Basketball Skills & Drills

From the Publisher “The Basketball Skills & Drills book, CD ROM, and four videos provide a complete teaching and learning package for every secondary school coach and player. Any coach interested in improving his or her craft, or player who wants to improve their game would be remiss in not using these landmark tools.” John Wooden Former UCLA head basketball coach Hall of fame member as a player and coach “Jerry Krause, Don Meyer, and Jerry Meyer bring three generations of basketball playing and coaching expertise to bear on the fundamental skills of basketball. This package is wide and deep. It is a landmark contribution for all coaches of men’s and women’s basketball. If you want to teach the basic skills, this book is a must.” Pat Summitt Head women’s basketball coach University of Tennessee About the Author Jerry Krause has been coaching the basics of basketball since 1959. His experience at the elementary, high school, college, and Olympic levels uniquely qualifies him to write a book that helps to improve the skills of players at all levels of play. Krause is a professor of sport philosophy and the director of instruction for West Point, U.S. Military Academy's department of physical education. He received the 1988 State Honor Award from the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for outstanding teaching and coaching in college physical education. A member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), Krause is the chair of their National Research Committee and wrote the 1986 Code of Ethics. Krause received the 1998 NABC Appreciation Award for lifetime contributions to basketball. He is also a member and former president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Basketball Coaches Association. Krause is also the author of the popular book The Basketball Bible and the Basketball Resource Guide, as well as nine other basketball coaching books and 18 basketball teaching videos. Don Meyer has begun a new chapter in his storied coaching legacy, taking over as head coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He reached unprecedented heights in his 24 seasons as head men’s basketball coach at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. He reached the 700-win plateau faster than any other coach in college basketball history. Named the National Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1990, Meyer was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1993. Jerry Meyer, Don’s son, began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University and has moved on to assistant coach at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. After a prolific Tennessee high school career that included consecutive Mr. AA Basketball awards, he set assist records in college at Lipscomb and the University of Minnesota at Duluth. He was named both All-American and Academic All-American during his college career. He currently lives in Nashville.