{"product_id":"survival-guide-for-coaching-youth-basketball-9781492507130","title":"Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball","description":"\u003cp\u003e You volunteered to coach the basketball team, but are you really ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: \u003ci\u003eSurvival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball\u003c\/i\u003e has the answers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yes, the wildly popular and entertaining coaching guide is back in a new, updated, and expanded second edition. Longtime coaches Keith Miniscalco and Greg Kot return to share their experience and provide advice you can rely on from first practice to final shot. From evaluating players' skills and establishing realistic goals to using in-game coaching tips, it's all here--the drills, the plays, the fun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Develop your team's dribbling, passing, shooting, and rebounding skills with the \u003ci\u003eSurvival Guide's \u003c\/i\u003ecollection of the game's best youth drills. For plays and sets that young teams can actually run, flip to the \u003ci\u003eSurvival Guide's\u003c\/i\u003e offensive and defensive playbook. And to get the most out of every practice, follow the ready-to-use practice plans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So worry not, coach. \u003ci\u003eSurvival Guide \u003c\/i\u003ehas helped countless coaches have rewarding and productive seasons--and a lot of fun along the way  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Miniscalco\u003c\/b\u003e has been coaching youth basketball for over 30 years. Currently he is the varsity head coach for the Resurrection College Prep High School girls' team in Chicago. He continues to coach in his travel program, Over the Edge, based in Chicago. The program has been proven effective for young athletes who wish to continue with competitive basketball through high school. Miniscalco has also coached at Our Lady of Lourdes, Queen of All Saints, Loyola Academy High School, and the Chicago Park District. He lives in Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Kot\u003c\/b\u003e has been the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune's\u003c\/i\u003e pop and rock music critic since 1990. His work has been honored by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, the \u003ci\u003eSociety \u003c\/i\u003eof Professional Journalists, and \u003ci\u003eBrill's Content\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e magazine selected him as the city's finest critic in any discipline. Along with being a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and other national periodicals, he is the music analyst for Fox TV morning newscasts. Kot's books include \u003ci\u003eWilco: Learning How to Die \u003c\/i\u003e(Broadway Books, 2004), \u003ci\u003e Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music \u003c\/i\u003e(Scribner, 2010), and\u003ci\u003e I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the Music That Shaped the Civil Rights Era\u003c\/i\u003e (Scribner, 2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his spare time, Kot is a youth basketball coach and is proud to say that both his daughters survived his coaching and went on to lead happy and productive lives (so far, at least). He and his partners operate Over the Edge, a travel-team program based in Chicago that prepares grade-school athletes to compete at a high school level with an emphasis on the fundamentals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kot has lived on Chicago's Northwest Side through numerous character-building winters with his wife, Deb, two daughters, and far too many records. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Human Kinetics Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466664153362,"sku":"9781492507130","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b60e855-e6e1-41ee-a2c1-7d50117c5bbe.jpg?v=1730125042","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/survival-guide-for-coaching-youth-basketball-9781492507130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}