Excellent Coaching Aid for Basketball
597285
This is a great coaching tool and sticks to the floor as long as it is clean.  They are very useful for young basketball players to know where they are supposed to be for drills, or starting out in an offense.  I would not use them when kids are scrimmaging or playing 5 on 5 as they can slip occasionally.
1735411
There certainly is a need for GOOD how-to youth coaching books, and this is one of them. The book is well written and organized with an easy-to-follow format and lots of photos and diagrams. A new coach can't go wrong in following the user-friendly book to cover all the basics of baseball.

But perhaps more important is the emphasis on YOUTH and dealing with kids, a skill that does not come automatically to everyone involved with youth sports. In other words, the book helps to shape a coach's attitude as much as how to improve skills in young players. Ideally, the coach learns and grows throughout the season as well as the kids.

It seems to me that this book is equally valuable to experienced coaches, in helping them to get the most out of all their players, not just the most talented.  Many coaches come to youth sports as successful athletes themselves, and sometimes do not recognize what it takes to bring along kids who may be having difficulties. If the point is to keep more players playing, improving, and having a good time, here's a way to strengthen a team as well as individual players.

A great investment toward a good season.
1921934
nice item, very easy to assemble and easy height adjustments. I would recommend to anyone. Keep in mind that this is not for a regulation size ball, comes with a much smaller ball but is great for future NBA players.
4377487
An excellent book that features coach Bob Hurley with his passion
for basketball and coaching St. Anthony High School in Jersey City New Jersey.
The book covers one year at this high school and the way Coach Hurley goes about coaching
and leading players who for the most part dislike but respect him.
In the end, coach Hurley has implemented what might be the only structure
in these players lives. The book goes through one complete season. You'll have to read
the book to find out how they do. In the end he goes out of his way to get these players
into college and ultimately becomes their friends for life.

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Nicely organized book for any soccer coach or aspiring coach.  This covers ground that some books tend to miss.  We've used this in our youth clinics and drill instruction.  I enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone that will be putting time into the development of athletes and/or teams.
We've move onto Football in that season as many people do but there are drills that translate into other sports.  This includes Basketball and Baseball as the top-3.  Again this is highly recommended and can help with strategy and scoring.  Very appropriate.
Tom Hull
Coach
Binghamton New York
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727637
For the money, this is a very helpful training aid. We use it for our baseball team catcher drills. Helps build up their leg strength and conditioning
4861720
This is a perfect basketball set.  Excellent eye-hand coordination play tool.  Our little grandson (18 mo.) shoots baskets with gusto!
4304566
I have never been a basketball player or a coach, but I understand what a huge part of success or failure your mindset, showing up to do the work, and teamwork are in any endeavor. Coach Jim Burson's "Daily Nuggets" are wonderful touchstones if you have goals of any kind.

I recommend starting your day with this book, especially if you lead or are part of a team. The book is written as a guide, with straightforward explanations of how to get the most out of the book, yourself, and your team, every day and every season of the year.

I received an advance copy of "The Daily Nugget" in exchange for an honest review.
2138106
As a coach at a school which does not have access to a strength and conditioning coach, this book is my strength and conditioning coach. This book is everything it says it is.  A very comprehensive book on basketball specific training schedules and methods.  The author keeps it simple and does not try to overload the reader with too much.  He gets straight to the point.  Even down to the number of sets and reps depending on what phase of the season you are in.  I cannot wait to implement these workouts with my team this offseason.  This book is a steal for the price and it comes with a dvd!!! Do not continue to search this is the book you need.
1472979
I was very skeptical of the elbow-out shooting form, but after practicing just 20-30 shots, I was already getting very good horizontal accuracy. I think the difference maker was the fact that the elbow-out form allows me to start my shot right above my head, whereas the elbow-in form forces me to start my shot off to the side.

The unorthodox finger placement helped too. Many coaches teach players to roll the ball off the index finger, which makes a lot of sense. But this book adds to it the tip to put your index finger and your middle finger together on your shooting hand. That tip really helped balance the shot on the index finger. Otherwise, it's easy for the middle finger to push the ball too much towards the direction of the thumb.
696004
This book is one that all coaches should own.  It not only teaches some important basketball lessons, but more importantly, life lessons.  Coaches have a great influence on their players.  This book will be a great help for any coach.  John Wooden is the epitome of a great coach.
2965612
This book really helped me survive my first year as a coach of 11-14 year old girls. Every aspect of the role is covered. The drills are solid, but I found myself needing more varied options given my team makeup. In summary, I doubt there is a better primer for coaching youth basketball although you may need additional resources given your team makeup.
2865622
Great training tool. Quite accurate in tracking your ideal shooting spot. I only encountered issues where there were high walls close and around the hoop.
1746976
Easy set up, great way to have kids adjust quickly off a rebound and control the ball using both sides with two different ball returns
3594321
I have nearly every book Burrall Paye has written about coaching basketball.  Without a doubt his reputation, and his record, as a basketball coach are outstanding.  His other books are excellent resources for coaches wanting to learn the x's and o's of the game.

This book is a little different.  It is not about x's and o's but how to teach skills and the game to young basketball players.  If you have a basic understanding of how basketball works as a team sport, five-on-five, but have no understanding of how to teach skills and concepts to young players who are just learning the game, this is a great book!

It is meant for youth coaches who want to learn how, or to improve their skills, to teach the game to beginning players through the middle school level.  It is not meant to help a varsity high school basketball coach.

Kevin Sivils - author of Game Strategy and Tactics for Basketball
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This book had a lot of common sense information about the game of basketball.  To build a program you have to work on developing a complete player.  Coach Carril is correct in stating that fundamentals are what's important and adapting every drill to what will happen in a game.  I really enjoyed this book because of the no nonsense approach he has to the game and because he was always able to get the most out of his players.  Great book!!
3253114
"Zone Press Variations for Winning Basketball (second edition)" by veteran Division One basketball coach Cliff Ellis offers several smart strategies for implementing 94-feet of defensive intensity.
The "slide & trap" and "dogging" press in this handy book are explained in an easy to understand fashion.  Moreover, Coach Ellis includes good teaching drills to perfect the many presses in this text.  Chapter one defines the shape of the zone press.  Subsequent chapters detail procedures and ways to attack an offense with a "full-court" and "half-court" press.  In addition, the final chapter is dedicated to the super important process of knowing when and how to regroup into a zone after the pressure press.
I keep this book in my coaching bag and constantly take it out during those long breaks in AAU tournaments to review what we did right as a team and what we need to continue to work on.  Recommended.
Bert Ruiz