Practical Modern Basketball

by Wooden, John R.

• ISBN13: 9780024294708
• ISBN10: 0024294705
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

My Coaching Philosophy	1	(17)
Introduction	1	(1)
On doing your best	2	(1)
The coach as a teacher	3	(1)
The coach as a leader	4	(1)
Style or system of play	5	(5)
Essential personal traits and abilities for the coach	10	(2)
The pyramid of success	12	(5)
General Coaching Concerns	17	(62)
Important coaching methods	17	(2)
Assistant coaches	19	(3)
Managerial staff	22	(3)
The practice session	25	(8)
Equipment	33	(2)
Training and conditioning	35	(5)
Selecting the squad	40	(4)
Awards	44	(1)
Public relations	45	(2)
Game organizations	47	(8)
Scouting	55	(2)
Trip organization	57	(5)
Strategy	62	(17)
Individual Offense	79	(70)
Offense without the ball	79	(1)
Individual fundamentals	80	(66)
Summary	146	(3)
Team Offense	149	(78)
General ideas	149	(2)
Principal UCLA offenses	151	(44)
Special set and out-of-bounds plays	195	(11)
Other offenses	206	(21)
Obtaining Possession of the Ball	227	(14)
From the boards	227	(5)
After an opponent's score	232	(1)
From free-throw situations	233	(1)
From jump balls	234	(5)
From loose balls	239	(1)
From interceptions	239	(1)
From out-of-bounds	239	(2)
Defensive Basketball	241	(64)
Introductory thoughts	241	(4)
Individual defense	245	(30)
Team defense	275	(13)
Advantages and disadvantages of the three principal defenses	288	(3)
Styles of the three basic defenses	291	(14)
Miscellaneous Drills	305	(98)
Introduction	305	(1)
What-and-when drills	306	(5)
Specific drills	311	(41)
Passive Defense in the Drills	352	(51)
APPENDIX	403	(40)
Officiating	403	(4)
Pointers for player and coach	407	(25)
My favorite teams	432	(4)
The ten UCLA National Championship Teams	436	(7)
Index	443