High School Basketball: Establishing a Program

by Joshua R. Banks

Introducing former varsity head coach of 13+ years, Joshua Banks. Banks brings a play by play instructional piece, geared for new basketball coaches; set in the high school setting. He reviews methods for establishing a basketball program. He covers the aspects of fundraising, setting up rules, summer camps....and more! There are many factors included in being a head coach, most of them are not taught.Most coaches want to jump in and have dreams of how they will instruct their players, engage in game competition, and work towards representing their program in a winning fashion. The fact remains, there are aspects of their new employment, they never take into consideration when accepting the job. A major key to designing a basketball program is for a new coach to understand how to create a program for their school. There is more to coaching than running practices and dealing with parents, administration, disciplining players, researching resources to help a coach grow in their discipline...all of which former Coach Banks explores inside the front page.Joshua Banks has been a high school English teacher for over 20 years. He graduated from University of Missouri at St. Louis after accepting a baseball scholarship to play for the UMSL Rivermen. During this time he became a 2-Time All-American baseball player and graduated with a BA in Science. He furthered his education by getting a MA in Science at Walden University. Later, he moved to the Missouri area and started coaching in 2007.

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108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 11, 2021

About the author

Joshua Banks was adopted and raised in Southern Illinois. He is becoming a jack of many trades. Initially, he started working in sales/marketing for Coca-Cola out of college, but transitioned into teaching high school English, Creative Writing, and Media Literature. He's been at his profession for over twenty-one years. While earning many accolades in high school and college for academics and athletics; Banks transitioned his zest for sports into coaching. Recently he decided to try and take a swing on another path part-time, while continuing to teach.

Banks has started actively working as a producer with the ACX company in conjunction with Findaway Voices. He has been at ACX as an audio voice producer since summer of 2020. A list of his most recent audiobook completions are: *The Easton Falls Massacre: Bigfoot’s Revenge by Holly Rae Garcia and Ryan Prentice Garcia, *The Exoskeleton Chronicles by Chad Descoteaux, *Bow Legged Buccaneers from Outer Space by David Owain Hughes, *Playing With Reality by the late Kevin Candela, *Santa: An Interview by Meaghan Hurn, *The Exoskeleton Chronicles Series (3 Novels) by Chad Descoteaux and Ethinium's Vault: Steam & Aether by Jaxon Reed. Banks tends to do most of his work in the genre field(s) of fantasy, sci-fi, and mystery/thrillers.

In conjunction with his narration producing, Joshua has released three novels. On Oct 9th, 2021, He published his first book called High School Basketball: Establishing a Program. In it he works to help educate future junior high and high school coaches who are looking to build a successful basketball program by providing resources, suggestions, and personal experience in the trenches. However, his passion lies in fiction writing, so following his first released novel, Close To The Bone Publishing produced his second Sci/Fi novel called Event Horizon, featured on Nov 26th, 2021. He recently on Nov. 15th, 2022 released a follow up to his second novel called Event Horizon Series: Dark Sentinel.

Reviews

[Joshua Banks · Rating 5 out of 5]

High School Basketball Establishing a Program offers valuable insight into setting up and running a successful basketball program. The book provides practical advice on setting up rules, recruiting parents and players, setting goals, fundraising, and managing the team.

The authors delve into the basics of setting up a basketball program by discussing strategies for creating effective practices, developing game plans, and analyzing player performance. They also provide tips on recruiting parents to help with administrative tasks such as fundraising and budgeting. Furthermore, they explore ways of setting goals for the team and motivating players to reach them.

Overall, High School Basketball Establishing a Program book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to create or manage a successful basketball program. It offers detailed guidance on setting up and running a program, as well as tips for setting goals and motivating players to reach them. The book provides practical advice on setting up rules, recruiting parents and players, setting goals, fundraising, and managing the team. It is an essential read for anyone interested in setting up or managing a basketball program.

High School Basketball Establishing a Program is highly recommended for anyone looking to get started with setting up their own basketball program. It is an invaluable resource that will help guide readers through the journey of creating and maintaining an effective basketball program. With its comprehensive guidance on setting up rules, recruiting parents and players, setting goals, fundraising, and managing the team, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in setting up or managing a basketball program. Highly recommended.