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Coaching High School Basketball : A Complete Guide to Building a Championship Team [Paperback]

Bill Kuchar (Author)
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Book Description

July 1, 2004

From a 40-year veteran, the only book available devoted to coaching high school basketball

In Coaching High School Basketball, Hall of Famer Bill Kuchar presents an indispensable instruction manual for experienced and rookie coaches alike. A combination of classic tactics and new, cutting-edge strategies, this one-of-a-kind handbook provides easyto- read diagrams and instructions, plus dozens of practice drills to reinforce fundamentals and teach innovative moves. Readers will learn how to:

  • Master Kuchar's "double motion offense"
  • Locate, protect, and infiltrate zones
  • Defend against the fast break
  • Use last-second plays for when the game is on the line
  • Make the most of out-of-bounds plays
  • Scout and evaluate junior high school talent
  • Get college coaches to scout their games


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"As a young coach in the early 1970's, my goal was to compete with Bill and he was the standard I set for myself and my teams at Saint Anthony's. He set a very high standard for his coaching peers to strive for and I am obliged to say he has been a personal friend as well as a mentor to me for the last thirty years." - Bob Hurley, Sr., Head Coach, St. Anthony's High School (Jersey City, NJ) from his foreword"

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"Having coached in New Jersey on the scholastic level, I have the utmost respect for a coach that has had big-time success in that area. Certainly, Bill represents that premise. Anybody who has touched so many lives and been as effective as Bill is certainly a winner in my eyes."
-- Dick Vitale, ESPN

“As a young coach in the early 1970s, my goal was to compete with Bill, and he was the standard I set for myself and my teams at Saint Anthony’s. He set a very high standard for his coaching peers to strive for, and I am obliged to say he has been a personal friend as well as a mentor to me for the last thirty years.”
--Bob Hurley, Sr., Head Coach, St. Anthony’s High School (Jersey City, NJ), from the foreword

"This book will be an immeasurable asset to the basketball world and could serve as a strong foundation to build your own personal coaching philosophy on."
--George Blaney, Assistant Coach, University of Connecticut, 2004 Men's NCAA National Champions

With forty years of coaching experience and eight state titles to his credit, Hall of Famer Bill Kuchar is the coach you wish you had back in high school--and today he’s the coach you aspire to be. Now, you can coach like Kuchar with Coaching High School Basketball--the only book available specifically devoted to winning at the high school level.

Using easy-to-follow concepts, Kuchar breaks the game of basketball into down to a science, including his original offensive scheme, dynamic new zone plays, and man-to-man pressure defenses--the key strategies that will help your team score against the toughest of opponents.

With a lively combination of classic tactics and cutting-edge moves, this one-of-a-kind handbook is filled with step-by-step diagrams and instructions, dozens of practice drills on fundamentals and innovative styles of play, as well as a treasure trove of photographs documenting the amazing successes enjoyed by Kuchar’s championship teams.

Learn how to:

  • Master Kuchar’s “double motion offense”
  • Locate, protect, and infiltrate zones
  • Defend against the fast break
  • Use last-second tactics when the game is on the line
  • Make the most of out-of-bounds plays
  • And more

Armed with these and many more of Coach Kuchar’s battle-tested tactics, plus the philosophical principles that made his teams unbeatable, you’ll be primed and ready to start building a winning basketball dynasty on your own home court.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 143 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071438769
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071438766
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #629,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BILL KUCHAR WAS BORN IN 1934 OF UKRAINIAN PARENTS,HE GREW UP IN JERSEY CITY N.J.HE RECEIVED A BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO ST. MICHAELS COLLEGE IN VERMONT,
WHERE HE WAS A THREE YEAR STARTER & BECAME A 1000 POINT SCORER.HE WAS ALSO A THREE YEAR STARTER ON THE BASE BALL & CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM.WHILE IN THE ARMY HE
WAS A 30 PT PER GAME STARTER FOR THE FORT BLISS POST BASKETBALL TEAM.HE THEN WAS THE YOUNGEST VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH HIRED & COACHED
VARSITY BASKETBALL FOR 40 YEARS--20 YEARS AT ST MARY'S H.S.IN JERSEY CITY-
10 YEARS AT ST JOSEPH H.S. IN METUCHEN N.J.--10 YEARS AT WARDLAW HARTRIDGE
PREP IN EDISON WINNING 8 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS & MANY CHRISTMAS & CONFERANCE
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS.HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE DICKINSON H.S.HALL OF FAME
& THE HUDSON COUNTY HALL OF FAME. HE IS STILL ACTIVE TEACHING BASKETBALL
SHOOTING FUNDERMENTALS AT BASKETBALL CLINICS.HE WELCOMES QUESTIONS FROM HIS BOOK & ENJOYS HELPING YOUNG COACHES.E-MAIL THE COACH AT WWW.COACHKUCHAR.COM

 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs more careful editing., February 28, 2007
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This review is from: Coaching High School Basketball : A Complete Guide to Building a Championship Team (Paperback)
This book has a lot that would be useful to a new HS coach, but unfortunately it seems that there was a lack of communication/checking between the author and the person who DTP'ed the diagrams. The diagrams contain many errors and inconsistencies which sometimes make it difficult to understand the plays and drills. Some arrows are missing or pointing in the opposite direction from what the descriptions indicate, offensive players are sometimes marked with an "X", diagrams occasionally show the ball going to one player while the description indicates a pass to a different player, etc.

Furthermore, the descriptions themselves could have been a little more detailed in places. It's clear that Coach Kuchar knows his basketball, but it's surprisingly difficult to explain basketball plays on paper, and I think this book would have benefited from a careful check by somebody who represents the target audience: a new coach with some understanding of the game but who doesn't already know what the author is trying to say.

My advice is to wait for the second edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Coaching High School Basketball : A Complete Guide to Building a Championship Team, October 7, 2005
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This has everything a high school coach needs to run a sucessful program. It does not go into great depth as other books do, it is more concise and assumes you know the fundamentals. It has a great drill section and practice itinerary. You do not need your own practice plan-If you follow Bills plan your on the road to success.
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Like most coaches, as a child I was an avid sports fan-whether it was basketball, baseball, football, hockey, or soccer-I loved the art of competition in sports. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pressure free throw, possible layup, defensive rotation, backdoor cut, layup drill, motion offense, prevents pass, post player, outlet pass, bounce pass, foul line, fast break, pressure defense, low post, chest pass, shooting hand, shooting guard, point guard
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Coach's Note, New Jersey, Against Man-to-Man, Wrong Figure, Our Basic Pattern, Correct Figure, Jersey City, Beat the Pro, Bill Parcells, Perfect Practice Makes Perfect Teams, The Other Season, Zone Rotation Rotation, Zone Rotation Figure
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