Basketball Plays, Tricks and Gimmicks

About the Book

Basketball Plays, Tricks and Gimmicks would be useful to coaches at all levels. Coach Coste covers the intricacies of both the instructional practice phase and the live game phase. His team free throw practice regimen is complete. After perusing his charity stripe suggestions the reader will want to test these techniques. Coach Coste discusses the important steps and facets to building a successful program, to creating plays in simple detail and providing those tricks, tips and gimmicks which complete the successful program.

About the Author

Bill Coste Coste has been a head coach for the past 25 years. He is currently at Blanchet High School. In 1998 he was named the Oregon Coach of the Year, in 1999 he was the Far West States Coach of the Year and in 1999 he was the National High School Coach of the Year. Product of the Seattle Public School system, graduated from Western Oregon State University. Worked in the banking industry for 11 years, taught in high school for the next 25 years. While teaching received two Teacher of the Year ‘Golden Apples.’ Wife’s name is Bette Jean, has three children Sean, Kelly and Corina. Resides in Alsea, Oregon.