All Purpose Offenses for Mens and Womens Basketball (The Art & Science of Coaching Series) (Paperback)

by Mike Harkins (Author), Jerry Krause (Author) "One of the most effective ways to utilize the passing game is to coordinate it with other patterns..." (more)
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Product Description
A detailed overview of team offensive schemes, strategies, and techniques.

About the Author
Mike Harkins is the former head basketball coach of Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University Billings). In 15 seasons at Eastern Montana, his teams won 295 games, 10 NAIA district titles, and 12 conference championships. He also coached four teams in international competition. In 1973, he was head coach of the World Games in Rio de Janeiro. Harkins also served as a professor of health, physical education, and recreation at Eastern Montana College, where he received the college s award for outstanding achievement in scholarship and creativity. In addition, he was awarded Akron University s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987. He retired from active coaching in 1976. Harkins currently resides in Billings, Montana, with his wife, Grace.


Jerry Krause is the director of men s basketball operations at Gonzaga University. Highly regarded as an exceptional teacher of the fundamentals of basketball, Krause has authored 13 instructional coaching books on basketball. For more than two decades, he has been extensively involved professionally in the activities of the coaching/rules organizations of both the NCAA and the NAIA. In his renowned career, he has been honored numerous times for his efforts as a coach, educator, and administrator.

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Coaches Choice; DVD Video edition (May 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585181900
• ISBN-13: 978-1585181902
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,528,160 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Offense, January 21, 2000

By	Dan Bare (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-purpose Offenses for Men's and Women's Basketball (Art & Science of Coaching) (Paperback)

This book contained ten different offensive continuities. Some are geared for the high school and college levels and some are very simple and easy to install. Ch.1, The Passing Game Plus Mixer Motion is quite basic, widely used, and can be implemented on all levels of basketball. I found the Offside Stack Shuffle (Ch. 3) to be very simple but effective. My eighth graders learned it in about 30 min. and it was very effective for us all season long. If this book seems too complicated, perhaps you should switch hobbies!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars VERY DISAPPOINTED, November 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All-purpose Offenses for Men's and Women's Basketball (Art & Science of Coaching) (Paperback)

This book has little more than cryptic diagrams of offensive schemes - perhaps of use to a college or experienced high school coach looking to dive in deeper but of little use to the average youth coach. I am an experienced player and youth coach of many seasons and have a good repetoire of drills to help players improve individually but so far am stuck with offenses I've dreamed up myself or tailored from my playing days. Most of the videos & books (Basketball Coach's Bible, John Wooden & Coach K's videos) do a great job on skills & drills but are weak on offenses. This book had the "promise" of filling the gap but didn't deliver.