Coaching Team Basketball A Coach’s Guide to Developing Players With a Team-First Attitude

by Crean, Tom; Pim, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9780071465656
• ISBN10: 0071465650
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-26
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

To be #1, your team has to play as oneHow many times have you heard, "There is no I in team"? Still, U.S. basketball continues to be dominated by individual play, which has led to a number of embarrassing upsets on the world and Olympic courts. From middle-school to the NBA, there are no championships without teamwork--and there's no teamwork without good coaching.Get away from the flash and start building your successful team today with this one-of-a-kind, step-by-step guide that helps you to: Communicate the core values of integrity and respect Create a vision statement Recruit team players Develop trust and unity with a buddy system Inspire your players to embrace teamwork Get your five defenders working as one Master winning offensive plays that utilize the whole team And more

Author Biography

Tom Crean is the head coach of men’s basketball at Marquette University and is widely recognized as one of the best young coaches in college basketball. In 2003 he led his Golden Eagles all the way to the Final Four.

Ralph Pim Ed. D., is the division chief for competitive sports in the Department of Physical Education at the United States Military Academy at West Point and the former head coach of Central Michigan University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Dwyane Wade
Acknowledgments	xiii
Alma College: Where It All Began	xv
Michael Broeker
Key to Diagrams	xix
PART 1 Teamwork
Where Has the Team Play Gone?	3	(8)
The New Generation	4	(1)
The Decline of U.S. Men's Basketball	5	(1)
Differences Between U.S. and Foreign Players	6	(1)
The Influence of the NBA	7	(1)
Where Does Basketball Go from Here?	8	(1)
An Application Model for Team Play	9	(2)
Teamwork Trumps Individual Talent	11	(14)
Miracle on Ice	12	(1)
Dynasty of the 1990s	13	(1)
The Model Franchise in the NFL	14	(1)
Princeton:``The Little Engine That Could''	15	(1)
There Is No ``I'' in Team	16	(3)
One Team, One Fight	19	(1)
Teamwork Must Be Taught	19	(1)
Selfless Services	20	(2)
A Team Wins and Loses Together	22	(3)
The Meaning of Team Play	25	(18)
Qualities of a Team Player	26	(5)
Role Models for Team Play	31	(3)
Esprit de Corps	34	(2)
Coach's Game Plan	36	(7)
PART 2 Blueprint for Team Play
Lead from the Front	43	(14)
Advice for Young Coaches	45	(1)
Characteristics of an Effective Coach	46	(7)
Value-Based Coaching	53	(1)
Coach's Game Plan	54	(3)
Build Your Program on Core Values	57	(16)
Define Your Core Values	59	(8)
What Are the Core Values of Your Team?	67	(1)
Keep Your Core Values at the Forefront	68	(1)
Team Ownership of the Core Values	68	(4)
Coach's Game Plan	72	(1)
Begin with the End in Mind	73	(8)
Blue-Sky Thinking	74	(1)
Shared Vision	75	(1)
Put Your Vision in Writing	75	(2)
The Power of Visual Images	77	(3)
Coach's Game Plan	80	(1)
Select Talented Team Players	81	(18)
Character	82	(8)
Have Prospects Watch Practice	90	(1)
Motor Skills	90	(3)
What Do You Search for in Players?	93	(1)
Selecting Assistant Coaches	94	(3)
Coach's Game Plan	97	(2)
Promote Teamwork and Team Unity	99	(22)
Team Ownership	100	(3)
Define Roles	103	(2)
Line of Commitment	105	(1)
Buddy System	105	(1)
Shrink the Circle	106	(2)
Peer Coaching	108	(1)
Stretch the Talent of Your Players	108	(3)
Thought for the Day	111	(1)
Team Communication	112	(4)
Outside Speakers	116	(1)
Spotlighting	117	(1)
Coach's Game Plan	118	(3)
PART 3 Why Teams Win
Statistical Factors That Determine Winning and Losing	121	(8)
1978 Research Study	122	(1)
2005 Research Study	122	(1)
Results	123	(3)
Conclusions	126	(1)
Implementation	127	(2)
Offensive Keys for Team Success	129	(22)
Get to the Free Throw Line	130	(1)
Pass the Ball Inside	131	(7)
Offensive Rebounding	138	(1)
See the Floor and Read the Defense	139	(1)
Dribble Penetration	140	(1)
Setting Screens	141	(1)
Receiving Screens	142	(1)
Screens-on-the-Ball	143	(3)
Take Good Shots	146	(1)
Protect the Ball	147	(1)
Create Outnumbering Situations	148	(1)
Maintain Proper Floor Balance	148	(1)
Key Offensive Statistics	149	(1)
Coach's Game Plan	150	(1)
Defensive Keys for Team Success	151	(16)
Attack	153	(1)
Essentials of Defense	153	(1)
Sprint Back on Defense	154	(2)
Talk on Defense	156	(1)
Pressure the Ball	156	(1)
Create Deflections	157	(2)
Stop Dribble Penetration	159	(1)
Keep the Ball Out of the Post Area	160	(1)
Defend the Pick-and-Roll	160	(2)
Contest All Shots	162	(1)
Block Out	163	(1)
Do Not Commit Unnecessary Fouls	164	(1)
Key Defensive Statistics	165	(1)
Coach's Game Plan	166	(1)
Winning Plays	167	(20)
Baseline Out-of-Bounds Plays	168	(7)
Sideline Out-of-Bounds Plays	175	(4)
Half-Court Offense	179	(8)
Afterword	187	(3)
Glossary	190	(4)
References	194	(3)
Index	197