This book contains the secrets, strategies, and techniques that produced the greatest winning tradition in college basketball and will produce results and successes for coaches and players at all levels. This book is a brilliant distillation of the game. The reader will learn the thoughts, insights, techniques, and strategies that guided the University of North Carolina to victory after victory over a span of thirty years. This book is timeless, tested, and proven to be the playbook of a winning coach.
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This book contains the coaching blueprint and philosophy of the man who won more college-level games than any other basketball coach in history!
* Contains analytical and innovative coaching strategies
* Includes Bob Spear's special section on the Shuffle Offense
* Includes new, updated photos
This book contains the secrets, strategies, and techniques that produced the greatest winning tradition in college basketball and will produce results and successes for coaches and players at all levels. This book is a brilliant distillation of the game. The reader will learn the thoughts, insights, techniques, and strategies that guided the University of North Carolina to victory after victory over a span of thirty years. This book is timeless, tested, and proven to be the playbook of a winning coach.
Dean Smith led the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina to 879 wins over 30 years of coaching.
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Dean Smith led the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina to 879 wins over 30 years of coaching.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I coach a high school team and this book has become my bible. Everything contained within this book is helpful. The sections on Man to man pressure defense is excellent. We have adopted the Shuffle Offense for our half court offense this season. Whenever I have some free time I read and re-read this book and everytime I pick up something new. This is a must have for the serious basketball coach.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By George Rose
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This book is a must for all coaches. It explains the Carolina system. Which history has proven has been a good system. The book explains alot. It answers questions that you have not even thought of yet. The special section by Bob Spear of the Air Force Academy was wonderful. It explained the shuffle offense to perfection. If you are a coach and looking for an offense to run, read this section on the shuffle. You will like this offense and all the variations that are well explained in this section. The one thing that could be explained more is the famed Carolina 4 corners. They could have discussed it more, and given more examples of how it works. That is the only negative of the book. The motion offense and it's rules are explained in great detail. If you are looking for a zone offense, take a look at the triple post offense. The different defenses are explained very well. Smith's famous run and jump defenses are diagrammed and explained in great detail, along with their other defenses This book shows you how you can set up your style for your team. I am constantly referring back to this book during the season.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been thoroughly impressed with this book. I coach my daughter's junior high team and had spent countless hours on the Internet looking for the perfect site to give me coaching insite. Since this book arrived in the mail, I have not been to any other resource. This book intuitively guides you on how to reach kids of all ages. The emphasis placed on an unselfish brand of basketball will tell you everything you need to know about why this man was so successful coaching college basketball. Each chapter is a valuable lesson on the game with the first half dedicated to offense and the latter portion to defense. Each section has a "how to teach" and "how to drill" every concept covered. He also explains what will be easy to pick up and what will be difficult to master for kids at all levels. His knowledge comes not only from coaching the great Tar Heel teams but from running annual camps geared towards teaching kids 10 and up. I wish he was still holding these camps because I would want my daughter or son to experience his instruction. If you're about to take on the challenge of coaching junior high basketball (boys or girls), do yourself a favor, read and re-read this book; it will give you confidence you're doing things the right way. It is excellently written by the legend himself.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
INCREDIBLE READ
This was a FANTASTIC book. It's a BIBLE of basketball. At times, when I was reading it, it felt as if DEAN was sitting there chatting w/ me about basketball. Read more
Published 3 months ago by franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars
How can you go wrong?
Over 50 years ago and still a great read. There are many other basketball books one can buy but not by "Dean Smith"!
Published 5 months ago by Mark Peebles
5.0 out of 5 stars
An encyclopedia from another of the masters
Dean Smith, like John Wooden, was a master coach who had tremendous influence on the game of basketball and countless numbers of coaches. Read more
Published 6 months ago by vwatts
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for learning X and Os
I picked this up when I started calling basketball games for the Temple University Women's Basketball Team. Read more
Published 7 months ago by EricP
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic book
I can't recommend the book enough so far as the contents go. I only deduct one star, because I am disappointed by the quality of the paperback version. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great read
This book was very insightful. Lots of useful basketball Information. One negative mentioned
by several people was the fact that the diagrams were not better organized. Read more
by several people was the fact that the diagrams were not better organized. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Stephen J. Parris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book for starting coaches
This is a great book for coaches that are in their first years and need a little help to spice up their offense and defense.
Published on July 20, 2010 by K. Zuppan
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Carolina System in a book!
This was the second coaching book I ever purchased and after 20+ years I still refer to it! There is a reason Carolina has been so successful and a big part of it was the coaching... Read more
Published on October 8, 2009 by Kevin Sivils
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Dean of Coaches
Prevent unnecessary losses! Start your coaching career with Coach Smith's advice. As I learned more about the realities of my league my coaching emphasis has changed over the... Read more
Published on October 3, 2009 by Donavan A. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for coaches!
This book is page after page of super basketball information. It goes into great detail offenses and defenses from simple to complex. Read more
Published on April 7, 2008 by J. J. Mentel
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