Building a Better Basketball Program: A Game Plan for the High School Coach

By Steve Biddison

Whether you are a new basketball coach or a seasoned veteran in the coaching ranks, Building a Better Basketball Program will help organize your thoughts, goals, and plans for each basketball season. From developing or tweaking your coaching philosophy to planning and scouting opponents, this book details a step by step plan that will enhance your total basketball program. In Building a Better Basketball Program, Coach Biddison takes you through each stage of basketball season that includes ideas for pre-season and off-season work, including key points concerning strength and conditioning. His belief that planning and execution is the backbone behind turning a weak program into a good program and a mediocre program into a great program is evident throughout the book. In Building a Better Basketball Program, you will see not only how to plan your season, but you will learn 20 key qualities of a leader that cannot help but make you a better coach. Table of ContentsWhy Do We CoachDeveloping Your Coaching PhilosophyThe 20 Most Important Qualities a Coach Can HaveBuilding Confidence Into Your PlayersStrength and ConditioningUsing Your Assistant CoachesA Plan for the Total Basketball ProgramChoosing Your RosterPractice Planning: Fundamentals are for ChampionsSchedulingMeet the ParentsScouting The Basketball Calendar

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1495476553
• ISBN13: 9781495476556
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"