Not only was John Wooden a great basketball coach, he was a master teacher. In fact, he was a great coach because he was a master teacher. What Wooden has learned from others in the classroom and perfected on the practice court are fundamental principles of effective teaching, which are conveyed in this book. Co-author Swen Nater, one of Wooden's former players at UCLA, provides insightful first-hand accounts on the many life lessons he learned from Wooden that he has applied to his life since becoming a teacher himself. Wooden's principles conveyed by Nater and co-author Ronald Gallimore in this book can be studied and applied by teachers, coaches, parents, and anyone else who is responsible for, works with, or supervises others. In this revised version of the book, the authors include an Afterword, in which specific examples and anecdotes are provided of how the book has impacted people in the teaching, coaching, and business industries.

Will lightning ever strike twice? Can David beat Goliath a second time? These questions haunt everyone in the small town of Milan, Indiana, whose basketball team inspired Hoosiers, the greatest underdog sports movie ever made. From a town of just 1,816 residents, the team remains forever an underdog, but one with a storied past that has them eternally frozen in their 1954 moment of glory. Every ten years or so, Milan has a winning season, but for the most part, they only manage a win or two each year. And still, perhaps because it's the only option for Milan, the town believes that the Indians can rise again. Bill Riley follows the modern day Indians for a season and explores how the Milan myth still permeates the town, the residents, and their high level of expectations of the team. Riley deftly captures the camaraderie between the players and their coach and their school pride in being Indians. In the end, there are few wins or causes for celebration-there is only the little town where basketball is king and nearly the whole town shows up to watch each game. The legend of Milan and Hoosiers is both a blessing and a curse.

This is a basketball story about bullies. This picture book is part of the bully series of "Adventures in SportsLand" that focuses on bullies. This series consists of ten (10) children picture books (Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Volleyball) - two in Spanish - that are fun, attractive and educational. These non-violent books subliminally teach children how to better understand the handling of bullies. This bully series is aimed toward children who are just beginning to interact with sport teams, coaches, fans and players. These stories will serve as an educational tool as the characters play out real life situations and learn how to cope and handle them. Also it serves as an excellent means for an adult to start a conversation with a child about bullies, sportsmanship, family, moral values, good behavior, playing fair and most important - just having fun. Each book contains 32 illustrated pages that feature LuckySports characters (some helpful, some not) that are given a second chance in life as sport cartoon characters in a magical world of SportsLand, where sport is KING and playing is FUN. Children will experience all the ACTION, FUN and ADVENTURE of SportsLand. What is Adventures in SportsLand? Adventures in SportsLand's Bully Series is a collection of sports stories that teach children - (who are just beginning to interact with sports teams, coaches, fans and players) - about sports, along with good behavior, confidence building, playing fair and most important... just having fun. These books will help children (adults too ) to better understand how to handle bullies. Bullies in school, sports and playground are timely issues. Bully influence can impact and shape young children's future views of life.

Big money NCAA basketball had its origins in a many-sided conflict of visions and agendas. On one side stood large schools focused on a commercialized game that privileged wins and profits. Opposing them was a tenuous alliance of liberal arts colleges, historically black colleges, and regional state universities, and the competing interests of the NAIA, each with distinct interests of their own. Kurt Edward Kemper tells the dramatic story of the clashes that shook college basketball at mid-century-and how the repercussions continue to influence college sports to the present day. Taking readers inside the competing factions, he details why historically black colleges and regional schools came to embrace commercialization. As he shows, the NCAA's strategy of co-opting its opponents gave each group just enough just enough to play along-while the victory of the big-time athletics model handed the organization the power to seize control of college sports. An innovative history of an overlooked era, Before March Madness looks at how promises, power, and money laid the groundwork for an American sports institution.

When we were young, we worshipped stars, gleaming long-limbed godsframed in the act of impossible flight. For a time we tried to follow, to carve out our own piece of sky with a butter-smooth arc of an arm and a Spalding ball glued to the fingertips… Seen from a British perspective, The Spalding Suite gets to the heart and soul of the gravity-defying game and delves into the hopes and dreams of those who play it. From the fleeting high of the score and the robust camaraderie of the team, to the poignant lows of a body too worn to play the game.

Kentucky has both the most all-time wins and is second all-time winning percentage in college basketball. Kentucky also leads in total NCAA tournament appearances, is first in NCAA tournament wins, and ranks second to UCLA in NCAA championships. Kentucky is the only school with 5 different NCAA Championship coaches (Rupp, Hall, Pitino, Smith, Calipari). The Wildcats play their home games in Rupp Arena, named for their former coach, Adolph Rupp. The team's huge fan base is often referred to as the "Big Blue Nation" and is credited with popularizing Midnight Madness. A Reader's Guide to UK Basketball summarizes these accomplishments in a clear and concise manner.