Winning Against the Odds

by Mark Berry

Overview

Winning Against the Odds is written for any aspiring basketball coach, fans of basketball, and a unique perspective of what married life is like as a coach's wife. JD Barnett breaks down in detail all facets of running a successful college basketball program. Winning Against the Odds describes how a passionate and unique basketball coach was able to become one of the best college basketball coaches during his time at VCU and Tulsa. JD is a perfectionist. His wisdom and passion for teaching the game to others is highly educational and charged with enthusiasm and wit. Any reader is sure to become entertained and well educated about running a successful college basketball program, learning how to better understanding the game as a fan, and benefiting by the stories told by others who worked for JD.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011825200
Publisher:	Mark Berry
Publication date:	10/10/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	696 KB

About the Author

Mark Berry is currently an assistant men’s basketball coach at Chandler Gilbert Community College in Gilbert, Arizona, and teaches courses in mathematics and financial planning and investments at San Tan Foothills High School in Queen Creek, Arizona. He is also the mathematics department chair at his high school. He has been an assistant basketball coach for 12 years, with experience at Seminole State College (OK), Phoenix College, and South Mountain Community College (AZ) before his most recent position at Chandler Gilbert Community College. He has been coaching summer basketball camps since 1993 while picking the brains and learning coaching strategies from Lute Olson (Arizona), Rick Pitino (Kentucky), Dale Brown (LSU), Gary Williams (Maryland), Denny Crum (Louisville), Jim Harrick (UCLA), and Rob Evans (Arizona State). In 1999, Rob Evans promoted him to director and supervisor of his summer camps.