Author(s): Tom Crean; Ralph L. Pim; Dwyane Wade (Foreword by)

Basketball & Netball

To be #1, your team has to play as one

How many times have you heard, "There is no I in team"? Still, U.S. basketball continues to be dominated by individual play, which has led to a number of embarrassing upsets on the world and Olympic courts. From middle-school to the NBA, there are no championships without teamwork--and there's no teamwork without good coaching.

Get away from the flash and start building your successful team today with this one-of-a-kind, step-by-step guide that helps you to:

• Communicate the core values of integrity and respect
• Create a vision statement
• Recruit team players
• Develop trust and unity with a buddy system
• Inspire your players to embrace teamwork
• Get your five defenders working as one
• Master winning offensive plays that utilize the whole team
• And more