You can’t claim to know every aspect of basketball when you start as a coach. You have collected some clips here and there: something from the coaches you had, no matter what level you played at. You have seen matches, heard comments discussing with friends. That is your knowledge, we have to begin from that; organizing it, correcting it, deepening it in order to transmit it.Driving a team is much more than having knowledge about basketball. It means know how to convince, communica...

One of the NBA's most successful coaches delivers "an earnest and refreshing answer to the dollar driven soullessness of modern professional sports" ( People).With a new introduction by the author"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." —Phil JacksonWhen Phil Jackson first wrote these words in Sacred Hoops, he was the triumphant head coach of the Chic...

“A tour de force of reporting” (The Washington Post) from a Pulitzer–prize winning journalist that examines the often-corrupt machine producing America’s basketball stars“Indispensable.”—The Wall Street Journal“Often heart-breaking, always riveting.”—The New York Times Book Review“Tremendous.”—The Plain DealerWinner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary...

ESPN basketball analyst and former Duke player Jay Bilas looks at the true meaning of toughness in this New York Times bestselling book that features stories from basketball legends.If anyone knows tough, it’s Jay Bilas. A four-year starter at Duke, he learned a strong work ethic under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. After playing professionally overseas, he returned to Duke, where he served as Krzyzewski’s assistant coach for three seasons, helping to guide the Bl...

The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history—and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever—reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoir.A man of deep passion and intensity, George Karl earned his bad boy reputation while playing at the University of North Carolina, a rap that continued through the five years he spent with the San Antonio Spurs—and lo...

The Wisdom of Wooden is John Wooden’s final book, completed just weeks before his passing in June 2010. In it he shares his most treasured memories and never-before-seen photographs as he looks back on an extraordinary life on and off the court.Hailed by many as the greatest coach in the history of American sports, John Wooden is as famous for his personal philosophy as he is for his career achievements. He inspired, guided, and motivated generations of fa...

Give Your Basketball Practices a Shot in the Arm!Use one of the 50 drills in Coaching Basketball to:- Increase practice intensity!- Build great basketball habits in your players!- Emphasize the little details of the game!- Never have a stale, boring practice!- Teach your players to have focused, controlled intensity when they play!Eight time Coach of the Year Kevin Sivils shares 50 drills designed to inject intensity to any practice.

Why the 1-4 High?Why run all of your set plays, quick hitters or entry plays from a 1-4 high set? Good question.Here are the reasons this alignment is great for all set plays:Less is more. This one set keeps things simple for your players.It creates excellent spacing. Offense is all about good spacing.This alignment creates good scoring opportunities for every position.It is easy to create plays for any type of shot necessary from this alignm...

The inspiring story of the most famous high school basketball coach in America.In 40 seasons as the head coach of St. Anthony High School, a private parochial school in Jersey City, New Jersey, Bob Hurley has established a standard of excellence and achievement without peer, and remarkably, he has done this at a high school with a total student body enrollment of about 230, with no gymnasium, and with an operating deficit that threatens to shut the place down each ...

"It wasn't a team. It was a tent revival."So says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented "three-peat" of NCAA championships. Raise the Roof takes you right inside the locker room of her amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever.The 1997-98 season started innocently eno...

Derrick Rose is a collection of articles, interviews, and features that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, as written by the award-winning journalists who followed the Chicago Bulls superstar's yearlong saga of injury and recovery, and his short-lived return for the 2013–2014 season.Chicago's vibrant and discursive sports culture has perhaps never been more fully on display than during Derrick Rose's lost season. Following his gut-wrenching knee injury in...

Every basketball team needs to capitalize on fast break opportunities, even teams that play at a slow and deliberate pace. As simple as a well executed fast break may appear, for teams and players to consistently execute the fast break and score on each "fast break chance" there are many items that need to be executed correctly.Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack includes concepts that will improve every team's primary fast break conversion rate, generate a consistent up tempo ...