Practical Modern Basketball, 3/e

This book contains the basketball coaching philosophy and strategic thinking of one of the greatest coaches, teachers, and floor generals of modern times. Coaches and players looking for insight into what it takes to get to the championship level will find this book an invaluable road map for developing the thinking, habits, instincts, and skills necessary to be a winner.

This book endures and remains a classic because it not only teaches the fundamentals of the game, but at a deeper level speaks to the attitudes, goals, and values worthy of pursuit in competitive sports and in life. It shows the coach how to bring out in athletes the selfless commitment necessary to build team unity. This book will teach coach and player how teamwork and unselfish team play and team spirit are the foremost essentials for a successful team.

"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. Practical Modern Basketball 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 book is so well thought out, well planned, well organized, and well written that it is perfect for today's game. This timeless book will help anyone who is interested in improving their life and their basketball game."

Bill Walton, UCLA 1970-1974, one of the most talented centers to ever play the game of basketball. One of the NBA's 50 all-time greatest players, Bill is in his fourth season as a game analyst for the NBA on NBC.