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Publication Date: August 8, 2003 | Series: Coaching Successfully Series


Post more victories this season and every season with advice from high school basketball's ultimate winner!

In Coaching Basketball Successfully Morgan Wootten shares his full arsenal of coaching wisdom on topics ranging from player communication and motivation to Xs and Os. The new material on zone offense, quick-hitting plays off the secondary break, man-to-man and trapping defenses, and situational in-bounds plays is sure to make this second edition even more popular than the original work (which sold more than 75,000 copies). This latest edition includes guidelines for physical conditioning, recommendations for job interviewing, advice on conducting summer camps, and a master plan for handling game situations. And sprinkled throughout the book are many of Wootten's “thought for the day” phrases the coach has found especially effective in motivating and communicating important lessons to athletes.

Wootten amassed the most successful high school coaching record ever (1,274-192) during his 46-year career at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. His coaching has been praised by the game's best all-time coaches: John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Bob Knight, Pat Riley, Rick Pitino, Lute Olson, Dean Smith, Chuck Daly, and others.

Now, in Coaching Basketball Successfully, Wootten shares the wealth of knowledge that produced a .869 winning percentage, 5 national championships, a National Basketball Hall of Fame induction, and hundreds of high-achieving student-athletes.

Just as Wootten is considered the best high school basketball coach, legendary UCLA coach John Wooden is considered the best college basketball coach. So when Wooden states that Wootten's “Coaching Basketball Successfully is as fine a teaching aid on the development of a high school team and program as I have ever read,” he speaks with authority on the quality and appeal of this book.

This edition of Coaching Basketball Successfully proves that you can improve on a classic. With expanded offensive and defensive tactics and new personal insights from one of the game's greatest coaches ever, this book is sure to be a winner for many years to come.

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Editorial Reviews

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"""This is the most comprehensive basketball book that I have read. Coach Wootten covers every aspect of establishing and maintaining a successful basketball program and reveals the essential elements of his phenomenal success."""
Rick Pitino
University of Louisville

"""Morgan is such a great teacher. He has always amazed me with his ability to organize and teach."""
Mike Krzyzewski
Head basketball coach, Duke University

"""Morgan Wootten has made a tremendous contribution to the coaching profession through his book" Coaching Basketball Successfully," A must-read book for many years to come."""
Lute Olson
University of Arizona

"""Coaches, players, and fans will enjoy and learn from Wootten's engaging and information-filled book."""
Dean Smith
Former head basketball coach, University of North Carolina

"""This book should be every aspiring coach's bible."""
Pat Riley
Head coach, Miami Heat

"""Outstanding effort! Not to be missed."""
Chuck Daly
Former head coach, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Head coach, 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team

"""All of us in the coaching professions should be grateful that Morgan Wootten made his tremendous experience available to us in this book."""
Bob Knight
Head basketball coach, Texas Tech University
From Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director
"""The Great One (Wootten) retired a few years ago, but his truth goes marching on."
From Powerbasketball.com
"""If you are looking to further your knowledge from one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game, this is awesome. Coach Wooten's philosophy on the game of basketball is wonderful. His ability to teachplayers and make his teams great was incredible. There is more inside this book than I expected.
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""This is the most comprehensive basketball book that I have read. Coach Wootten covers every aspect of establishing and maintaining a successful basketball program and reveals the essential elements of his phenomenal success.""

Rick Pitino
University of Louisville


""Morgan is such a great teacher. He has always amazed me with his ability to organize and teach.""

Mike Krzyzewski
Head basketball coach, Duke University


""Morgan Wootten has made a tremendous contribution to the coaching profession through his book Coaching Basketball Successfully. A must-read book for many years to come.""

Lute Olson
University of Arizona


""Coaches, players, and fans will enjoy and learn from Wootten's engaging and information-filled book.""

Dean Smith
Former head basketball coach, University of North Carolina


""This book should be every aspiring coach's bible.""

Pat Riley
Head coach, Miami Heat


""Outstanding effort! Not to be missed.""

Chuck Daly
Former head coach, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Head coach, 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team


""All of us in the coaching professions should be grateful that Morgan Wootten made his tremendous experience available to us in this book.""

Bob Knight
Head basketball coach, Texas Tech University

From Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director
""The Great One (Wootten) retired a few years ago, but his truth goes marching on.

From Powerbasketball.com
""If you are looking to further your knowledge from one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game, this is awesome. Coach Wooten's philosophy on the game of basketball is wonderful. His ability to teach players and make his teams great was incredible. There is more inside this book than I expected.

"
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (August 8, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736047905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736047906
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book does much more than just teach the game of basketball, it shows coaches how to prepare their kids to be successful in life. And does an excellent job at both. His experience and record speak for themselves, the man definitely knows the game. But I feel his expertise at the X's and O's is just icing on the cake. I first discovered Mr. Wootten's masterpiece about five years ago while preparing to coach a Y.M.C.A. travel team (my first gig). It was the main source I used to develop my program. I recieved rave reviews from both the parents and the Y.M.C.A. Over the past five years I have endorsed the book in social settings(when the subject arose) but hadn't seen the book since then. In the meantime I've had an increased yearning to coach basketball, which I've gone back to school to accomplish. Today I found out, it was Mr. Wootten's book that caused me to believe I was born to coach.I recently landed an Assistant Coaching job for the Varsity Women's basketball team at the Div.III school I'm attending. Preparing for the upcoming season I deciced "Coaching Basketball Successfully" was the first book I'd reread. Very quickly I realized where my passion to coach came from. The coaching philosophy paper I had to write the previous semester was eerily similar to many of the ideas in Coach Wootten's book. Since the copy I'm reading now is from the library, I intend to buy my own copy and one each for both the Men's and Women's Head Coach here at my school. Coach Wootten's wonderful book optimizes the true meaning of the word COACH..,and sparked a fire in my soul, to be the positive influence and guide that a coach is supposed to be. Exactly what our children deserve.
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Format:Paperback
This book is an essential. It gives you everything you need to build a successful high school basketball program. It gives you good information on what a coach needs to do and how to be successful basketball coach.It is by far the best book for the aspiring basketball coach!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Well worth reading January 10, 2002
By Dave
Format:Paperback
Morgan Wootten is probably THE most successful high school basketball coach, and his book is one that I believe coaches at all levels can benefit from. I have found that the principles, plays and strategies he has written to be very beneficial in my own development as a coach. Plays and diagrams are simple and complete, and his focus on developing his kids as both individuals and players is great reading. This book is one you will want to take your coaching and your team to "the next level."
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This book has the breakdown of everything you need to know if your starting a new program or just for new ideas to implement into your current one! FANTASTIC
Published 2 days ago by Minnesota32
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Great book!! For students of the game-- Learn to balance sports,character,oh and coaching... using basketball as a teacher.... Read more
Published 6 months ago by MLJ
very fun to read
A very detailed read for those aspiring to become basketball coaches although it is a must read for those that like basketball in general..... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Chulo Rapper
Must have for all basketball Coaches
Wooten shares his philosophy, his passion and the secrets that made him so successful at DeMatha High. Read more
Published 9 months ago by DaPhilosopher
Coaching Basketball Successfully
Some chapters aren't relevant however more pictures describing basic moves would be good. It will refer ie. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mike
It's not just for X's and O's
There is not doubt Coach Wooten was a master of X's and O's and this book certainly covers those aspects of the game. Read more
Published on October 13, 2009 by Kevin Sivils - KCS Basketball Enterprises
For My Money, the Best Basketball Coaching Book There Is
During the 15 years that I've been coaching in Middle School, AAU, and Rec Leagues, I've read a lot of books on coaching basketball, some excellent (Dean Smith's "Multiple Offenses... Read more
Published on July 5, 2008 by J. Thornton
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This book was a gift for a new High School assistant basketball coach. He read it front to back and continued to comment on how it was written. Read more
Published on January 15, 2007 by Joyce Smith
A book for the ages.
No matter how many books I have on basketball I always come back to this one.When great coachs explain every insight they used to be successful it can only make you a better coach.
Published on November 7, 2006 by COACH GEORGE
A must for first time coaches
I spent one year as an assistant coach and one year as a head coach for boys high school basketball. Read more
Published on October 31, 2005 by L.R.
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I know of no more rewarding, satisfying, and fulfilling job than working with young people on the basketball court, as I did or 46 years at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Read the first page
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blitz trap, halfcourt offense, two post players, junk defense, sprint player, perimeter players, breakdown drills, backdoor pass, secondary break, skip pass, best ball handler, backdoor cut, motion offense, offensive player, middle player, zone station, player guarding, scoring area, teach your players, ball inbounds, rebounding position, midcourt line, jab step, ball slap, post feed
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Blitz Switch, Adrian Dantley, John Wooden, Lew Alcindor, Power Memorial, Billy Hite, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, University of Maryland, Dean Smith, Fall Meeting, Red Auerbach, Coach Wooden, Danny Ferry, Fan Trap, Funnel Trap, Georgia Tech, James Brown, Kenny Carr, Knute Rockne, Mike Krzyzewski, Rocky Marciano
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