A great start
I have been coaching my sons primary school u9 basketball team for the past year. I only played at high school myself and needed some assistance with breaking down the basic skills and setting up drills. After reviewing a number of books I settled on this one. It presents the skills and associated drills in a logical fashion with plenty of diagrams and pictures.
How could the book be improved? I consider this to be a reference book of the basic skills that hits the money for me. If you are looking for a large variety of drills or advanced concepts, I suggest you may wish to look elsewhere.
Not a "How to Play" Book - More of a Coaching Book
I was disappointed with this book, and actually sent it back. This book is targeted at coaches, not at someone who wants to learn how to play basketball (rules, terminology, scoring, positions, etc).
The book I keep coming back to
I've been coaching girl's basketball now for four years. In the beginning I knew nothing. I was just a parent who stepped in. But now I feel like a good coach. I bought a lot of books and videos, but this is the one that is really helpful and that I come back to again and again. It is really aimed at recreational youth basketball -- grades 3-6. I'm not sure it would be useful to coaches at higher levels, but then again, the basics are still the basics regardless of your level. If you want to help young kids improve, and you want to be a better coach for youth basketball, this is your book.
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