Sports & Recreation - Coaching - Basketball

Decades after it spent weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written--an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. Granted...

Understand basketball basics and get up to speed on leagues around the world Basketball For Dummies is a fully updated fan's guide to this exciting sport. This fun reference is great for anyone interested in following or playing basketball at any level. You'll learn...

Learn the Most Important Basketball Skill of All...Much of today's basketball training focuses on improving speed, agility, scoring moves, and shooting abilities. While this increases physical skills, it doesn't teach young athletes the mental ins and outs of the game.Boost Your Basketball IQ teaches...

Walk into any bookstore and you'll find coaching books written by champions, hall-of-famers, and household names.Their stories are inspiring. But most of us don't coach five-star athletes or have state-of-the-art facilities.We coach real kids. In real schools. With real limitations.And real problems.This book is...

Level-up your basketball coaching skills with this practical collection of drills, advice, and tips Looking for an easy-to-read and fun guide to teaching basketball that will help you keep your players engaged, learning, and having a blast? Coaching Basketball For Dummies delivers proven, practical...

In this age of "positionless basketball," players are expected to have a diverse set of abilities that allow them to perform capably in multiple roles on the court. This diverse skill set must be supported by multidimensional athleticism. Complete Conditioning for Basketball explains how...

"Through candor and comprehensiveness, Jackson writes a convincing revisionist take, in which he emerges as an excellent coach . . . highly readable . . . reflects Jackson's polymathy." --The New York Times Book Review "Part sports memoir, part New Age spirit quest, part...

On an early morning in 1983, after the worst loss of his career (109-66 against Virginia) and amid the cries of powerful athletics boosters calling for him to be fired, Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski went to breakfast at 2:00 a.m. to vent...

On November 15, 1993, a white-haired, 72-year-old gentleman named Dr. Amberry stepped up to the free throw line and into the Guinness Book of World Records by sinking 2,750 shots in a row. He ended his 12-hour streak without a miss, stopping only because...

What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent "us"? Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years. It's one of the things that drove...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Charlie Hustle and Fly Girls comes one of America's greatest sports stories: the improbable rise of Larry Bird and the Indiana State Sycamores. In the fall 1974, Larry Bird--one of the greatest players to ever pick...

"When discussing greatness, we have too often distilled it down to how many rings someone has won, neglecting to celebrate the incredible influence that players have had on the evolution of basketball. Kirk's book beautifully explains this other side of greatness--how one player's skill...

In Hurley's Heroes, award-winning UConn beat writer Dan Borges tells the inside story of a driven coach and his team's return to their rightful place among the NCAA's elite.Author: David BorgesPublisher: Lyons PressPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 268Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61dISBN: 9781493089673About...

Lessons from the Bench is a powerful playbook for anyone who has ever been part of a team.Written by Brandon Bakke, a former Fresno State basketball player under legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian, this book shines a light on the overlooked but vital role of...

GREAT LEADERS MAKE BIG MOVES - ELLIS WAS WILLING TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR EQUALITYIn Life's a Dance, Cliff Ellis - a four time Basketball Hall of Fame Coach and one of the winningest coaches in Division I history - opens up about his...

Bobo Davenport was a down-on-his-luck coach when he arrived at Edmonson County High School in August 1975. In his 25-year career, none of Bobo's teams had ever made it to the Kentucky state tournament. His new team, the Edmonson County Wildcats, had never before...

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...

When a disgruntled freshman and her ambitious parents make a ruthless decision to tear down a well-respected coach, thirty-three years of dedication come crashing to an end. A decorated coach faces a shocking suspension, his reputation ripped apart by baseless allegations and a superficial...

John Wooden was arguably the greatest college basketball coach of all time, a teacher as well as mentor whose handiwork produced a dynasty bridging the 1960s and 1970s. Quotable Wooden is a compilation of more than two hundred quotes by and about Wooden. Among...

NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDED FOR 2025! Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant. LeBron James. Kevin Durant. Stephen Curry. Giannis Antetokounmpo. These are some of the most high profile names in one of the world's most popular sports: Basketball. But what steps did they take to elevate...