"Pride+" is an acronym for: Promoting your Program, Raising Funds, Improving as a Coach, Dealing with People and Effective Practices. The + is a chapter devoted to "Tips from the Top," which includes contribution from 20 successful coaches on a number of coaching topics. This book covers all the time-consuming but necessary responsibilities, tasks, situations and issues that a coach or athletic administrator confronts on a near-daily basis. You will find the nuts and bolts, hands-on practical information that coaches and administrators need to run a well-rounded, efficient, and successful program. One of the goals of PRIDE+ is to free up coaches and administrators to work on the core areas of their jobs. For coaches, this means more time for player development, team execution, X's and O's, strategy and tactics, practice organization, scouting, and game preparation. Regardless of your sport or level of competition, if your problem or question falls into our acronym, we offer dozens of choices and alternatives. Not only does the book provide information and save time, but we also feel it will help you to head off issues before they escalate into bitter confrontations. PRIDE+ A Coach's Handbook is a book that can definitely help coaches with their individual programs and administrators with their overall multi-sport programs.

101 pages. 2004.

The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash shines in running the break, but how do his teammates know where to go to get open to receive his passes? Orlando's Dwight Howard is a tremendous talent in the post, but how has he improved and added new dimensions to his game? And how is it that Utah's Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer run the screen-and-roll as smoothly as Jazz legends John Stockton and Karl Malone did years before?

Now NBA Coaches Playbook takes you into the practice sessions and sideline huddles with detailed Xs and Os and more from the game's best at maximizing performance on the court. Let the likes of Phil Jackson, Mike D'Antoni, Avery Johnson, Stan Van Gundy, George Karl, Eddie Jordan, Mike Dunleavy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and many other head and assistant coaches provide you with new insights to benefit your own team and individual players.

345 pages. 2008