Book Reviews

:: 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...]

:: 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...]

:: 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...]

:: 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...]

:: 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...]

:: 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 what to bring and what to know. It might seem like basic ideas, but if you are coaching your 8-year old's basketball team these are things you probably … [Read more...]

:: 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 basketball drills from some of the greatest coaching minds in women's basketball! Some of the contributing coaches; Pat Summitt, Jody Conradt, Jane … [Read more...]

:: 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, concepts and more. This book is quite simply loaded with everything you need to know as a basketball coach. Basketball Skills & Drills covers each … [Read more...]

:: 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 with insight and wisdom that only he can. There are some great, thought-provoking questions such as "Is fear causing you to run from something that isn't … [Read more...]

:: A Hoops U. Basketball Review :: By: Swen Nater & Ronald Gallimore Available from: 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 the most beneficial books I’ve ever read. I know this because of everything I am trying to retain…and I know this because I didn’t want the book to end…and I know this because even though I just … [Read more...]