A new book hits the shelves today. I haven't read it yet, but I will step out on a limb and say that it is a book you need to read! The book is titled The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story. If you don't know the Ed Thomas name or if you have forgotten the story, watch the video clip below. Be prepared to shed some tears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukodLTOTens I hope there were some tears of happiness while you watched that. Obviously it is a very sad story, however, the actions … [Read more...]
Building a Basketball Program: The First 30 Days
Coach Bob Starkey and Coach Jim Boone are doing something unique over the next 30 days you may be interested in. Coach Jim Boone was recently hired as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at West Virginia Wesleyan University. Starting on Monday, August 15th, 2011, he will be sharing what he is doing each day as he begins building for a championship. He will be sharing this information on Coach Starkey's blog, Hoop Thoughts. More from Hoop Thoughts: So here’s the deal! Jim reports to West … [Read more...]
Support A Basketball Guru
Do you know the name Pete Newell? If you're like me, you probably had heard of his 'Big Man Camp' that he ran for many, many years. You may have also heard his name mentioned by other coaches from time to time. It's even possible that you read a few books by Coach Newell such as Basketball According to Knight and Newell Volume 1 or Basketball According to Knight and Newell Volume 2. Are you aware, however, that Pete Newell coached the University of California to the 1959 NCAA Championship? Or … [Read more...]
Knock Knock … Who’s There?
Here's a little morning motivation for you ... courtesy of VersusTV and one of their promo video's. "Knock-Knock." "Who's there?" "The guy that finished second." "The guy that finished second who?" "Exactly." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-zZO1Qwa8E Don't be content with 2nd place. What do you say ... should we get up and get after 1st place? … [Read more...]
Leaving a Legacy
With Father's Day having come and gone yesterday, I want to wish a Happy Father's Day to all the dad's ... as well as all of you basketball coaches! Even if you don't have kids of your own, if you coach, you really do have 'kids'. Our ultimate role as coaches may not be that of being a dad, however, we are very much father figure's to many of our players. I should really say 'parental figures' ... because even though I'm writing this with Father's Day in mind, it really pertains to all … [Read more...]
Dean Smith & Pat Summitt DVD Price Drop
If you are a fan of great coaches and like to learn from some of the best, you might be interested in a recent price drop on some great DVD's from Dean Smith and Pat Summitt. The DVD's shown below ... and 100's more are available at the Hoops U. Basketball Store now! You can now save $10 on the following 2 Dean Smith DVD's with a drop in price from $49.99 to $39.99: [interspire link="Dean-Smith%27s-Point-Zone-Defense" target="blank"]Dean Smith's Point Zone … [Read more...]
Basketball Coach Offseason To-Do List
During the summer months, what can we do as coaches to improve in our craft? What opportunities are we giving our players? This post will give several ideas of things we can and should be doing over the summer months to become better basketball coaches. Study & Learn New Things The smart basketball coach knows that there is always more to learn. In today's world, there are so many ways we can learn more about the game. Back in the day, coaches might have only had books to read, a few … [Read more...]
Supercalifragelistic, Shaq is Alidocious
As you may have heard, Shaq retired earlier today. He let us know via his own social video here. Personally, I'm looking forward to the Fu-Schnicken reunion tour with Shaq-Fu! Check out Shaq-Fu rappin' back in 1994 with the rather underrated Fu-Schnickens! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIAVegnlNjc It's either that or Kazaam! … [Read more...]
New in the Shop: Coaching the System
If you desire to play an up-tempo style of basketball or tweak your system to add some explosiveness to your offense and defense, you might just want to get your hands on the new book '[interspire link="Coaching-the-System" target="blank"]Coaching the System: A complete guide to basketball's most explosive style of play[/interspire]' by Doug Porter and Gary Smith. Gary Smith and Doug Porter coached the two highest scoring teams in men’s and women’s college basketball history: the … [Read more...]
Defensive Harness
I have a basketball coaching book from 1964 by Wayne Dobbs and Garland Pinholster titled 'Basketball's Stunting Defenses'. I haven't read the book from cover to cover yet, but here is one thing from the book that stood out ... the Defensive Harness. “The harness is not produced on a commercial basis, but can be easily made. One dog collar is placed around the neck. This collar consists of a single piece of leather about one inch wide. Two more dog collars are worn on each foot. These are … [Read more...]