Book Reviews

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Basketball: Much More Than Just A Game Review

Basketball Much More Than Just A Game by Larry McKenzie

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Author: Larry McKenzie Available from: Hoops U. Basketball Store & CoachMcKenzie.com Basketball: Much More Than Just A Game by Larry McKenzie comes highly recommended by Hoops U. -- and it is an especially good read for parents and basketball players. I say it's recommended for parents and players … [Read more...]

Fistitude Review

Fistitude

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Author: Sean Glaze Available from: GreatestTeamBuilding.net & Hoops U. Basketball Store Fistitude - Five Lessons for Leading any Team to Success by Sean Glaze is a phenomenal book which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Fistitude is a leadership / motivational / inspirational book that is written much … [Read more...]

Wisdom for the BusyCoach Review

Wisdom for the BusyCoach

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Author: Stephanie Zonars Available from: Life Beyond Sport Get this book! Seriously ... get this book for yourself and then buy copies for all the coaches you know! Wisdom for the BusyCoach is a fantastic book that should be sitting on your desk right now. In more than 240 pages, author Stephanie Zonars … [Read more...]

Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball Review

Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Keith Miniscalco & Greg Kot Available from: Hoops U. Basketball Store The Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball is written to help the new coach at beginner levels. I can tell you right now, it does the job! The book begins by giving you the basics of what you need to know ... things like … [Read more...]

The Women’s Basketball Drill Book Review

The Women's Basketball Drill Book

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Available from: Hoops U. Basketball Store The Women's Basketball Drill Book is, quite simply, a necessary addition to your coaching library. This book is page after page of nothing but drills -- no fluff, no filler! In the book, you will find over180 … [Read more...]

Basketball Skills & Drills Review

Basketball Skills & Drills (Third Edition)

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Jerry V. Krause, Don Meyer, Jerry Meyer Available from: Hoops U. Basketball Store Basketball Skills & Drills, now in its third edition, is a must-have for every coach at every level. The new third edition also comes with a special DVD loaded with demonstrations of many of the various drills, sets, … [Read more...]

Dare to Be

Dare to Be

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: John Mason Available from: FreshWord.com The subtitle for this book, "70 Questions That Lead to Life's Most Important Answers", basically explains what this book is all about. However, it is so much more than just simple answers to a bunch of questions. Mr. Mason answers 70 important questions … [Read more...]

You Haven’t Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden’s Teaching Principles and Practices

You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Swen Nater & Ronald Gallimore Available from: Fitness Information Technology I have been trying to come up with adjectives to describe You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned and I’m finding it quite difficult! Maybe I’ll think of something, but in the meantime, I know that this is one of … [Read more...]

The Complete Guide To Coaching Girls’ Basketball: Building a Great Team the Carolina Way

The Complete Guide To Coaching Girls' Basketball: Building a Great Team the Carolina Way

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Sylvia Hatchell with Jeff Thomas Available from: Amazon.com The Complete Guide To Coaching Girls' Basketball: Building a Great Team the Carolina Way is a phenomenal book from University of North Carolina Head Women's Coach, Sylvia Hatchell, along with girl's basketball coach, Jeff Thomas. If you … [Read more...]

The Complete Guide To Girls’ Basketball

The Complete Guide To Girls' Basketball

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Michael D. Mullaney Available from: Hoops U. Basketball Store As a basketball coach who likes to read a lot of books, coaching materials, and so forth, I have read many so-called 'guides to basketball'. Some are decent, but most of them are so basic and watered-down that you could learn more watching an … [Read more...]