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This book goes into every detail of what every high school basketball coach should try to emulate to be successful. Coach Wooten Shares his knowledge of the game and insights that will help any coach.

Wooten shares his philosophy, his passion and the secrets that made him so successful at DeMatha High. This book is an incredible resource for young coaches who are looking to find their own coaching approach.

This book was a gift for a new High School assistant basketball coach. He read it front to back and continued to comment on how it was written. Easy to read, with many useful ideas and drills.

Morgan Wootten is probably THE most successful high school basketball coach, and his book is one that I believe coaches at all levels can benefit from. I have found that the principles, plays and strategies he has written to be very beneficial in my own development as a coach. Plays and diagrams are simple and complete, and his focus on developing his kids as both individuals and players is great reading. This book is one you will want to take your coaching and your team to “the next level.”

No matter how many books I have on basketball I always come back to this one.When great coachs explain every insight they used to be successful it can only make you a better coach.

During the 15 years that I’ve been coaching in Middle School, AAU, and Rec Leagues, I’ve read a lot of books on coaching basketball, some excellent (Dean Smith’s “Multiple Offenses and Defenses,” and John Wooden’s “Practical Modern Basketball” come to mind), and some not so great. The book in my library that’s the most dog-eared and smudged is Morgan Wootten’s “Coaching Basketball Successfully.” For the levels I’ve coached, I consider this book indispensable. The book is full not just of X’s and O’s and drills, although there are plenty of those, but also advice on how to organize a team, how to run tryouts, and how to relate to assistants, players, and parents. There are sections on everything from how to put together a game schedule for the season to when to call (and when not to call) timeouts. It’s written clearly and concisely and at a perfect level for my needs. Part of my coaching routine every year is that the first week in August, I take “Coaching Basketball Successfully” down from the shelf and read it cover to cover, one more time.

A very detailed read for those aspiring to become basketball coaches although it is a must read for those that like basketball in general…..he is specific when need be but also very wise in relaying his methods as good for him but also suggesting that the reader come up with what might work for the individual and not necessarily copying what he does…..

Morgan Wootten guides the reader through his complete basketball programm. He explains everything from gaining support from your community to motivating players before games. He also includes many different systems (against zone or man-to-man) which helped me a fair amount during my last season of coaching. The Book (aprox. 220 p) gave me a lot to think about. It certanly helped me forming and criticizing me and my “basketball-philosophy”.

When applied, this book provides all the basic tools a coach needs to provide young players with the tools to understand and play the game.

This book does much more than just teach the game of basketball, it shows coaches how to prepare their kids to be successful in life. And does an excellent job at both. His experience and record speak for themselves, the man definitely knows the game. But I feel his expertise at the X’s and O’s is just icing on the cake. I first discovered Mr. Wootten’s masterpiece about five years ago while preparing to coach a Y.M.C.A. travel team (my first gig). It was the main source I used to develop my program. I recieved rave reviews from both the parents and the Y.M.C.A. Over the past five years I have endorsed the book in social settings(when the subject arose) but hadn’t seen the book since then. In the meantime I’ve had an increased yearning to coach basketball, which I’ve gone back to school to accomplish. Today I found out, it was Mr. Wootten’s book that caused me to believe I was born to coach.I recently landed an Assistant Coaching job for the Varsity Women’s basketball team at the Div.III school I’m attending. Preparing for the upcoming season I deciced “Coaching Basketball Successfully” was the first book I’d reread. Very quickly I realized where my passion to coach came from. The coaching philosophy paper I had to write the previous semester was eerily similar to many of the ideas in Coach Wootten’s book. Since the copy I’m reading now is from the library, I intend to buy my own copy and one each for both the Men’s and Women’s Head Coach here at my school. Coach Wootten’s wonderful book optimizes the true meaning of the word COACH..,and sparked a fire in my soul, to be the positive influence and guide that a coach is supposed to be. Exactly what our children deserve.

This book is an essential. It gives you everything you need to build a successful high school basketball program. It gives you good information on what a coach needs to do and how to be successful basketball coach.It is by far the best book for the aspiring basketball coach!

Some chapters aren’t relevant however more pictures describing basic moves would be good. It will refer ie. to the Jab Step, but I can not find in the book anything which illustrates what this is. You need to have a fairly good knowledge of basketball before you get this book. All this being said there are still some good tips in there.

This book is essential for anyone who is considering entering the coaching arena. The book is not a primer on running plays and rebounding effectively. It is the keystone for building an effective program and increasing the effectiveness of the coaches who are entrusted with it! I have used this book and its philosophies to better understand my motivations on the sideline and improve my relationships with my players and other coaches. This book was placed in the working library of the Morris Center YMCA (Cedar Knolls, N.J.) where we used it to help push the enrollment in our Youth Basketball Association to over 450 children. I am now the Assistant Basketball Coach at the College of St. Elizabeth (Convent Station, N.J.) and I have assigned chapters for other coaches to read and several of the forms have been modified for my specific needs. If you are building a program, a career or both, this must be in your collection!

Morgan Wootten’s book,Coaching Basketball Successfully, is a blue print for running a championship program and is a must have for any high school basketball coach. He reveals his secrets to organizing practices, player development, evaluating programs, and teaching methods.