Coaching Basketball Successfully - 3rd Edition

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden once said, “People say Morgan Wootten is the best high school basketball coach in the country. I disagree. I know of no finer coach at any level—high school, college, or pro.” Morgan Wootten has retired from coaching, but his knowledge of the game remains unsurpassed and keen as ever. __Coaching Basketball Successfully__ contains a wealth of Wootten’s timeless wisdom. And, in this third edition, Wootten adds even more value—the coaching experiences, methods, and tactics of his son Joe, a successful high school coach himself. Loaded with insights, instruction, drills, and Xs and Os, __Coaching Basketball Successfully__ is the best single resource on making the most of your program, team, and players each season. Title Page 1 Copyright Page 2 Dedication Page 3 Contents 4 Foreword 6 Acknowledgments 7 Introduction 9 Key to Diagrams 11 Part I: Coaching Foundation 13 Chapter 1: Developing a Basketball Coaching Philosophy 15 Chapter 2: Communicating Your Approach 29 Chapter 3: Motivating Players 45 Chapter 4: Running a Basketball Program 57 Part II: Coaching Plans 71 Chapter 5: Season Planning 73 Chapter 6: Practice Planning 93 Part III: Coaching Offense 101 Chapter 7: Teaching Offensive Positions and Sets 103 Chapter 8: Teaching Offensive Skills 109 Chapter 9: Developing a Quick-Scoring Attack 129 Chapter 10: Man-to-Man Offense 147 Chapter 11: Zone Offense 163 Chapter 12: Clock and Inbounds Situations 181 Part IV: Coaching Defense 199 Chapter 13: Teaching Defensive Positions and Sets 201 Chapter 14: Teaching Defensive Skills 209 Chapter 15: Team Defense 217 Chapter 16: Full-Court Team Defense 235 Part V: Coaching Games 245 Chapter 17: Preparing for Games 247 Chapter 18: Handling Game Situations 255 Part VI: Coaching Evaluation 269 Chapter 19: Evaluating Players 271 Chapter 20: Evaluating Your Program 285 Appendix A: Sample Staff Meeting Agendas 291 Appendix B: Sample Monthly Practice Plan 293 Index 296 About the Authors 303 Ad 304

Authored by one of the most successful and respected high school basketball coaches of all time and his son, an accomplished high school coach. Updated and expanded, presents an arsenal of coaching wisdom on developing a high school team and program. Topics range from player communication and motivation to updated coverage of offensive X's and O's. New tactics successful in helping several scholastic players earn college basketball scholarships are presented. Expands upon the popular thought for the day concept to help coaches effectively motivate and communicate with today's athlete.

The most highly regarded basketball coaching text, Coaching Basketball Successfully, Third Edition, is loaded with tactical instruction and practice drills and strategies on offensive and defensive play for handling every situation and match-up. This comprehensive guide will also help you better manage your program, team, and players on and off the court Loaded with insights, instruction, drills, and do's and don'ts, this new edition includes advice from Joe Wootten on managing the nuances, challenges and distractions of social media, plus new tactics that have helped several of his scholastic players earn US college basketball scholarships Loaded with insights, instruction, drills, and do's and don'ts, this edition includes advice on managing the nuances, challenges and distractions of social media, as well as new tactics that have helped several of the author's scholastic players earn US college basketball scholarships This edition contains new material on zone offense, quick-hitting plays off the secondary break, man-to-man and trapping defenses, and situational in-bounds plays as well as advice on conducting summer camps, and a master plan for handling game situations.