Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 3 edition December 18, 1998
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0205291252
ISBN-13: 978-0205291250
Product Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
This book is a must-have for every coach and player!
Covers the fundamentals and style of team play, emphasizing the delicate balance between the simplistic reality and incredibly demanding effort of the game
Includes a new introduction by Bill Walton
Includes new, updated photos
Coach Wooden, more than anything else, is a teacher. Basketball just happens to be his subject. This book outlines a pattern, a theory, a strategy, and a course for how to develop as a basketball player and as a person. It organizes and dispenses the knowledge that Coach Wooden has accumulated over a lifetime in the game of basketball. It gives the reader an understanding of the delicate balance of the simple reality of the game and the incredibly demanding effort and dedication needed to master basketball. This timeless book will help everyone who is interested in improving their life and their basketball game. This book is so well thought out, well planned, well organized, and well written that it is perfectly applicable thirty-two years after its first publication. Reading it will make you feel like a member of the team.