“—- enrsn 4 oe AUTHOR OF BETTER BAS 5K E TBALIL O's BETTER BMW a NKETBALT ert rt it ““Puoc”’ ALLEN is perhaps the best- known basketball coach in the United States. He has*had the longest period of service of any collegiate coach, and his name has always been associated with winning teams. His teams haye wii won championships, in twenty-frre out of his. tw “semen yeary of coaching, and in two years—1923 and 1936—were undefeated throughout io the season. These teams played usually in the Missouri Valley and Big Six Conferences, but also met such schools as Stanford, California, Wniversity of Southern California, University of Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, and others. Mr. Allen began his career at the University of Kansas, whefe he is now Director of Physical Education and Coach of Basketballf He became captain of the V arsity at the University of Kansas in 1905. He also served as Varsity Coach in 1908-9. Later he studied law and medicine as an aid to his coaching career.:Mr. Allen was for two years President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and is now Chairman of the Research Committee of the National Basketball Rules of the U. S. and Canada. He is also C halprone of mes a from the 5th District of - WCAA. Other Volumes in the W ‘hittlesey House Sports Serves: PRACTICAL FOOTBALL, by Herbert 0. ‘*Fritz”’ Crisler and Elton E. “Tad” Wieman po Ill. $3.00 HOW TO WATCH FOOTB ALi. by Lou Little, in collaboration with Reheat Harron JI. $2.50 SQUASH RACQUETS, by John Skillman Ill. $2.50 SWINGING INTO GOLF, by Ernest Jones and Innis Brown Ill. $2.00 WINNING FOOTBALL, by B. W. “Bernie” Bierman Ill. $2.50 THE ATHLETIC PLANT, by Emil Lamar Til. $3.00 MARIBEL Y. VINSON’S PRIMER OF FIGURE SKATING Ill. $2.75 HOCKEY, by Richard F. Vaughan and Holcomb York Til. $3.50 TRAINING FOR CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS, by C. Ward Crampton, M.D. Il. $2.50 THE BOY'S BOOK OF STRENGTH, by C. Ward Crampton, M. D. Til. $2.00 THE DOG IN TRAINING, by Josef Weber i .s IU. $2.75 ! Ye Ad Ae 4 ALL SEASONS AFIELD WITH ROD AND GUN, by Raymond R.Camp _IIl. $8.50 E a ae V Va nvy at | Price $4.00 Scholastic Coach says: “The book has everything. All of Allen’s basket- ball savvy went into its making. Every funda- mental of the game—every type of pass, shot, and play—has been covered with the great fidelity to detail characteristic of his coaching.” BETTER BASKETBALL TECHNIQUE, TACTICS, AND TALES FORREST C. “PHOG” ALLEN PRACTICAL guide for teaching and developing basketball technique, together with a com- plete discussion of how the game should be played. The author explains graphically all of the latest developments in the game, and through copious use of diagrams and photographs makes clear every detail of individual and team play. The material included is entirely new. Individual offense, individual defense, team offense, and team defense are exhaustively treated. This involves discussion of such little- understood topics as how to work successfully through a zone defense, including both “set” _ plays from scrimmage formation and out-of- bounds plays. The author also gives thirty-four “‘set”’ plays and many out-of-bounds plays against the man-for-man defense. There is a full chapter > on the new methods of “screening,” explaining just how and when to execute these plays to the utmost advantage. Discussion of these tactics has never been included in a book before, and should be of great value to every player and coach. Individual technique and individual training are stressed, as the fundamentals upon which the success of every team is based. Every movement that a skilled player must execute is presented in detail. The author also describes a series of “skill movements,” or drills, by means of which the fundamentals of play may be taught to groups without each player handling the ball. These will be of special value to high school and junior high school coaches. (continued on back flap) Pete (continued from front flap) Stories of actual games show how contests have been won by the use of applied psychology, even when all the cards are stacked against the team. These stories are full of the little human touches which can be used to turn defeat into victory. The author is a master of the kind of psychological strategy which causes men to outdo themselves and upset an unfavorable score even under adverse conditions. A most comprehensive chapter on the treatment of athletic injuries explains to the coach-trainer how to keep his players in the game. Actual tapings, bandages, and braces are shown, in photographs and descriptions, together with pictures of real sprains and strains and directions for their proper treatment. Diet and conditioning are given special attention by the author, who has been able to restore many injured athletes to game con- ditions much earlier than under the old methods. The success of a coach is often determined by his ability to dramatize a game and to provide excep- tional entertainment between halves. The author goes thoroughly into the important subject of pre- game and between-game activity and shows the manager and coach many possibilities in drawing patrons to the games who might not continue to come for the game attraction alone. In short, Better Basketball is a complete treatment of the subject. It incorporates everything that a player, coach, official, trainer, or manager of a team needs to know about his own special phase of the game. Nothing has been omitted to make this the most up-to-date, complete, and interest- ing story of this great indoor game yet written. 163 action photographs 86 diagrams of plays WHITTLESEY HOUSE SPORTS SERIES April 3, 1941 Vr. Je Howard Callett, Coach . Horace Maynard High School — Maynardville, Tennessee Dear “re Calletts: Tt have your favor of Vareh 27 asking that we make a contribution to your sports library with our book, "Better Basketball." —_ | a . T an sorry to tell you that I am not in a position to make this donation because the \cGraw-Hill Book Company of New York City published the book, and they distribute them from that city. Of course, they are sold to athletic sipply houses, and they, in turn, merchandise the books | ; I am not the owner of the text, and i’cCGrayw. Hill and Company pay me 10% of the price of the book as the author's royalty. So, you see, if I sent you a book it would cost me 13.60 net, and I am efraid that I am not in e position to make, nor do I believe you would want me to make that sort of contribution to your licrarye I have always found this to be truee-that where people strucgle and work to get things, they appreciate them snch sore than when they are given things. There are many wavs of raising a s7all amount of money and such activities as students indulge in would be one means of | eee these small funds, ‘Therefore, I trust it will be possible for you to build up a library by the sweat and toil of the students of your high school. , Thank you for your kind remarks regarding the book, TI worked for several years in publishing the best pook thet I covld so that it would be a evide for high school and college coaches. Sincerely yours, | FCAtle:min Director of Physical Eaveation and Recreation Varsity Basketbell and Paseball Coach J. HOWARD COLLETT PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT FERIL WADDINGTON .—«s_—=i‘i‘ésd MORAG EA VN GH SCHoaL cReasuNER 0 ee ee eae ee ee 4 OL ESTON December 26, 1941. Mr. Clinton Simpson, Whittlesey House, MeGraw-!lill Building, New York, H.Y. Dear Mrs Simpson: | : \ I em enclosing a revised and corrected copy of the material to be printed on the jacket of ny book, “Better Basketball". I am happy for ‘the oppor- tunity to bring this up to date. : Mienety yours, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Enc. _ Yarsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. "Phog" Allen is perhaps the best known basketball coach in the United States. He has had the longest péciad of service of any collegiate coach, and his ene tee always been associated with winning