Tae TiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Most of the material found in this book is my ow~. However there is ' ne material taken from other coaches. I wish to give credit to a man named Paul Mark, I have never mai the man, but I wish Thad, I admire his thinking, and that is why 1 chose to use some of bis thoughts. Mr. Mark has coached at White Bear Lake High School in Minnesota. J also wish to credit all of the coaches who directly or indirectly have influ anced me. I particularly wish to credit Mr, Don Colbert of Waupaca, Wisconsin, ‘In addition to being one of my very closest friends and influences, I consider him to be one of the finest coaches anywhere. He and I, at great length, have hashed over virtually everything that appears in this book. ‘A big thanks goes to Mrs. Jan Reabe for the typing and preparation of this booklet as well as last years!, ‘Thanks also, tc Mrs. Cockson's Machine Calculation Class for running off the materials. Mx, Dennis Opdabl and his printing class are responsible fox the cover and the assembling of the booklet, Lastly, I wish to credit the people who have really made it possible for me to achieve anything as a coach, My family, Anne, Kathy, Amy and Anthony are truly @ basketball coach's family. ‘They have been perfect in every way. Without them, parti- cularly my wife Anne, it would be impossible for ma to coach the only way 1 know how. ‘The inspiration for this kind of booklet comes */on a dream that sy<3 me on and from the many fine hungry basketball players I have bern priviledged to have coached these past eight years. MAMBICATW