Zone Press Variations for Winning Basketball (2nd Edition) presents an overview of all types of the zone press: the full-court zone press, the three-quarter-court zone press, and the half-court zone press. Profusely illustrated, the book shows coaches how to align their personnel in each of the various zone presses. The book also presents a method for disguising your zone press so that it will confuse your opponent. The steps for regrouping your team to prevent a score if another team breaks your zone press are also explained thoroughly. Furthermore, throughout the book, the basic fundamentals of individual defense are reviewed and reinforced so that you can teach the zone press more effectively. Finally, the book features a substantial number of drills which have been diagrammed to facilitate your efforts to teach and install zone presses into your defensive scheme.

NABC’s Youth Basketball Coaching Handbook teaches parent-coaches how to coach and develop youngsters through the basketball-playing experience. Shares crucial knowledge about coaching young basketball players, including: reasons for coaching, developing a coaching philosophy, motivating young athletes, planning/organization, game coaching, establishing personnel roles, developing essential skills, monitoring and controlling player behavior, developing character lessons, and much more.