Book Description

"Del Harris and Ken Shields have proven to be a great team. This book will help coaches at all levels attack Zone Defenses better."- Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University Head Coach; distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2001)"You will be amazed at the depth of the coverage of the topic of Zone Offense in Del and Ken's great book. It has something for coaches at all levels."- John Calipari, University of Kentucky Head Coach, distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)with Del Harris, announced as a 2019 recipient of the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award; recipient of the 2017 NABC International Lifetime Achievement Award;Jerry Colangelo Award (2010 NBA All-Star Game by Athletes in Action/AIA);John Wooden 'Keys to Life Award' (2014 Final Four by AIA & Fellowship of Christian Athletes/FCA);former NBA Coach (Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers); 1995 NBA Coach of the Year; 0ver 500 career victories;Internationally he has coached with the national teams of Puerto Rico, Canada, the United States, the Dominican Republic and China. His teams won six medals in World Competition (two golds, a silver and three bronze medals);and Ken Shields, former University of Victoria Head Men's Basketball Coach; won seven consecutive National Championships and four CAU Coach of the Year awards; was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998, and received The Dr. James Naismith Award of Excellence for his contribution to Basketball in Canada in 2007. Master Coach certificate (Coaching Association of Canada); Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame (1999); BC Sports Hall of Fame; Canadian Sports Hall of Fame; established the University of Victoria's National Coaching Institute; founding president of the Commonwealth Centre for Sport DevelopmentNever before has there been a book compiled that presents this much material on the zone offense for basketball. Coaching legends Del Harris and Ken Shields cover the basic information needed for novice coaches, as well as a plethora of advanced material for the highest level coaches. The first six chapters start with putting one's toe in the water and gradually takes one waist deep or better in the process. It has specific approaches to attack every zone defense style including the vaunted match-up zone defense, and has drills for the youth coach, as well as for the advanced coach. Harris and Shields dedicate one chapter to zone attacks from NCAA and European coaches. You'll get plays from Steve Alford, John Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski, Sean Miller, Bo Ryan, Bill Self, Zeljko Obradovic, Dave Blatt, and more.Regardless of the level that you coach from beginner to the NBA, this book will enhance your knowledge of zone offense and help you become a better zone coach!"An absolute "must" for basketball players and their team coaches, "Attacking the Zone Defenses" is as informed and informative as it is impressively 'user friendly' in tone, content, organization and presentation. Of special note is the chapter dedicated to Drills for Teaching Zone Offense. Simply stated, "Attacking the Zone Defenses" should be considered an essential, core addition to personal, high school, college, university, and professional basketball instructional reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists." - Midwest Book Review