I coached high school basketball for eighteen years and I always thought one of the biggest challenges was simply acquiring information to make good decisions. As any experienced leader willtell you, you need honest information from every stakeholder to make the right decisions that can ultimately make or break a season. This is also one of the most rewarding parts of coaching, asevery team is different, with different personalities, different strengths and different weaknesses. With this in … [Read more...]
Backspin Review
:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Author: Pete Strobl Available from: CoachStrobl.com Backspin, by Pete Strobl, is a fascinating book that is part basketball, part memoir, and part motivational. Altogether, it was hard to put down until I was finished reading! As the sub-head on the cover states, Backspin is "one player's journey from the U.S. to Europe and back again". You'll journey with Pete as he takes you from high school to NCAA Division I Niagara University. You will also go … [Read more...]
Let Technology Organize Your Team
By Stephanie Myers, TeamSnap Content Manager We’ve all been there before: a new season is just around the corner, which creates a lot of excitement, but also a lot more work. Coaches are meeting a new set of players and parents, evaluating each player for individual and team success and finding new and exciting ways to develop skills while still focusing on the fundamentals. And that doesn’t even take into account all of the administrative duties! It’s easy to get overwhelmed as a season … [Read more...]
Skill Development Coach Review
:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Website: www.skilldevelopmentcoach.com I recently was given the opportunity to check out Skill Development Coach, a new website built for basketball players, coaches, and trainers. If you're in the business of teaching kids the game of basketball or if you're a player looking to improve, you definitely want to check it out now. The unique feature of Skill Development Coach is the concept of the Periodic Table. The periodic table allows you to custom … [Read more...]
Hardwood Posters Review
:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Company: Hardwood Posters Available from: www.hardwoodposters.com I recently received the above poster from Hardwood Posters and I wanted to take some time to give it a full-on Hoops U. Review! My initial reaction when I unrolled it ... Awesome! Of course, I've been a fan of Michael Jordan from the time he hit the NBA and had my teenage bedroom full of his posters, Wheaties boxes, and other MJ paraphanalia! I've always loved that quote too! Back to … [Read more...]
The Leftovers Review
:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: Author: Matt Sayman Available from: Hoops U. Basketball Store The Leftovers: Basketball, Betrayal, Baylor and Beyond by Matt Sayman is a must-read! It is a book that should be in your personal library and should be shared with fellow coaches, players, parents, and fans. If you were paying attention to the sports world back in 2003, you could not have missed the tragic story and scandal that came out of Baylor University. One player on the men's … [Read more...]
Basketball: Much More Than Just A Game Review
:: 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 because Coach McKenzie really gets into the business behind the game. He offers useful and relevant tips for dealing with coaches, teammates, and for going … [Read more...]
Fistitude Review
:: 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 differently than most books of this type that you will read. Most leadership books are written in a self-help or textbook style format. Fistitude is … [Read more...]
Wisdom for the BusyCoach Review
:: 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 shares inspiration and motivation that will help give you more wisdom! Each passage begins with an inspirational quotation. The author then takes … [Read more...]
Basketball Scouting Report Notebook
The Basketball Scouting Report Notebook from Hoops U. simplifies scouting and helps you keep your scouting reports and game plans organized! The scouting report templates make it easy for you to know what to scout and what to keep track of during the course of a game. Keeping the scouting reports together in a bound notebook also keeps all of your reports and game plans together in a single place that you can find during the season! It is also helpful way to keep your reports so that you can … [Read more...]