To read an excerpt from and reviews of each book, click on the title below. You will be taken to the Amazon.com website on a page with information about the book. Under the icon of the book, click on "seach inside this book" to see excerpts from the book. Clicking on the white arrows on the side of the excerpt will scroll to the next page. Not all of our listings are books on basketball. We have also listed some books on leadership in the group. Several of our basketball quotes have come from these sources.

Here are some of our favorite coaching resources that we have read:

Wooden--a Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and off the Court by John Wooden

A Season With Coach Dick Bennett by Eric Ferris

Reach for the Summit by Pat Summitt 

The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril by Pete Carril with Dan White

Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life by Mike Krzyzewski and Donald T. Phillips

Basketball Skills & Drills by Jerry Krause and Don Meyer

Basketball: Multiple Offense and Defense, Revised Printing (Coaching Legends in Basketball) by Dean Smith

Finding a Way to Win: The Principles of Leadership, Teamwork, and Motivation by Bill Parcells and Jeff Coplon

Rogue Warrior by Richard Marcinko

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John Maxwell

What is Amazon Kindle?

Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.

Kindle customers, no matter where they are in the U.S., can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store and download new content — all without a PC or a WiFi hot spot. Amazon pays for Kindle’s wireless connectivity so there are no monthly wireless bills and no service commitments for customers. The Kindle Store contains over 90,000 books that can be purchased and delivered wirelessly to Kindle, each in less than a minute. Customers can choose from hundreds of top newspapers, magazines and blogs and have their subscriptions auto-delivered wirelessly. All New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise.

At 10.3 ounces, Kindle is lighter and thinner than a paperback book, carries two hundred books, and includes built-in access to The New Oxford American Dictionary and wireless access to the Earth’s biggest encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org.

These are books that we want to read, but haven't yet. If you have read any of them, drops us a note and tell us what you thought!

To read an excerpt from and reviews of each book, click on the title below. You will be taken to the Amazon.com website on a page with information about the book. Under the icon of the book, click on "seach inside this book" to see excerpts from the book. Clicking on the white arrows on the side of the excerpt will scroll to the next page.

The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching by Dean Smith

Coaching Team Basketball by Tom Crean and Ralph L. Pim

Just thought I would let you know that I read the Pim & Crean book--Coaching Team Basketball. I think after you read it, it will join your must read section. I coach professionally in Australia and I found many great ideas and philosophies to borrow. Heath Millar author of www.hoopshelp.com.au

Coach Quotes for Basketball by Bruce Eamon Brown

Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent by John Maxwell

Stuff Good Players Should Know: Intelligent Basketball from A to Z by Dick DeVenzio

Coaching Basketball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) By Morgan Wootten

You can read additonal excerpt, a detailed description, and some testimonials from well known college coaches from Coaching Basketball Successfully at Human Kinetics

What is Amazon Kindle?

Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.

Kindle customers, no matter where they are in the U.S., can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store and download new content — all without a PC or a WiFi hot spot. Amazon pays for Kindle’s wireless connectivity so there are no monthly wireless bills and no service commitments for customers. The Kindle Store contains over 90,000 books that can be purchased and delivered wirelessly to Kindle, each in less than a minute. Customers can choose from hundreds of top newspapers, magazines and blogs and have their subscriptions auto-delivered wirelessly. All New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise.

At 10.3 ounces, Kindle is lighter and thinner than a paperback book, carries two hundred books, and includes built-in access to The New Oxford American Dictionary and wireless access to the Earth’s biggest encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org.