Table of Contents |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Editors' Biographies | |
| Milestones of the Game | |
Ch. 1 | Our Background | 3 |
| | Basket Ball History / Jerry Krause | 3 |
| | Basket Ball: A New Game Springfield College | 4 |
| | "Duck on the Rock" - The Origins and Mysteries of Basketball / Kenneth L. Swalgin | 4 |
| | Basket Ball: The Birth of the Game / James Naismith | 12 |
| | The Basketball Man / Bob Broeg | 13 |
| | Basketball's First Day: The Players Remember / Edward J. Hickox | 17 |
| | Basketball History / Jerry Healy | 18 |
| | The Coaches Organize (The NABC) / Edward J. Hickox | 20 |
| | NABC First Meeting (1927) / A. A. Schabinger | 22 |
| | NABC First Constitution (1927) / A. A. Schabinger | 23 |
| | NABC Officers and Leaders (1927) / A. A. Schabinger | 25 |
| | History of the NABC Bulletin / E. S. Hickey | 25 |
| | The Bulletin's Beginnings (and End) / H. C. "Doc" Carlson | 27 |
| | NABC Coaches Code (1933) / George Edwards | 27 |
Ch. 2 | Developing Your Philosophy | 29 |
| | The Pyramid of Success / John Wooden | 31 |
| | My Philosophy of Life / Alvin C. Saake | 32 |
| | The Wizard's Philosophy / Jerry Krause, Ralph Pim | 32 |
| | Teaching / Clair Bee | 34 |
| | A Coaching Philosophy / John Bunn | 35 |
| | Thoughts on Coaching / Al McGuire | 37 |
| | Basketball Coaching Thoughts / Walter R. Shublom | 38 |
| | The Second Time Around / Everett Dean | 41 |
| | Playing Hard Through Team Attitude / Don Meyer | 42 |
| | Boilermaker Philosophy / Gene Keady | 43 |
| | Basketball Terminology to Better Understand the Game / Harold (Bud) Foster | 46 |
| | An Official / J. Dallas Shirley | 47 |
| | Sportsmanship - Whose Responsibility? / Delbert Oberteuffer | 49 |
| | NAIA "Champions of Character" Program (2001) / Jerry Krause | 55 |
| | Travel Broadens ... If / Alvin C. Saake | 59 |
| | NABC Coaches Code of Ethics (1987) / Jerry Krause, George Sage | 61 |
| | The Man in the Arena / Theodore Roosevelt | 62 |
Ch. 3 | Planning Your Program | 63 |
| | Leadership / Mike Krzyzewski | 64 |
| | Fulfilling the Total Promise / Jim Smith | 64 |
| | Don't Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up / Jim Valvano | 68 |
| | Player Leadership / Henry "Hank" Iba | 69 |
| | Building a Program / C. M. Newton | 70 |
| | Building a Successful High School Program / Sam Alford | 71 |
| | Promoting Your Program / George H. Raveling | 71 |
| | Practice Philosophy / Dave Buss | 73 |
| | Daily Practice / John Wooden | 74 |
| | Practice Organization / Mac Petty | 75 |
| | Finding Additional Practice Time / Jim Casciano | 76 |
| | Organization of Practice and Season / Chuck Daly | 78 |
| | Formulating a Game Plan / Bob Knight | 80 |
| | High School Organization and Evaluation / Morgan Wootten | 83 |
| | Evaluating a Basketball Program / Yvan Kelly | 86 |
| | The Basketball Evaluation System (BES) / Kenneth L. Swalgin | 87 |
| | Player Evaluation / Jim Cross | 90 |
| | The Effort Chart / Roger Lyons | 92 |
| | How Do You Rate, Coach? / Alvin C. Saake | 93 |
| | Self-Assessment of Basketball Coaches / Joseph Palmieri | 95 |
| | The Sue Syndrome / Jerry Krause, Jim Wasem | 98 |
Ch. 4 | Psychosocial Sport Sciences | 101 |
| | Concern for Players / Mike Krzyzewski | 101 |
| | Teaching-Learning Principles / Jerry Krause | 103 |
| | Player Relations and Strategy / Norm Sloan | 104 |
| | Player-Coach Relations / John Thompson | 106 |
| | Coaching Confidence: A Psychological Approach / John Giannini | 108 |
| | Motivating Your Players / Dale Brown | 110 |
| | Motivation / Jim Poteet | 112 |
| | Creating an Attitude / David Farrar | 114 |
| | Building Team Unity / Dean Smith | 115 |
Ch. 5 | Physiological Sport Sciences | 117 |
| | The Big Picture of Conditioning / Jerry Krause, Ralph Pim | 117 |
| | Flexibility / Charles Brock | 119 |
| | Strength and Conditioning / Tom Barrisse, Mike Gentry | 121 |
| | Basketball Conditioning / Bradley J. Cardinal | 124 |
| | Hanover College Basketball Strength Program / Michael Beitzel | 126 |
| | Coach Conditioning / Jerry Krause | 126 |
| | Conditioning to Win / Vadal Peterson | 127 |
Ch. 6 | Scouting and Recruiting | 131 |
| | Scouting / John McClendon, Jr. | 131 |
| | Tips on Scouting / Rick Majerus | 133 |
| | Your Next Opponent / Dick Tarrant | 137 |
| | Agile - Mobile - Hostile / George Ireland | 139 |
| | The Role of the High School Coach / Dennis Wills, Bob Hallberg, C. Eric Gronbech | 140 |
| | Small College Recruiting: A Game Plan / Greg Marshall | 143 |
| | Factors Influencing Home Visit Decision of Early Signing / Keith Carodine | 145 |
Ch. 7 | Basic Motion | 151 |
| | Compactness in Basketball / Bruce Drake | 151 |
| | Mimetics / Forrest C. "Phog" Allen | 153 |
| | The Jump Stop (Quick Stop) / Jim Anderson | 153 |
| | Teaching Individual Skills / Pete Newell | 154 |
| | Back to Basics / Fred "Tex" Winter | 163 |
| | Individual Fundamentals / John Wooden | 165 |
| | Fundamentals Is the Name / Mike Kundstadt | 166 |
| | Progressive Footwork Drills / Steve Brennan | 167 |
| | Off-Season Fundamentals / Jim Valvano | 170 |
| | The 26 Magic Numbers / Alvin "Doggie" Julian | 175 |
| | Common Coaching Mistakes / Nat Holman | 179 |
| | Moving Without the Ball / John Wooden | 180 |
| | Station Drills / Don Lane | 182 |
Ch. 8 | Rebounding | 185 |
| | Chin-It / Jerry Krause, Jim Conn | 185 |
| | Anatomy of a Rebound / George Raveling | 186 |
| | Offensive Rebounding / Bailey Howell | 189 |
| | Defensive Rebounding / Jim Brandenburg | 190 |
| | Teaching Rebounding / Albert E. Brown | 193 |
| | The Rebound Game / Bill Leatherman | 196 |
Ch. 9 | Ballhandling | 199 |
| | Passing - Catching / Branch McCracken | 199 |
| | The Little Things / Robert J. Nichols | 200 |
| | The Passing Game / Ralph Miller | 201 |
| | Teaching Pressure Passing / Vinnie Mili | 203 |
| | Ballhandling / C. M. Newton | 205 |
| | Off-Season Ballhandling / John Beecroft | 207 |
Ch. 10 | Shooting Field Goals | 211 |
| | Shooting / Sonny Smith | 211 |
| | Shooting Simple / Mike Dunlap | 213 |
| | Mental Imagery in Shooting / Paul Westhead | 216 |
| | Shooting Drills / Don Frank | 218 |
| | "55-Second" Offensive Drill / John Kimble | 222 |
| | Score on the Throw / Jerry Krause, Dan Hays | 225 |
| | Free Throw Accuracy / LaDell Anderson | 228 |
| | Pressure Free Throws / Jerry Krause | 230 |
Ch. 11 | Individual Offensive Moves | 231 |
| | Playing in the Paint / Dave Vander Meulen | 231 |
| | Post Play / John Thompson | 233 |
| | Big Man Drills / Joe B. Hall | 234 |
| | Moves with the Ball / Hal Wissel | 235 |
| | Playing the Point Guard Position / Don Eddy | 239 |
| | Perimeter Player Workout / Homer Drew | 243 |
| | The Triple Jump Stop / Gene Mehaffey | 244 |
Ch. 12 | General Offense Systems | 247 |
| | Offensive Basketball at North Carolina / Dean Smith | 247 |
| | DePaul's Offensive System / Ray Meyer | 253 |
| | The Missouri Offense / Norm Stewart | 254 |
| | Offensive Philosophy / Bobby Cremins | 256 |
Ch. 13 | Transition Offense/Fast Break | 261 |
| | Fast-Break Organization / Howard Hobson | 261 |
| | Why Fast-Break? / Bob Cousy | 265 |
| | Fast Break: The Running Game / Rollie Massimino | 267 |
| | Fast-Break Fundamentals / Arnold "Red" Auerbach | 271 |
| | The Fast Break / Jerry Welsh | 273 |
Ch. 14 | Press Offense | 277 |
| | Attacking Pressure Defenses / Lou Carnesecca | 277 |
| | Offenses Against a Full-Court Zone Press / Frank McGuire | 280 |
| | The 2-3: An Antidote for Pressure Defenses / Marv Harshman | 282 |
| | How to Break a Zone Press / Edward S. Steitz | 286 |
Ch. 15 | Man-to-Man Offense | 291 |
| | Wheel Offense / Garland Pinholster | 291 |
| | High Post Offense / John Wooden | 297 |
| | The Screening Game / Bob Knight | 301 |
| | The Gold Medal Offense / Henry "Hank" Iba | 304 |
| | The Balanced High Post Offense / Jim Harrick | 308 |
| | The Original Shuffle / Bruce Drake | 320 |
| | The Wyoming Weave Offense / Everett Shelton | 325 |
Ch. 16 | Zone Offense | 329 |
| | Zone Attack / Jud Heathcote | 329 |
| | Zone Offense / Lute Olson | 333 |
| | Attack Zones with the Slash Offense / Jim Brandenburg | 335 |
| | How to Attack Zones / Jack Hartman | 338 |
| | Approaches to Playing Against Zones / Bob Knight | 341 |
Ch. 17 | Special Situations | 351 |
| | Control Game and Special Situations / Morgan Wootten | 351 |
| | Weakside Series / Fred Taylor | 355 |
| | Special Situations / Hubie Brown | 356 |
| | Triple Threat - Shoot the Three / Chip Parsley | 359 |
| | Special Scoring Plays / Ray Harper | 361 |
| | Special Teams for Championship Teams / Tom Izzo | 369 |
Ch. 18 | General Defense/Defensive Systems | 373 |
| | Watchdog of the Basket / Forrest C. "Phog" Allen | 373 |
| | The Seven Cardinal Rules of Defense / Adolph Rupp | 376 |
| | Defensive Principles / Larry Brown | 378 |
| | The Purpose of Defense / Jack Ramsay | 381 |
| | Cincinnati's Pressure Defense Philosophy / Ed Jucker | 382 |
| | Kentucky's Basketball System / Orlando "Tubby" Smith | 385 |
Ch. 19 | Transition Defense/Presses | 387 |
| | Conversion/Transition / Bob Knight | 387 |
| | Defensive Transition Drills / Bill Foster | 388 |
| | Pressure Defense / Ralph Miller | 390 |
| | Pressing Principles / Jerry Tarkanian | 391 |
| | Zone Presses / Denny Crum | 395 |
| | Connecticut's 2-2-1 Pressure Defense / Jim Calhoun | 400 |
| | Principles for Double-Teaming / Herb Brown | 405 |
Ch. 20 | Man-to-Man Defense | 407 |
| | The San Francisco Defense / Phil Woolpert | 407 |
| | UTEP's Man-to-Man Defense / Don Haskins | 411 |
| | Bison Basketball Defense / Don Meyer | 413 |
| | Man-to-Man Pressure Defense / Bud Presley | 415 |
| | Defensive Philosophy: Team and Individual Concepts / Steve Fisher | 419 |
| | Attack Basketball / Nolan Richardson | 424 |
| | Defensive Drills and Concepts / Steve Alford | 425 |
Ch. 21 | Zone Defense | 433 |
| | In Defense of a Zone / Alvin C. Saake | 433 |
| | A History Lesson on the Zone Defense / Kenneth Loeffler | 434 |
| | Flexing the Zone Defense / Bill Foster | 435 |
| | Kentucky's 1-3-1 Zone Trap / Joe B. Hall | 439 |
| | Zone Defense / Marv Harshman | 441 |
| | 3-2 Defense Zone Slides / Don Casey | 443 |
| | Freak Defense / Dale Brown | 444 |
| | The Triangle and Two / Bill Jones | 446 |
| | Combination Match-Up Defense / Clarence "Big House" Gaines | 447 |
| | Match-Up Zone / Bill Green | 449 |
| | Match-Up Press / Rick Pitino | 451 |
Ch. 22 | Special Situation Defense | 459 |
| | Equalizing the Star / Joe O'Brien | 459 |
| | Defending the Star / Bob Knight | 461 |
| | Out-of-Bounds Defense / Kevin Sivils | 463 |
| Contributors | 467 |
| Champion NCAA Coaches | 480 |