Written by the American Sport Education Program and Showalter, who coached the USA Basketball Men's Development National Team, this volume describes how coaches can work with basketball players from ages five to 14. After discussing coaching responsibilities, season and practice planning, rules, other preparations, and game day, it explains how to teach offensive and defensive skills, tactics, and drills, and suggests practice plans for different age groups. No index is included. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)