teamReach all your playersBe the coach your players will remember”Learn from the best. Coach Hatchell knows basketball.”—Charlotte Smith-Taylor, forward, Washington Mystics; 1995 ESPN National Player of the YearSylvia Hatchell has been a college head coach for 30 years, and her University of North Carolina Tar Heel teams have won five Atlantic Coast Conference titles and the 1994 NCAA National Championship. Sylvia was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in |
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Coaching Girls’ Basketball Successfully $19.95 Learn to coach girls' basketball from one of the most successful U.S. high school coaches. In Coaching Girls' Basketball Successfully, veteran coach Jill Prudden explains the methods she has used to win more than 700 games and send dozens of female players to the collegiate level, including Olympian Jennifer Azzi.Packed with insights, plays, and drills, this comprehensive book presents the tactics for leading an effective program as it specifically relates to girls' teams. Not only will you find the skills and drills to help your team improve on the court, but you will also discover the foundational issues of developing a philosophy, motivating, evaluating, and communicating with players and staff. Sample forms, charts, and checklists help you organize and manage teams on a daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal basis.Through Prudden's expert guidance and compelling anecdotes, you will learn to identify and put into play the unique team dynamics of girls' basketball. Coaching Girls' Basketball Successfully will show you how to build a winning program and team, year in and year out. |
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Coaching Girls’ Basketball: From the How-to’s of the Game to Practical Real-World Advice–Your Definitive Guide to Successfully Coaching Girls $14.95 Coaching girls’ basketball is a blast! Witness a well-executed fast break, an intense defense, or a team’s unbridled enthusiasm, and you can’t help but be inspired. The effort, pride, and enjoyment on the girls’ faces are great rewards for parents and often the signs of a good coach—the type of coach you want to be. So how can you get there?Perfect for coaches of girls up to age 13, Coaching Girls’ Basketball includes everything you need to be an outstanding coach and mentor to your players. Whether you are a seasoned coach looking to fine-tune your skills or a rookie eager to take the court running, you’ll discover techniques for success that are tailored specifically to the needs of girls, including:• Drills and strategies for coaches new to the world of coaching basketball• Tips on what girls want and need from their basketball experience• Practical suggestions on how to motivate in a positive and encouraging way• Advice for helping girls deal with their changing bodies• And much more! |
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Coaching High School Basketball $18.95 From a 40-year veteran, the only book available devoted to coaching high school basketballIn Coaching High School Basketball, Hall of Famer Bill Kuchar presents an indispensable instruction manual for experienced and rookie coaches alike. A combination of classic tactics and new, cutting-edge strategies, this one-of-a-kind handbook provides easyto- read diagrams and instructions, plus dozens of practice drills to reinforce fundamentals and teach innovative moves. Readers will learn how to: Master Kuchar’s “double motion offense” Locate, protect, and infiltrate zones Defend against the fast break Use last-second plays for when the game is on the line Make the most of out-of-bounds plays Scout and evaluate junior high school talent Get college coaches to scout their games |
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Coaching High School Basketball: A Complete Guide to Building a Championship Team $18.95 “Having coached in New Jersey on the scholastic level, I have the utmost respect for a coach that has had big-time success in that area. Certainly, Bill represents that premise. Anybody who has touched so many lives and been as effective as Bill is certainly a winner in my eyes.”— Dick Vitale, ESPN“As a young coach in the early 1970s, my goal was to compete with Bill, and he was the standard I set for myself and my teams at Saint Anthony’s. He set a very high standard for his coaching peers to strive for, and I am obliged to say he has been a personal friend as well as a mentor to me for the last thirty years.”—Bob Hurley, Sr., Head Coach, St. Anthony’s High School (Jersey City, NJ), from the foreword”This book will be an immeasurable asset to the basketball world and could serve as a strong foundation to build your own personal coaching philosophy on.”—George Blaney, Assistant Coach, University of Connecticut, 2004 Men’s NCAA National ChampionsWith forty years of coaching experience and eight state titles to his credit, Hall of Famer Bill Kuchar is the coach you wish you had back in high school—and today he’s the coach you aspire to be. Now, you can coach like Kuchar with Coaching High School Basketball—the only book available specifically devoted to winning at the high school level.Using easy-to-follow concepts, Kuchar breaks the game of basketball into down to a science, including his original offensive scheme, dynamic new zone plays, and man-to-man pressure defenses—the key strategies that will help your team score against the toughest of opponents.With a lively combination of classic tactics and cutting-edge moves, this one-of-a-kind handbook is filled with step-by-step diagrams and instructions, dozens of practice drills on fundamentals and innovative styles of play, as well as a treasure trove of photographs documenting the amazing successes enjoyed by |
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Coaching Our Sons $19.95 The book takes the reader into the complex and emotional interaction between coaches and their sons. The short vignettes based on interviews with Wisconsin high school coaches reveals the many emotions of the fathers,sons and their families as they compete in basketball. The colorful comments and quotations of the coaches, their wives and sons reveals a deep insight into the relationships. Over 60 interviews by the coach author Chuck Tank provide information for this intriguing book. An appendix lists 62 coaches, their sons and the schools in their careers. Every basketball coach in the country should have a copy in their coaching library for the game winning ideas. Every parent with a basketball player will find great tips on how to enhance their relationship with the coach. |
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Coaching Team Basketball $8.17 To be #1, your team has to play as oneHow many times have you heard, “There is no I in team”? Still, U.S. basketball continues to be dominated by individual play, which has led to a number of embarrassing upsets on the world and Olympic courts. From middle-school to the NBA, there are no championships without teamwork—and there’s no teamwork without good coaching.Get away from the flash and start building your successful team today with this one-of-a-kind, step-by-step guide that helps you to:Communicate the core values of integrity and respect Create a vision statement Recruit team players Develop trust and unity with a buddy system Inspire your players to embrace teamwork Get your five defenders working as one Master winning offensive plays that utilize the whole team And more Tom Crean is the head coach of men’s basketball at Marquette University and is widely recognized as one of the best young coaches in college basketball. In 2003 he led his Golden Eagles all the way to the Final Four. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Ralph Pim is the division chief for competitive sports in the department of physical education at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He lives in West Point, New York. |
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Coaching With The Scriptures $7.99 Do you want to become a better coach? Coaching with the scriptures is a practical guidebook of biblical scriptures and experiences that is geared to help the novice and the professional. Whether you’re a coach, parent, or educator, the Bible is filled with powerful and relevant truths that will enhance your skills as a teacher and ambassador of your given sport. Coaching with the Scriptures can also be used as a daily devotional to start the day of any busy individual. Basketball – Football – Baseball – Soccer: It doesn’t matter. The word of God works for any sport, but only if you work the word.Gerald T. Davis has over 20 years of coaching experience. He was the head women’s basketball coach of Division III the City College of New York (CCNY). Prior to his time at CCNY he was the head girl’s basketball coach at Valley Stream North High School. He also garnered men’s college coaching experience as an assistant at both Kingsborough Community College and at CCNY. Gerald’s first coaching experiences came at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. A Captain with the New York City Department of Correction, Gerald holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The College of New Rochelle. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior while in high school, and is presently a member of Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was married for 24 wonderful years to Digna M. Davis until she graduated to glory after fighting valiantly of cancer. The Brooklyn native resides in Freeport, N.Y. with his children: Christina, and twins, Bryan and Brandon. |
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Coaching Youth Basketball – 4th Edition $0.25 The fourth edition of Coaching Youth Basketball stresses fun, safety, and effective instruction, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, helps your kids enjoy their basketball experiences, and motivates your athletes to come out year after year. Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of basketball. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey these skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Coaching Youth Basketball's focus on teaching offensive and defensive skills through gamelike activities sets it apart from the current lineup of basketball coaching books. And, it's the only one written with the expertise of USA Basketball's Don Showalter. The fourth edition includes new activities and age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices, all in a reorganized format geared for sequential learning and quick reference.The expertise of USA Basketball combined with essential coaching skills like communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for games and practices make this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes. |
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Coaching Youth Basketball-5th Edition $16.95 Don Showalter, American Sport Education Program,Paperback, Edition: 5, English-language edition,Pub by Human Kinetics Publishers |
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Coaching Youth Basketball: The Guide for Coaches & Parents $14.99 Covers the Latest Rules and Training Philosophies* Updated to reflect the changes in coaching and training philosophies over the past 10 years* Includes proven pactice plans, approaches to conditioning and skill development, advice for communicating with kids and parents and more* Written by an experienced youth coachCoaching Youth Basketball is the must-have guide for teaching the game, drilling the skills and building kid’s confidence. Written for coaches of both boy and girl teams, this guide to the game covers basic terminology and rules, practice drills, strategies, tips for communicating with the kids and their parents, advice for training and conditioning, and much more. Aspiring coaches will also find practical knowledge for dealing with everything from injuries to behavioral issues.Perfect for those new to coaching and experienced coaches looking for the latest rules and philosophies, this updated guide is the best way to get your team to the top of their game. |
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Coe College Alumni: Marv Levy, Shelby Steele, Paul Engle, Jason Kottke $8.69 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Marvin Daniel Levy (born August 3, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American and Canadian Football coach and front office executive. He is a former professional football coach, in the CFL as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes (19731977), and in the NFL as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs (19781982) and the Buffalo Bills (19861997), coaching the Bills to four consecutive American Football Conference Championships. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Levy’s family emigrated from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father, a decorated World War I veteran, ran a small business on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. He graduated from South Shore High School in Chicago, in 1943. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Army Air Forces and spent the remainder of World War II in the military; Levy was discharged from the army shortly afterwards. Though he was known to use historical examples to inspire his teams, Levy corrected those who used war and combat metaphors to describe football games by telling them that he actually fought in a war and that football and war were in no way comparable. Levy enrolled at Coe College in Iowa. There he earned varsity letters in football, track, and basketball. He obtained a degree in English literature, was granted membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and was twice voted student council president. He was also a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was admitted to Harvard University for graduate studies in 1951, earning a masters degree in English history. His first coaching job was at St. Louis Country Day School, coaching football and basketball. Two years later, Levy returned to Coe College as an assistant football coach (19531954). In 1954, he joined the coachin… More: |
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College Men’s Basketball in the United States: Ncaa Men’s Division I Tournament Bids by School and Conference $22.44 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ncaa Men’s Division I Tournament Bids by School and Conference, Ncaa Men’s Division I Tournament Bids by School, List of Ncaa Division I Men’s Basketball Players With 2000 Points and 1000 Rebounds, Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament All-Time Team Records, Nit All-Time Team Records, Naia National Men’s Basketball Championship, Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Alignment History, Ncaa Men’s Division I Final Four Appearances by School, List of Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Champions, Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Championship Upsets, Nit Championships and Semifinal Appearances, Ncaa Men’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Alignment History, Coaching Legacy of Bob Knight, List of Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Champions, Cbi Bids by School, List of Ncaa Division I Men’s Basketball Players With 3000 Points, List of Teams With the Most Victories in Ncaa Division I Men’s College Basketball, Ncit Bids by School, Cit Bids by School, List of Teams With the Highest Winning Percentage in Ncaa Division I Men’s College Basketball, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, Ncaa Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Say No Classic. Excerpt: The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is an annual publication which includes preseason previews of every NCAA Division I men’s college basketball team in the United States . Created in 1981 by future Boston Celtics general manager Chris Wallace , it is currently compiled by a team of college basketball writers led by Chris Dortch. The 384-page publication has been described as the “Bible” of college basketball, and its preseason rankings and awards predictions are widely reported in the press. Since 2000, Blue Ribbon Publications has also produced an annual college football yearbook.Notes Websites (URLs online) A |
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Court Sense $19.95 The best basketball players and coaches are known not only for their success in the sport but for the manner in which they manifest their knowledge and abilities in playing, coaching, and teaching the game.Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Steve Nash, Diana Taurasi, and other great players past and present share a special grasp of what is needed in every situation on the court and how to maximize their own effectiveness as well as that of their team. Teams coached by John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Pat Summitt, and Mike Krzyzewski won many championships because of their coaches’ amazing ability to teach, motivate, discipline, and unite players to perform to their potential individually and as a group.Court Sense highlights all those qualities that make players and teams great, and it provides practical ways to improve any area that might be lacking. The first half of the book covers all the basics a player must have in place, on and off the court, in order to excel. The second half features the six Cs that are crucial to on-court performance: coachability, communication, cohesion, capacity to lead, competitiveness, and concentration.Author John Giannini brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the subject as a former collegiate player and veteran coach who has earned a PhD in sport psychology. His insights and advice are combined with real-life examples and supported by stories shared by top coaches.Playing like a winner first requires preparing like one. Use Court Sense to your advantage and you’ll be one step closer to cutting down the nets. |
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Courting Success: Muffet Mcgraw’s Formula for Winning – In Sports and in Life $19.95 In the shadows of the nation’s most storied football program, Muffet McGraw has quietly built the Notre Dame women’s basketball program into a national power. Arguably, women’s basketball has been the university’s most consistently successful varsity sport. Over the past 15 years, Irish women’s basketball teams have made 12 post-season appearances including nine trips to the NCAA tournament. The team’s rise to national prominence was underscored with a national championship in 2001. In short, the Notre Dame women’s basketball prgram has been steadily built into a perennial national championship contender, and its architect for those 15 years has been Head Coach Muffet McGraw.McGraw has more than 300 victories at Notre Dame and a winning percentage of .729 with numerous awards to attest to McGraw’s coaching success. Her honors in 2001 alone: Women’s Basketball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Naismith’s Women’s College Coach of the Year, Associated Press’ Coach of the Year, Sports Illustrated for Women’s Coach of the Year, and Big East Conference Coach of the Year. Personal accolades aside, Coach McGraw works hard to define effective methods for her players that will not only mean success on the court-but will also translate to personal fulfillment in life. Accordingly, in Courting Success McGraw outlines her ingredients for success-on and off the court-by sharing stories of hard lessons learned, the value of finely tuned work ethic and discipline, experiences that motivate and inspire, and “key plays” to put into daily living practice. |
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Cracked Sidewalks and French Pastry: The Wit and Wisdom of Al McGuire $7.46 Al McGuire was the Mark Twain of college basketball. Never was there a figure in the game so quoted and so quotable, on sports and on the human condition. This book collects more than a hundred of McGuire’s most colorful quotations, plus photographs from his life and career, in a tribute that is funny, poignant, and brimming with his streetwise sagacity.     McGuire, a brash and fiery New Yorker who grew up working in his parents’ saloon, played a rough and tumble game of basketball at St. John’s University and briefly in the NBA before entering the coaching ranks. He reached the pinnacle of his profession and gained national fame at Marquette University in Milwaukee, where in thirteen seasons he compiled a 295-80 record, appeared in nine NCAA tournaments, and won eighty-one home games in a row. He was a fine coach who cared deeply about his players and was beloved by his teams and fans alike, but his flamboyance and his mouth sometimes got him into trouble. The end of his coaching career captivated the nation: McGuire wept on the bench as his Marquette Warriors won the national title. McGuire then began a ground-breaking career in network broadcasting, adding a zest and unconventionality that the college game had never seen. His sometimes bizarre and always entertaining commentary kept viewers tuned in even after the outcome of a lopsided game was a foregone conclusion. When Al McGuire died of leukemia in 2001, the sports world lost a true original. |
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Dan Duquette Sports Academy $58.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dan Duquette Sports Academy is a sports training center overnight and day camp with 1 and 2 week session offerings for boys and girls ages 8-18. The academy features camps for baseball, softball, basketball,soccer and football. The Sports Academy also sponsors weekend tournaments for youth baseball teams ranging in age from 19U to 10U. New in 2010 is a Lo Ropes Course available daily to groups which includes leadership training seminars. Coaches at the camp have high school, college and professional coaching experience. |
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Dear Ashley $19.95 Friends are separated when Ashley moves to the Chicago area with her family. She misses her best friend, Kelly, and her sister, Katie. The letters that they exchange while in the sixth grade tell of their adventures at school and on the basketball court. When Ashley travels to Chicago she meets an old man on the plane who tells her about the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe. It is a story that she does not forget. Ashley is bullied at her new school. The advice of the gentle but wise Father Ted and the never-forgotten story of Father Maximilian Kolbe show her the way. In her letters to Ashley, Kelly writes about her school and her basketball team. Her dad coaches Katie’s fourth grade team. Kelly is invited to help out with her sister’s team. Soon she considers herself an assistant coach and does more coaching than she ever dreamed of. The sixth grade can be a time of joy and heartache, and Ashley and Kelly experience both. Katie is as humorous and loveable as fourth graders can be. This is a story that shows how the obstacles in life can be overcome by following good advice and being kind to others. |
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Denver Pioneers $24.67 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Denver Pioneers Athletic Directors, Denver Pioneers Football Coaches, Denver Pioneers Ice Hockey, Denver Pioneers Ice Hockey Players, Denver Pioneers Men’s Basketball Coaches, Paul Stastny, Elton Wieman, Glenn Anderson, Bruce Affleck, Bob Blackman, Denver Pioneers Men’s Ice Hockey, Tyler Bozak, Kirk Speraw, Antti Laaksonen, Aaron Mackenzie, Matt Carle, Peter Mcnab, Brett Skinner, Bill Saunders, J. D. Corbin, Stan Albeck, Ryan Dingle, Wade Dubielewicz, Percy Locey, Connor James, Joe Scott, Ben Jobe, Randy Rahe, Bill Tierney, Chris Butler, Adam Berkhoel, Ken Loeffler, Sinuhe Wallinheimo, Mike Busniuk, Magness Arena, Kevin Doell, Rich Preston, Johnny Baker, James Patterson, John P. Koehler, Erik Andersson, Ryan Caldwell, Ed Beers, Pete Lopresti, Peter Mannino, Elmer Mcdevitt, Fred Dawson, Paul Comrie. Excerpt: For the 19th-century baseball player, see Bill Tierney (baseball) Bill Tierney William “Bill” Tierney is a hall of fame lacrosse coach at the University of Denver .Tierney played collegiate lacrosse at Cortland State , where in 1973, he played on the USILA national championship team. Following college, Tierney pursued a master’s degree at Adelphi University , and coached high school lacrosse at Great Neck South High School , then Levittown Memorial High School. In 1982, Tierney’s took his first collegiate coaching position with the Rochester Institute of Technology . He took the team to its first NCAA tournaments in both 1983 and 1984. Following this success, Tierney joined the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays as an assistant lacrosse coach (winning two national championships), and also served as head coach of the soccer team from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, Tierney accepted the position as head coach of the Princeton Tigers . He acquired a program that was underdeveloped, |
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Drew University $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Drew University, Leonard Sweet, Robert S. Corrington, Drew Rangers Baseball, Wmnj, Drew Theological Seminary, Robert Weisbuch. Excerpt: end{sloppypar The Drew Rangers baseball program is the college baseball program of Drew University . Today, they play at the Division III level as a part of the Landmark Conference . Coaches Vincent Masco is the head coach of Drew University’s baseball team as well as the school’s associate athletic director. He graduated from Trenton State College in 1971. He serves many committees, including the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Selection committee, the MAC Baseball Sports Committee, and the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Baseball Selection committee (which he chairs). He also plays a role on the ECAC Basketball committee after a coaching career at Drew from 1986-1995. Masco is the winningest coach in Drew University history. He was selected the 1998 coach of the year by the New Jersey Baseball Coaches Association, and again was voted coach of the year in 1999 by the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom League for leading Drew to their first Freedom League title. Masco has also guided the Rangers to five ECAC playoffs and four MAC postseason appearances. His 165th win, on April 17, 1996, put him first on Drew Universitys all time win list. On April 9, 2004 Masco received his 300th career victory over Delaware Valley College, putting him in the NCAAs top fifty winningest coaches list. Danny DeGeorge and Ed DiMaggio serve as assistant coaches for the program. DeGeorge played baseball at Princeton University and went on to a minor league career in the Cleveland Indians organization. DeGeorge joined the staff for the 2010 season. DiMaggio has been on the Drew coaching staff since the 2008 season. Drew Baseball Through the Years Below is a list of accomplishments |
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Duke Basketball Video Series: Championship Practices DVD $15.44 Duke University’s men’s basketball program has been the model for success in Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s years at the helm. Under his direction the Blue Devils have won over 400 games, two NCAA Championships, and earned a berth in seven Final Fours. Now you can harness Coach K’s strategies for team defense, the transition game, and successful practicing to make your team better than ever.The Duke Basketball Video Series offers special insight into the key components that made all of those Duke wins, championships, and awards possible. You will be transported right to Cameron Indoor Stadium, to see and hear what takes place during Duke practice sessions. Each action-filled tape includes Coach K and the Duke team explaining, demonstrating, and correcting through:- coaching points,- individual skill instruction,- tactical team preparations, and – practice drills.Action footage shows how lessons learned on the practice floor are transferred successfully to games. You will find the content captivating and directly applicable to your own improvement or to that of your players. Championship Practices provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at how Coach K and his staff plan and conduct their practice sessions to produce powerhouse teams. From overall season objectives to specific player teaching points, this video shows how you can transfer the blueprint for success to players. Each element of practice is broken down into modules of instruction as Coach K teaches, corrects, reinforces, and attends to all aspects of the game in his classroom on the court. Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world. |
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Duke Basketball Video Series: Team Defense DVD $16.77 Duke University’s men’s basketball program has been the model for success in Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s years at the helm. Under his direction the Blue Devils have won over 400 games, two NCAA Championships, and earned a berth in seven Final Fours. Now you can harness Coach K’s strategies for team defense, the transition game, and successful practicing to make your team better than ever.The Duke Basketball Video Series offers special insight into the key components that made all of those Duke wins, championships, and awards possible. You will be transported right to Cameron Indoor Stadium, to see and hear what takes place during Duke practice sessions. Each action-filled tape includes Coach K and the Duke team explaining, demonstrating, and correcting through:- coaching points,- individual skill instruction,- tactical team preparations, and – practice drills.Action footage shows how lessons learned on the practice floor are transferred successfully to games. You will find the content captivating and directly applicable to your own improvement or to that of your players. Duke is known for its tough team defense, and four Blue Devils have been chosen Defensive Player of the Year during Coach K’s tenure. Team Defense shows how you can transform five individual players into a single, basket-denying unit. From the trademark floor slap to the half-court trap, this tape is a complete clinic on the techniques required to fulfill individual position responsibilities and the tactical adjustments required to stop offensive attacks of all kinds. Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world. |
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Duke Basketball Video Series: Transition Game DVD $22.95 Duke University’s men’s basketball program has been the model for success in Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s years at the helm. Under his direction the Blue Devils have won over 400 games, two NCAA Championships, and earned a berth in seven Final Fours. Now you can harness Coach K’s strategies for team defense, the transition game, and successful practicing to make your team better than ever.The Duke Basketball Video Series offers special insight into the key components that made all of those Duke wins, championships, and awards possible. You will be transported right to Cameron Indoor Stadium, to see and hear what takes place during Duke practice sessions. Each action-filled tape includes Coach K and the Duke team explaining, demonstrating, and correcting through:- coaching points,- individual skill instruction,- tactical team preparations, and – practice drills.Action footage shows how lessons learned on the practice floor are transferred successfully to games. You will find the content captivating and directly applicable to your own improvement or to that of your players. Duke’s emphasis on beating their opponent in switching from defense to offense and from offense to defense has now become a hallmark of their success. Very rarely do they give up an easy fastbreak basket, while they score many breakaway buckets themselves. Transition Game shows that this advantage is developed on the practice court by design, drilling, and desire, and it describes how you can achieve this advantage for yourself or your team. Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world. |
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Earl the Pearl $9.92 Earl the Pearl is a book about baseball . . . and about believing in yourself. Earl, the baseball-loving snail, overcomes his slowness and, in his own unique style, shows the team his worth as a player. He teaches the lesson that if you really love something, and put your whole heart into it, you will succeed. We become heroes through hard work and believing that we can overcome any obstacle standing in our way. No matter who, or what kind of critter you are, if you truly love the game, you can be a winner!About the author:Dennis Santos was born on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, and raised in a small plantation town called Ahukini. Growing up on the island, Dennis and his friends spent much time creating their own recreation. They made their own sports equipment — surf boards, canoes, basketball hoops mounted on palm trees; for their favorite sport, baseball, they made bats from tree branches, gloves from paper bags. For baseballs they used golf balls that they found at a nearby golf course. Their stadium was the open beach where coconuts, half buried in the sand, served as bases, and a home run was a ball hit into the ocean.After his high school years, Dennis ventured to Santa Barbara, California where he was married and raised a family. He worked as a youth minister to junior high and high school students, and now is a regional consultant for youth ministry in the Santa Barbara region. His love for the sport of baseball has not dimmed, and he enjoys coaching children in Little League. He sees coaching as a teaching method to help kids build character and develop a real love for the game. He wrote “Earl the Pearl” to be used as motivational tool for hisplayers. |
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Eastern Kentucky University Alumni $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Thaksin Shinawatra, J. C. W. Beckham, Lee Majors, Earle Combs, Bobby Collins, Liz Stefanics, John “Bam” Carney, Steve Pence, Sam Champion, Carl Hurley, Eula Bingham, Homer Ledford, Clyde Hatter, Tom Colbert, Keith Kidd. Excerpt: Bobby Collins (born in Southern Pines, North Carolina ) is the head men’s basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University . He is the team’s first head coach since beginning their transition to Division I competition. Collins previously served as the head men’s coach at Hampton University Collins played basketball collegiately at Eastern Kentucky University from 1987 until 1991, earning All-Ohio Valley Conference Honorable Mention in his senior season. After earning his degree in business administration and management, he played one season overseas in Finland before returning to his alma mater to spend two years as an admissions counselor. In 1994, Collins took his first head coaching job as an assistant to Jeff Capel II with the Old Dominion Monarchs .He left Old Dominion after one season to join the coaching staff at Hampton. As a part of the Pirates’ staff, Collins helped a program that was transitioning to Division I upon his arrival become a constant presence at the top of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . This rise to the top reached its apex with back-to-back MEAC tournament titles in 2001 and 2002. The 2001 Pirates squad pulled off one of the most memorable upsets in the history of the NCAA tournament , playing as a 15-seed and defeating the second-seeded Iowa State Cyclones in the first round.Following the 2002 season, Hampton’s then-head coach Steve Merfeld left the school to take over at the University of Evansville . Shortly thereafter, Collins was promoted to the position as head coach, his first-ever head coaching |
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Fast Break $15.99 Women’s professional basketball is one of the hardest games to break into, and being accepted for tryout camp is a huge achievement. Coaching a professional team is a full-time occupation with no time for a personal life.Patricia Calvin, in her second year as head coach of the Missoula Cougars, is building just the right combination of players to take her team all the way to the championship. Recently graduated from college, Sherry Gallagher is hoping to join the roster of a professional team to begin a career in the game she loves. Neither woman is looking for a relationship. So when this player and coach discover they have feelings for each other there’s sure to be some Fast Break action ahead. |
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Five $14.95 February 11, 1978. All five LSU starters fouled out against the greatest college basketball team in the nation, the No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. Left on the floor for the Tigers in overtime were a walk-on, a black Jewish freshman from New York, a senior with a bum knee, and two white boys: one, a dentist’s son from New Orleans, and the other one a 7-foot surfer dude from Florida. On the bench coaching them was Dale Brown, a wild man from North Dakota. In a rivalry and a game that involved roughness on and off the court, self-gratification, race relations and international folk dance, the largest crowd in LSU basketball history watched one of the greatest upsets, and a turning point for two basketball programs.About the AuthorA former full-time newspaper journalist, Sonny Marks practices law in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he lives with his wife Louise. |
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Five-Star Basketball Defense $10.54 This new Five-Star book presents a collection of defensive skill training, drills and coaching strategies from a selection of the Five-Star coaching staff. The purpose of this book is to inspire thought and to give both experienced and aspiring coaches the tools, techniques and philosophies that have shaped many great defenses so that they can mold them into their own defensive system that matches their personnel and coaching philosophy. |
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Florida Gators Women’s Basketball Coaches $8.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Carolyn Peck, Mickie Demoss, Matthew Mitchell, Amanda Butler, Charlene Thomas-Swinson, Beth Dunkenberger. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Carolyn Arlene Peck (born January 22, 1966 in Jefferson City, Tennessee) is former head coach in Women’s basketball at Purdue University and the University of Florida. She is also the first head coach-general manager in the history of the WNBAs Orlando Miracle. Currently, she is a basketball analyst for ESPN. As a senior in high school, Peck, a 6-4 center, was named Tennessees Miss Basketball after averaging 35 points and 13.2 rebounds per game. She played college basketball at Vanderbilt University from 1985 to 1988, averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She also blocked 180 shots, to date a Vanderbilt womens basketball career record. Peck graduated from Vanderbilt with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications in 1988. She passed up on an opportunity to play professionally in Spain to work as a marketing consultant at a Nashville television station, as well as sell pharmaceutical products for a Fortune 500 company for two years. Peck returned to basketball in 1991, quitting her job to play professionally in Italy for three weeks, then for Japans Nippondenso Corporation for two years. During her second year in Japan, her team won the league championship. Pecks coaching career began in 1993. She returned to her home state to serve as an assistant coach for the Tennessee Lady Vols under coach Pat Summitt for two seasons. The Lady Vols posted 30-win seasons and won the Southeastern Conference championship during both seasons: 312 in 199394, and 343 in 199495. The latter team lost to the undefeated, Rebecca Lobo-led Connecticut Huskies in the NCAA Championship game. Peck went on to serve as an assist… More: |
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Footsteps $8.5 The Old West… The words alone bring images of wagon trains, gunfights, rowdy towns, and cattle stampedes to the mind. Yet the West was much more. It was a vast unknown. Those who ventured into the West had to adapt to survive. Basketball coach Pat Calvin and player-coach Sherry Gallagher, happy for the off season and for time to settle into their new relationship, suddenly find themselves rediscovering a past they never knew existed. On a tour of Missoula, the women discover, in a second hand store, an old journal which contains glimpses into the life of two women, Jesse and Jennifer Branson, who lived in Western Montana over a century before. Pat and Sherry decide to try and find the locations described in the journal even as their happiness is interrupted. Pat is spitefully accused of actions which, if proven true, could end her coaching career. As Pat and Sherry fight for their future, they come to understand that women in the west have been doing the same since Montana was a frontier. |
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Fordham Rams Men’s Basketball Coaches: Tom Penders $10 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tom Penders (born May 23, 1945 in Stratford, Connecticut) is a retired college basketball head coach, who last coached from 2004 through 2010 at the University of Houston. He is from Stratford, Connecticut and has a 615-411 career record. Houston is a combined 101-61 in his first five seasons. As a college athlete, Penders played both basketball and baseball for the University of Connecticut, and is one of the few players to have competed in both the NCAA Tournament as well as the College World Series. Prior to his current job as Houston’s head coach, Penders was a sports analyst for ESPN and Westwood One Radio. He also has been the head coach for Tufts, Columbia, Fordham, Rhode Island, Texas, and George Washington. Penders posted a 59-10 record as a high school coach at Bullard-Havens Tech and Bridgeport Central High School in Connecticut. He led Bullard-Havens to a 14-6 record in his first season as a head coach. The next year he guided Bridgeport Central to a 23-2 record and a number two ranking in the state. The following year, he was named the New York Daily News Coach of the Year after leading Bridgeport to a 20-1 mark and Number one ranking. Penders began his collegiate coaching career at Tufts University in 1971, and compiled a 54-18 record in three seasons. On October 6, 2006, Penders and his 1972-73 Tufts team were inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Next Penders coached for four seasons at Columbia University. In his final two years there, Penders led the school to back-to-back winning seasons. After Columbia, Penders moved to Fordham University where he remained for eight years and compiled a 125-114 record. In 1980-81, Penders was named the New York Metropolitan Area Coach of the Year after leading Fordham to … More: |
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Full Court Pressure $12.95 When Graysen Viola moves across the country to coach a college basketball team, she thought the hardest part of her job would be establishing a winning record. Being wrong has never been so challenging. A misunderstanding puts her in the unique position of coaching the men’s team, which is struggling just to be competitive. The last thing this team wants or thinks it needs is a female coach. Together they must find a way to understand and trust each other in order to succeed.Complicating matters is the lovely and persistent volleyball coach, Darby Evan, a former crush from their college days. Graysen isn’t sure starting a relationship with a colleague amidst her job turmoil is the wisest idea, but feelings rarely follow practicality. If she can figure out how to handle a team that disapproves of her, then dealing with an unexpected love life should be a breeze by comparison. Or so she hopes. |
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Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children $24.95 A first-of-its-kind investigative book on the least examined and most important topic in sports today. Youth sports isn’t just orange slices and all-star trophies anymore. It’s 14-year-olds who enter high school with a decade of football experience, 9-year-olds competing for national baseball championships, 5-year-old golfers who shoot par, and toddlers made from sperm donated (for a fee) by elite college athletes. It’s a year-round "travel team" in every community–and parents who fear that not making the cut in grade school will cost their kid the chance to play in high school. In short, a landscape in which performance often matters more than participation, all the way down to peewee basketball.Much as Fast Food Nation challenged our eating habits and Silent Spring rewired how we think about the environment, Tom Farrey’s Game On will forever change the way we look at this desperate culture besotted by the example of Tiger Woods. An Emmy award-winning reporter, Farrey examines the lives of child athletes and the consequences of sorting the strong from the weak at ever earlier ages: fewer active kids, testier sidelines, rising obesity rates, and U.S. national teams that rarely win world titles.He dives into the world of these games that are played by more than 30 million boys and girls, and along the way uncovers some surprising truths. When the very best athletes enter organized play. The best approach to coaching them. And the powerful influence of wealth and genetics. Farrey has written a surprising, alarming, thoughtful, and ultimately empowering book for anyone who wants the best for the newest generation of Americans, as athletes and citizens. |
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Game Strategies And Tactics For Basketball $14.11 Game Strategy and Tactics for Basketball: Preparing to Win the Sideline Battles is both a how-tobook and a guide for how to plan strategy and tactics for basketball for an entire season or anindividual game. Coaches often focus on X’s and O’s and overlook how and when a particularoffense or defense should be applied and used during a game. Game Strategy and Tactics forBasketball: Preparing to Win the Sideline Battles serves as a planning guide and a master checklistfor all the possible situations that a coach will face during a season. The book includes bothtraditional and some “out-of-the-box” strategies to the common situations that coaches face andprovides both the pros and the cons of the approaches described. It is not the author’s intention totell each coach exactly what to do, but to serve as a guide in the decision making process.About the author:A 24 year veteran of the coaching profession, with twenty-two of those years spent as a varsityhead coach, Coach Kevin Sivils amassed 464 wins and his teams earned berths in the state playoffs19 out of 22 seasons with his teams advancing to the state semi-finals three times. An eighttime Coach of the Year Award winner, Coach Sivils has traveled as far as the Central AfricanRepublic to conduct coaching clinics. Coach Sivils first coaching stint was as an assistant coachfor his college alma mater, Greenville College, located in Greenville, Illinois. His teams werealways known for their discipline, intense effort, execution of fundamentals, and team play.Coach Sivils is also the owner of KCS Basketball Enterprises, LLC, an enterprise focusedonproviding coaches with information to improve their knowledge of the game of basketball andtheir ability to coach.”If you have been looking for a rigorously thorough handbook on basketball tactics and strategy,you have found it!”Coach Doug Porter – Head Women’s |
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Game Strategy and Tactics for Basketball: Bench Coaching for Success $4.99 Kevin Sivils,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by A Southern Family Publishing |
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Geno $0.01 Controversial, confrontational, and driven, Coach Geno Auriemma is a force to be reckoned with-and the most accomplished male coach in women’s basketball today. In his relentless quest for excellence at the University of Connecticut, he has led the Huskies to five national championships.Yet his soul never rests.For Auriemma, life affords only the briefest moments of happiness-a good round of golf, forty minutes of great basketball, a day at the beach with his family, a nice glass of wine-while disaster is seemingly always waiting to strike. It’s a fatalistic philosophy, a remnant of his hardscrabble early years, but it’s an outlook that has driven him to unparalleled success.In this deeply personal memoir, Geno Auriemma reveals for the first time the man behind the legend. He talks candidly about his coaching style-famed for being one of the most demanding in all the sports world. He spills the beans about his stormy dealings with other coaches such as his archrival, Pat Summitt of the University of Tennessee. And with warmth and a genuine love for his champions, he writes openly about Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Nykesha Sales, Rebecca Lobo, Swin Cash, and all of his other UConn stars who have gone on to stellar WNBA careers. You get a courtside seat to all of the action-including an epilogue on the 2004-05 season, as well as interviews with the team’s most celebrated players.A rare look inside the soul of a true competitor, GENO is the story of how one passionate man overcame his own fears to achieve an extraordinary record of success. |
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Geno Auriemma $45 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Geno Auriemma is an Italian-American basketball coach, head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team, which he has led to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships. He has won six national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards. He emigrated with his family to Norristown, Pennsylvania when he was seven years old, and spent the rest of his childhood there. After graduating from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 1977, Auriemma was hired as an assistant coach at Saint Joseph’s University, where he worked in 1978 and 1979. He then took a two-year absence from college basketball, serving as an assistant coach at his former high school, Bishop Kenrick, before assuming an assistant coaching position with the University of Virginia Cavaliers in 1981. Auriemma became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994, noting in his autobiography that he finally decided to naturalize when his UConn team was slated to tour Italy that summer and he was concerned about potential problems because he had never done any required national service. |
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Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection $9.99 Controversial, confrontational, and driven, Coach Geno Auriemma is a force to be reckoned with – and the most accomplished male coach in women’s basketball today. In his relentless quest for excellence at the University of Connecticut, he has led the Huskies to five national championships. “Yet his soul never rests. For Auriemma, life affords only the briefest moments of happiness – a good round of golf, forty minutes of great basketball, a day at the beach with his family, a nice glass of wine – while disaster is seemingly always waiting to strike. It’s a fatalistic philosophy, a remnant of his hardscrabble early years, but it’s an outlook that has driven him to unparalleled success.” “In this deeply personal memoir, Geno Auriemma reveals for the first time the man behind the legend. He talks candidly about his coaching style – famed for being one of the most demanding in all the sports world. He spills the beans about his stormy dealings with other coaches such as his archrival, Pat Summitt of the University of Tennessee. And with warmth and a genuine love for his champions, he writes openly about Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Nykesha Sales, Rebecca Lobo, Swin Cash, and all of his other UConn stars who have gone on to stellar WNBA careers. You get a courtside seat to all of the action – including an epilogue on the 2004-05 season, as well as interviews with the team’s most celebrated players.”—BOOK JACKET. |
