Practical Modern Basketball (3rd Edition)

Practical Modern Basketball (3rd Edition)
by John R. Wooden

Practical Modern Basketball (3rd Edition)
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Book Summary Information

Author: John R. Wooden
Introduction: Bill Walton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12-18
ISBN: 0205291252
Number of pages: 452
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Book Reviews of Practical Modern Basketball (3rd Edition)

Book Review: The timeless wisdom of the Wizard of Westwood
Summary: 5 Stars

One reviewer of this book stated some of the information contained might be outdated because the book was written over 30 years ago. Wooden's UCLA teams played before the shot clock and the three point line so on the surface this statement might seem correct. Until you realize that Wooden played an up tempo style of play and played a full court pressing defense falling back to a pressure man-to-man defense. Teams still run his high post offense. Wooden's system is still just as valid today as it was when he was coaching.

But don't buy this book for his big picture offense and defense concepts, although they are very useful. It is the tiny details that go overlooked that Coach Wooden covers in this book that are priceless.

For example, how many coaches teach their players today how to put on their socks and shoes in such a way that the players do not get blisters?

Wooden's approach to teaching fundamentals is timeless as well and the sections in the book on this aspect of teaching and coaching are also what the reader will find most helpful.

My copy is well worn even though I don't run Coach Wooden's "system" on offense and defense. The sections on fundamentals is well worn though.

This book should be a required item for every individual who enters the basketball coaching profession.

Kevin Sivils - author of Game Strategy and Tactics for Basketball
Game Strategies and Tactics for Basketball: Bench Coaching for Success

Summary of Practical Modern Basketball (3rd Edition)

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.

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