Developing a Successful Basketball Program

Developing a Successful Basketball Program looks past the X’s and O’s to help coaches of 6th to 12th grade players develop the organizational, managerial, communication and player-development skills necessary for developing not only a well-run and successful basketball program, but also enthusiastic and successful athletes.

This all-inclusive resource covers every area of basketball coaching and program development, in two distinct sections. Section one covers the foundations of successful coaching, including: Traits of a successful coach, communication, player evaluation and development, teaching new concepts, utilizing auxiliaries, practice, drills, game demeanor and management, nurturing college potential and more. Section two addresses the fundamentals of the game itself, including the team and the roles of the players, exercise and weight programs, defense, screens, passing, catching, rebounding, dribbling, offense, shooting, free throws, fouls and much more.

A beefy 362 pages of easy-to-understand information for new coaches and established coaches looking to excel to the next level of the game.

Dr. James Brooks has worked extensively with youth and high school players over the last 28 years. During that time, he helped found the youth basketball league oin Abilene, TX, and has coached teams at various age levels. His select high school girls’ teams have competed in numerous regional BCI and AAU tournaments, as well as national BCI tournaments. Many of his former players have gone on to play college basketball a the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels.

Brooks was raised in Southern Oklahoma and West Texas. In 1969, he received a doctorate degree in dental surgery from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He then served three years in the US Army. In 1974, he received a masters and a certificate of specialty in periodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center.

Brooks has seven children, who have experienced the joys and heartaches of athletic competition at the junior high school, high school, and college levels.