Coaches spend a lot of time telling their players what to do to improve themselves in the off-season. The fact of the matter is, most of us coaches could be doing more to improve ourselves during the spring and summer months. Book outlets such as Borders carry the latest basketball technique guides, which offer everything from individual skills instruction to team offense and defense techniques. I have a person library full of them. The thoughtful, thinking coach will always be open to new ideas.
Magazines can also provide instructional aids for self-improvement.
Scholastic Coach and Winning Hoops are two of the best on the market. Having read them both, written for them, and served on an editorial advisory board as well, I can tell you firsthand that these two publications are as good as it gets for print versions of hoop help. The internet, however, has opened many new doors for the coach who seeks new information to add to his basketball repertoire. We carry numerous links on this website to such informational sites as the Basketball Highway , among others. Clinics - The spring and fall seasons find a variety of instructional hoop clinics across our land.