THE SERIES PLAYBOOK Cater your offense to your team’s skill set with the Series Playbook from Coach Vann. After years of success and research, Coach Vann has put together the ultimate collection of offensive series full with numerous counterplay options to counter how the defense is playing you. Wreak havoc on opposing defenses with an offense that is simply too unpredictable for coaches to break down. Keep defenses in a constant state of guess-mode running a series that is unscoutable. In the Series Playbook, you can choose from over 20 different series full of counters and more. Coaches can simply choose 5 or 6 plays from one of the many series presented and simply select those plays that fit best to what your players do best. Then make play calls during games that are dependent on how the defense decides to play you that can help you defeat any defense. You will also learn all the adjustments a coach can make during a game to make the right call at the perfect moment. Always be prepared and keep defenses off guard with the Series Playbook. No matter what level of basketball you coach at these offenses work! Find out all the answers in this 1,155-page gem! Features: 1,155 Pages 23 Different Series Over 750 Plays 23 different series that you can choose from with numerous counters You will be sure to find some plays from a multitude of different alignments that will keep the defense off guard Quick hitters to counter any defense

With this new handbook, coaches learn how to make the right call every time their basketball team has the ball. Each section contains a variety of sets and plays, all clearly explained and diagrammed.

Wooden's first-ever instructional basketball book and DVD package provides anunprecedented inside look at the offensive system of this basketball coachinglegend.

THE CHIN & POINT SERIES PLAYBOOK The Princeton offense was first made famous and popularized by Pete Carril during his time as the head basketball coach while at Princeton University. The Princeton offense is an excellent offense to implement for teams that may not be too talented from a scoring standpoint. This playbook features two of the main actions out of the Princeton offense in both the Chin & Point Series, which can add multiple layers to your offense. The Chin Series is beneficial because of its versatility and features certain types of screens, such as back screens and flare screens that help to generate quick scores near the basket. While the Point Series functions well more like a pressure release offense and creates its scoring opportunities by using the point guard and the post man in several different ways. The Chin & Point Series Playbook contains 95 total quick-hitting plays and over 55 different drills that will help you teach the offense to your team. This book has an answer for anything a defense might throw at you. Fans of the Princeton offense will want to add this playbook to their collection, and it’s a must-have in any coach's library. No matter what level of basketball you coach at these offenses work! Find out all the answers in this 214-page gem! Features: 214 Pages 2 continuity offenses Learn the Point Series & Princeton Offense Create your series of plays that fit your players and team’s strengths 95 Quick hitters to choose from to counter what the defense may try to do Over 55 drills that break the offense down into game-like drills and teaching concepts Learn how to take advantage of those overly aggressive defensive teams

The follow-up volume to the popular 2004 playbook, "Five-Star Basketball Coaches' Playbook" includes new plays from even more coaches who have made Five-Star Basketball camps the premier basketball training ground. This volume also includes a section on scouting. Contributors include: Tom Penders, University of Houston; Mike Brey, University of Notre Dame; Jay John, Oregon State University; Pete Cinella, American International College and Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University.

Basketball Playbook 2: More Plays from the Pros" is an all-new compilation and analysis of the plays used by the best coaches at the highest level. See how professional teams execute the plays that win championships. Basketball Playbook 2" features plays used by many of the top head coaches in professional basketball, including Pat Riley, Jeff Van Gundy, Lenny Wilkens, and Gregg Popovich.

A companion to the Newbery Medal-winning middle grade novel The Crossover, the basis of the show streaming on Disney+! What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry, and Michelle Obama. Kwame Alexander also shares his own stories of overcoming obstacles and winning games in this motivational and inspirational book for readers of any age and for anyone needing a little bit of encouragement. You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar.

A must for any coach who wants to thoroughly understand the half-court offense, its potential, and the defensive weaknesses it exploits.

Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.