BASKETBALL BOOKS

							                                 BASKETBALL BOOKS
LEADERSHIP / INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS:

  1.  THEY CALL ME COACH - John Wooden
  2.  WOODEN ON LEADERSHIP - John Wooden
  3.  A COACH’S LIFE – Dean Smith
  4.  THE CAROLINA WAY: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching - Dean Smith
  5.  THE GIFTS OF JIMMY V – Bob Valvano
  6.  FULL-COURT PRESSURE: A Year in Kentucky Basketball – Rick Pitino
  7.  MY LIFE ON A NAPKIN: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Runnin’ Utes – Rick
      Majerus
  8. YOU CAN CALL ME AL: The Colorful Journey of College Basketball’s Original Flower Child; Al
      McGuire – Joseph Declan Moran
  9. COACHING OUR SONS - Chuck Tank
  10. 1001 MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES FOR ATHLETES AND COACHES - Bruce Eamon Brown
  11. CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SPORTS FAN’S SOUL – Jack Canfield

COACH / TEAM / PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:

  1.    PRACTICE PLANNING – Coaches Choice
  2.    WOODEN: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court – John Wooden
  3.    COACHING BASKETBALL SUCCESSFULLY – Morgan Wootten
  4.    COACHING BASKETBALL – Jerry Krause (Editor)
  5.    LEADING WITH THE HEART: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life –
        Mike Krzyzewski
  6.    COACH K’S KEYWORDS TO SUCCESS - Mike Krzyzewski
  7.    FIVE-POINT PLAY: Duke’s Journey to the 2001 National Championship - Mike Krzyzewski
  8.    THE SCIENCE OF COACHING – Clair Bee
  9.    CREATIVE COACHING: New ways to maximize athlete and team potential in all sports – Jerry Lynch
  10.   COACHING TEAM BASKETBALL: Develop Winning Players with a Team-First Attitude - Tom Crean
        & Ralph Pim
  11.   WINNING EVERY DAY – Lou Holtz
  12.   THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER - John C. Maxwell
  13.   THE 17 INDISPUTABLE LAWS OF TEAMWORK - John C. Maxwell
  14.   MAKE THE BIG TIME WHERE YOU ARE - Frosty Westering
  15.   THE LOMBARDI RULES: 26 Lessons From Vince Lombardi, The World’s Greatest Coach – Vince
        Lombardi JR.
  16.   THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WINNING – Dr. Denis Waitley
  17.   NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS - Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton
  18.   GOOD TO GREAT - Jim Collins

BOOKS ON TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS:

  1.    NABC DRILL BOOK – Jerry Krause (Editor)
  2.    101 POST PLAYER DRILLS – Bruce Eamon Brown & Joe Callero
  3.    BASKETBALL GUARD PLAY – Steve Alford & Ed Schilling
  4.    BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS: A better way to learn the basics – Jon Oliver
  5.    THE CONFIDENT COACH’S GUIDE TO TEACHING BASKETBALL – Beverly Breton Carroll
  6.    STEP-BY-STEP BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE PLAYER & COACH – John W. Scott
  7.    YOUTH LEAGUE BASKETBALL COACHING & PLAYING – Joe Williams & Stan Wilson
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE BOOKS:

  1.   PREPARING FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS: Basketball Coaches Guide – Herb Brown
  2.   BASKETBALL MULTIPLE OFFENSE AND DEFENSE – Dean Smith
  3.   COACHING MODERN BASKETBALL: Hints, Strategies, & Tactics – William F. Stier, JR.

DEFENSIVE SPECIFIC BOOKS:

  1.   BASKETBALL DEFENSE SOURCEBOOK: Lessons From The Legends – Jerry Krause and Ralph Pim
  2.   LET’S TALK DEFENSE - Herb Brown
  3.   ZONE PRESS VARIATIONS FOR WINNING BASKETBALL – Cliff Ellis
  4.   WINNING DEFENSE: A Guide for Players and Coaches – Del Harris

OFFENSIVE SPECIFIC BOOKS:

  1.   MOTION OFFENSE: The Principles of the Five-Man Open Post – Bob Huggins
  2.   COACHING ZONE OFFENSES - Bob Huggins
  3.   PRESS BREAKERS - Bob Huggins
  4.   BASKETBALL’S HALF-COURT OFFENSE - John Calipari
  5.   101 BASKETBALL OUT-OF-BOUNDS DRILLS – George Karl, Terry Stotts, Price Johnson
  6.   SPECIAL SITUATIONS: Making the Most of Limited Possessions – Bob Huggins
  7.   COACHING PATTERN PLAY BASKETBALL – Bob Vanatta

SHOOTING BOOKS:

  1.   THE ART OF SHOOTING BASKETS: From the Free Throw to the Slam Dunk – Ted St. Martin
  2.   FREE THROW: 7 Steps to Success at the Free Throw Line – Dr. Tom Amberry

WEIGHT TRAINING SPECIFIC TO BASKETBALL:

  1.   EXPLOSIVE BASKETBALL TRAINING – Michael Yessis
  2.   HIGH POWERED PLYOMETRICS – James C. Radcliffe & Robert C. Farentinos
  3.   THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO WEIGHT TRAINING FOR BASKETBALL 3 RD Ed. – Robert G. Price
  4.   THE PHYSICS OF SPORTS - Angelo Armenti, Jr