Basketball Coaching

Balancing the roles of parent and coach is one of the most rewarding yet challenging experiences any youth basketball coach can face. In Balancing the Bench: Parent-Coach Dynamics When Coaching Your Own Child in Youth Basketball, seasoned youth coach and devoted father, opens his heart and "playbook" to share practical strategies and heartfelt reflections to guide parents who find themselves on the sidelines both as coaches and as moms or dads.

Being a youth basketball coach is more than just teaching the game, it’s about shaping the next generation of leaders. In Coaching with Confidence, discover a powerful collection of positive affirmations, coaching tips, and reflections designed to help you inspire and motivate your players both on and off the court.

Coaching youth basketball is one of the most rewarding experiences, but it’s not without its challenges. Especially when navigating the high expectations and emotions of parents. Sideline Strategies: Coaching Youth Sports Amid Parental Pressures is your practical guide to balancing the roles of coach, mentor, and communicator while keeping the joy and growth of young athletes at the forefront.

Building Good Teammates is the story of how a “Mary Poppins-ish” nun inspires Lance Loya to discover an alternative approach to coaching and to explore how his coaching methods were influenced by his unusual childhood and his personal Mount Rushmore - the four men who had the biggest impact on his life. Loya grew up in the iconic Ship Hotel and his adventures in the historic building and the aftermath of the business’s failure caused him to become very calloused and scoped his early coaching style.

Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships - and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college.