It is important not to overestimate the power or influence a coach has over his players or the game of basketball. A prime example of this came when ...
COACHING STYLE
A coach must develop his own philosophy. Throughout this book I have tried to explain a variety of methods for teaching a broad range of choices in b ...
PRACTICE SESSIONS
Among the many important factors in playing and coaching basketball, perhaps the most important for a coach is having a well-organised practice sessi ...
SELECTING A TEAM
One of the most difficult tasks for a coach is selecting the team. While there are more players seeking a place on the team than positions are availa ...
PLAYING TIME
My personal philosophy on coaching has been to teach and enable players, as much as possible, to be in charge of their own destiny, that is, to devel ...
TIME-OUTS
Teams are permitted only two time-outs during the first half and three in the second, thus requiring the coach to use these wisely and for specific p ...