Coaching Basketball Successfully, 3rd Edition

Morgan Wootten is one of the most successful and respected high school basketball coaches of all time. His coaching has been praised by many of the game’s greatest coaches, including John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Dean Smith, Pat Riley, and Rick Pitino.

In Coaching Basketball Successfully 3E-Enhanced Edition, Morgan Wootten teams up with his son Joe to present an arsenal of coaching wisdom on topics ranging from player communication and motivation to Xs and Os. Joe played for and coached with his dad and is now an accomplished high school coach in his own right. Along with advice on managing the nuances, challenges, and distractions of social media, he presents new tactics that have helped several of his scholastic players earn college basketball scholarships. Morgan expands on the popular “thought for the day” concept to help coaches motivate and communicate with today’s athletes. Coaching Basketball Successfully 3E-Enhanced Edition includes several video clips of Morgan talking about his personal insights of the game and his experiences as one of the winningest high school coaches of all time. Coaching Basketball Successfully 3E-Enhanced Edition also includes video clips of how to set up several offensive & defensive tactics and specific plays.

Together, the father–son Wootten team provides updated coverage of Xs and Os and more technique photographs to ensure that this edition continues to offer the same great quality and benefits to the athletes and their coaches who participate in the most popular high school team sport in the United States.