Spanish Fork, Utah.

March 20, 1941

Dr. (Phog) Allen, Head Coach,
Kansas University

Dear Dr. Allen:

We have heard a lot about your basketball teams around here and are
following your teams progress in its game with Colorado University
that is to be played sextant, I know that you abe a very busy man
and feel out of place in asking you for the following information.
However if you can find time in the near future I would like some
information from you. We have heard so much of the basketball teams
that you have turned out during your career as a coach that we would
like some information concerning how you do it,

Could you recomend to me a good pook from which to study the game
of basketball from the coaching point of view, I understand you have
written avery good book on this subject. Could you tell me where I
could get one and what the cost gf your book is. Also would you mind
telling us what kind of offense you use at Kansas and where we could
get material on how you employ it. I hear so mich talk “ the use of
plays verses the use of the fast break that 1 would like to know how
you feel about these two systems, Can 4 coach develop a team with
fair ability into a good ball club. You hear so much about the coach
making the team--but it seems that one with good hei is at a dis~
tinet advantage. Would you recomend a zone defense for high schools.
Is it possible in your opinon to teach high school boys plays that are

used by college players.