Building a Better Basketball Program

Whether you are a new basketball coach or a seasoned veteran in the coaching ranks, Building a Better Basketball Program will help organize your thoughts, goals, and plans for each basketball season. From developing or tweaking your coaching philosophy to planning and scouting opponents, this book details a step by step plan that will enhance your total basketball program.


In Building a Better Basketball Program, Coach Biddison takes you through each stage of basketball season that includes ideas for pre-season and off-season work, including key points concerning strength and conditioning. His belief that planning and execution is the backbone behind turning a weak program into a good program and a mediocre program into a great program is evident throughout the book.


In Building a Better Basketball Program, you will see not only how to plan your season, but you will learn 20 key qualities of a leader that cannot help but make you a better coach.

Table of Contents

Why Do We Coach

Developing Your Coaching Philosophy

The 20 Most Important Qualities a Coach Can Have

Building Confidence Into Your Players

Strength and Conditioning

Using Your Assistant Coaches

A Plan for the Total Basketball Program

Choosing Your Roster

Practice Planning: Fundamentals are for Champions

Scheduling

Meet the Parents

Scouting

The Basketball Calendar