Coaching Basketball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series)

Coaching Basketball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series)

by Morgan Wootten (Author)

Synopsis

In Coaching Basketball Successfully Morgan Wootten shares his coaching wisdom on topics ranging from player communication and motivation to Xs and Os. The new material on zone offense, quick-hitting plays off the secondary break, man-to-man and trapping defenses, and situational in-bounds plays should make this second edition even more useful than the original work. This latest edition includes guidelines for physical conditioning, recommendations for job interviewing, advice on conducting summer camps, and a master plan for handling game situations. And sprinkled throughout the book are many of Wootten's thought for the day phrases the coach has found especially effective in motivating and communicating important lessons to athletes.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 31 Aug 2003

ISBN 10: 0736047905
ISBN 13: 9780736047906

Media Reviews

This is the most comprehensive basketball book that I have read. Coach Wootten covers every aspect of establishing and maintaining a successful basketball program and reveals the essential elements of his phenomenal success.
Rick Pitino
University of Louisville

Morgan is such a great teacher. He has always amazed me with his ability to organize and teach.
Mike Krzyzewski
Head basketball coach, Duke University

Morgan Wootten has made a tremendous contribution to the coaching profession through his book Coaching Basketball Successfully, A must-read book for many years to come.
Lute Olson
University of Arizona

Coaches, players, and fans will enjoy and learn from Wootten's engaging and information-filled book.
Dean Smith
Former head basketball coach, University of North Carolina

This book should be every aspiring coach's bible.
Pat Riley
Head coach, Miami Heat

Outstanding effort! Not to be missed.
Chuck Daly
Former head coach, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Head coach, 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team

All of us in the coaching professions should be grateful that Morgan Wootten made his tremendous experience available to us in this book.
Bob Knight
Head basketball coach, Texas Tech University
From Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director
The Great One (Wootten) retired a few years ago, but his truth goes marching on.
From Powerbasketball.com
If you are looking to further your knowledge from one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game, this is awesome. Coach Wooten's philosophy on the game of basketball is wonderful. His ability to teachplayers and make his teams great was incredible. There is more inside this book than I expected.

Author Bio


Morgan Wootten compiled a remarkable 1,274-192 (.869) record in his 46-year career at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Under Wootten, DeMatha won legendary national championships in 1962, 1965, 1968, and 1984. In 1984, USA Today named Wootten the National Coach of the Year. His teams recorded 44 consecutive seasons with at least 20 wins and won 33 Catholic League championships. Most impressive, DeMatha has finished the season ranked number 1 in the Washington, DC, area 20 times in the last 33 years.

Wooten first put DeMatha on the national map of high school basketball in 1965 when his team broke the 71-game winning streak of Lew Alcindor's Power Memorial (New York) club. More than 160 of Wootten's former players have played college basketball, and a dozen have played in the NBA, including Adrian Dantley and Danny Ferry. More than 20 of his former coaches or players are now coaching on the high school, collegiate, or professional level. Wootten was inducted into the Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. He retired in November 2002.

Wootten is regarded as one of the best teachers in the history of the game. Coaches throughout the world have read his books, watched his videotapes, and sat spellbound through his clinics for many years. He and his wife, Kathy, reside in Hyattsville. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, golfing, and traveling.