Basketball Coaching

In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men’s basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success. When Kris Jenkins sank a...

The #1 New York Times-bestseller from the author of The 48 Laws of PowerEach one of us has within us the potential to be a Master. Learn the secrets of the field you have chosen, submit to a rigorous apprenticeship, absorb the hidden knowledge possessed by those with years of experience, surge...

In this informative and inspirational book, Coach K, Duke University's head basketball coach, tells readers how he coaxes peak performances from his team, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the U.S. Army. Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a...

Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about virtually every aspect of life, Coach shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. Raised on a small farm in South-Central Indiana, he offers lessons and wisdom learned throughout his career at UCLA and life as a dedicated husband, father, and teacher.

Inside this essential coaching blueprint, you'll discover a treasure trove of actionable strategies designed to ignite that winning fire in every player. Learn how to: Forge the bedrock of mental toughness: Implement a coach's blueprint for developing advanced cognitive appraisal, elite emotional regulation, unwavering behavioral persistence, and superior self-efficacy in your team. Cultivate an indomitable growth mindset: Equip your players to embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and relentlessly pursue improvement. Master composure under pressure: Provide practical solutions to help ...

You Win in the Locker Room First draws on the extraordinary experiences of Coach Mike Smith and Jon Gordon - consultant to numerous college and professional teams - to explore the seven powerful principles that any business, school, organization, or sports team can adopt to revitalize their organization.

Are you a beginner coach looking for drills for your next practice? Or a time-strapped volunteer parent coach? Coaching from the Base Up consults experts, such as Dell Curry, Brian McCormick, Bob Bigelow, and more to share paradigm-shifting ideas, drills, and practice plans.

The legendary sportswriter and the Hall of Fame, eleven-time NBA champion coach separate the music from the noise in the stories of the greatest who ever played and their impact on the game Sam Smith and Phil Jackson grew to know and respect each otherin the late 1980s, when Smith was a Chicago...

Rachel Rodgers, financial maven and heralded author of We Should All Be Millionaires, has created a groundbreaking new Audible Original series with Six Figure Side Hustle. In this installment of a dynamic three-part audio journey, Rachel unveils the blueprint for turning spare time into a $100,000-per-year side hustle in just three months.

“Most coaches focus on plays. The best coaches build programs.” The Art of Coaching Basketball is not about diagrams, sets, or schemes. It is about discipline, structure, leadership, and the standards that define winning long before the game begins. Drawing on more than four decades of championship experience, Coach Michael Miller presents a clear blueprint for building a program that is consistent, accountable, and built to last. This is basketball at its highest level– where culture, discipline, and leadership determine who wins before the game is ever played.

From the basics to expert strategies, this audiobook will fill in the gaps in your knowledge with detailed descriptions of each playing position and a variety of playing strategies. Sharpen your knowledge of the game with targeted drills and proven strength training exercises.

Building a Winning Culture: Player Development Beyond Basketball Go beyond the scoreboard and transform lives through the game of basketball. Are you a youth or middle school basketball coach who believes in developing well-rounded individuals, not just skilled players? Do you aspire to create a team environment where character, life skills, and sportsmanship are as vital as any jump shot or defensive stance? Then "Building a Winning Culture: Player Development Beyond Basketball" is your essential guide. In this insightful and practical book, seasoned coach Bryce Patton reveals that true ...

⭐ 2026 Updated & Illustrated Edition – A Basketball Story About Brotherhood, Rivalry & Heart ⭐ 🏀 Two Brothers. Two Teams. One Rivalry That Could Break More Than The Scoreboard 🏀 🔥 A Fast-Paced Basketball Story Where Family, Friendship & Fierce Competition Collide 🔥 🎯 Perfect For Readers Ages 8–12 Who Love Sports, Rivalries & Emotional High-Stakes Drama 🎯 Are You Ready To Step Onto The Court… And Into The Fiercest Rivalry Of All? 💥 Jayden And Marcus Have Always Been Inseparable On The Court—Late-Night Practices, Trash Talk, And Dreams Of Winning A ...

This goes through the thought process of coaching recreational basketball. The booklet de-emphasizes running plays and illustrates a fun and different approach to coaching basketball.

With all the intricacies that the sport of basketball entails, it is easy to overlook the importance of a player or team’s state of mind. You may be so caught up on practicing their defense, running plays, or drilling the fundamentals, that you haven’t stopped to consider whether your players are happy. With more and more NBA players speaking out about mental health issues, it is impossible to ignore the importance of mental health in the sport of basketball. As the industry changes and adapts to the needs of players, your coaching should, too.

Do you want to know the best to do AAU basketball? This book holds the answers to all of your questions about the new world of AAU basketball. Inside its chapters are step-by-step directions on how to navigate the AAU basketball landscape successfully for you and your young player.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

The roster email arrives at 9:40 on a Tuesday. Twelve names, a field map, and one sentence that does the damage: practices start Tuesday. You have never coached anything. Somewhere in the next ninety seconds you think: I need to learn how to coach soccer. That thought is going to cost you your whole season. You do not have a soccer problem. What you have been handed, with no training and no warning, is a very small organization: twelve employees who cannot read a schedule, nine stakeholders in folding chairs eleven yards away, a fixed operating window of seventy-five minutes twice a week, ...

In Players First, John Calipari relates for the first time anywhere his experiences over his first four years coaching the Kentucky Wildcats, college basketball’s most fabled program, from the doldrums to a national championship, drawing lessons about leadership, character, and the path to...

Despite the game of basketball frequently evolving, many coaching and organisational approaches have remained unchanged across the last several decades. Coaching practices within the basketball world are often based upon entrenched traditions, social norms and the way things have always been done. The potential to optimise basketball performance and access large competitive advantages through an evidence-based approach have not been harnessed. Until now.