Read or download now download john woodens ucla offense. If the ucla teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s were subjected to the kind of scrutiny other schools have been. During the 1960s and 70s, the organization, run by old white men, was too busy going after small, upstart programs that dared to play too many africanamericans, launching inquiries into texas westernutep, western kentucky. Although john wooden gained fame at ucla as an illustrious basketball coach, his leadership values. These figures do not include his twoyear record at indiana state prior to taking over the duties at ucla. Here is my collection of lessons learned from john wooden. Its a pretty simple offense and relies on using the high post a lot. Using qualitative notes recorded during the original study, published sources, and interviews with coach wooden and a former ucla. The offense runs the best when using a post player who has good shooting skills, passing skills, and can see over the defenseideally a center abdul jabbar and walton had all these traits which is why the ucla offense ran so smoothly with them. Basketball skillsjohn woodens high point offense youtube. John woodens ucla offense, the coachs clipboard basketball. Pdf john wooden s ucla offensive download full pdf. This article presents legendary ucla coach john woodens dvd and book. We received coach woodens permission to observe and record his actions during afternoon.
In john wooden s ucla offense, coach wooden reconfirms his instructional genius in an unprecedented inside look at the offensive system that made his teams impossible to defend, including many neverbeforepublished play options and insights. John woodens ucla offense, the coachs clipboard basketball coaching and playbook. Prior to being hired at ucla, he had been pursued for the head coaching position at the university of. John robert wooden october 14, 1910 june 4, 2010 was an american basketball player. His offense was always anchored around strong post play with the surrounding guards being fundamentally sound and efficient. The gilded saints of ucla and sam gilbert a collection. John wooden, jay carty 2005 coach woodens pyramid of success playbook, revell. This potent high post attack was instrumental to the success of many of uclas ncaa championship teams under coach john wooden, and is commonly used on all levels of basketball including the nba. John wooden ended his ucla coaching career with a 620147 overall record and a winning percentage of. Ucla players were so well taken care of far beyond the ground rules of the ncaa that even players from poor backgrounds never left ucla prematurely for pro basketball during john woodens championship years. James gels, from the coachs clipboard basketball playbook.
With bill walton in our lineup, our strategy is simple, wooden explains. At ucla he won 620 games in 27 seasons, had a record winning streak of 88 consecutive wins, had 4 perfect 300 seasons, won 98 consecutive home games at uclas pauley pavilion, and won 10 ncaa titles in 12 seasons. John woodens legacy as the best basketball coach of all time results not only from his unparalleled championshipwinning record but also from his brilliance as a tactician and teacher. The 19741975 ucla team won a 10th ncaa title, an accomplishment among the greatest in the history of intercollegiate athletics. The study spanned one season, the one many believe was the best of his career, and perhaps the best of anyone. It has been 27 years since john woodens final game, the ncaa championship victory over kentucky in 1975. Triangle zone offense part 1 of 4 doug schakel basketball duration. In john woodens ucla offense, coach wooden reconfirms his instructional genius in an unprecedented inside look at the offensive system that made his teams impossible to defend, including many neverbefore. Although 37 years have passed since john wooden and his ucla bruins have won a national championship, it is very clear that his high post offense is still effective in the modern game. Indiana state 4415 and ucla 620147 conference champion. S court tactics are textbooksimple on paper yet devastatingly effective on the court. Basketball plays 23 zone offense plays, coachs clipboard. Pdf this paper revisits a 1970s study of coach john woodens teaching.
The best lessons i learned from john wooden sources of insight. Now in the athletic association of western universities aawu conference, ucla opened the decade 196061 with an 188 overall record and second place conference finish. Ucla 14 high post offense learn from john woodens ucla high post offense leave a comment basketball offenses by coach peterman although 37 years have passed since john wooden and his ucla bruins have won a national championship, it is very clear that his high post offense is still effective in the modern game. We are also very pleased that steve jamison, coach wooden s longtime collaborator and author on the coachs leadership philosophy, will serve as a consultant to the ucla anderson john wooden global leadership program. Breaking down woodens west coast offense by fran fraschilla one of the best compliments a coach can receive is when another coach borrows his offense and names it after you or your school. Rebounding balance the ucla offense usually results in a rebounding triangle under the basket when the shot goes up, and one player as a long rebounder and one safety.
John woodens ucla offense, the coachs clipboard basketball coaching and. In john woodens ucla offense, coach wooden reconfirms his instructional. Jun 22, 2008 it s a pretty simple offense and relies on using the high post a lot. Ucla high post offense the ucla highpost offense is used against mantoman defenses. Coach wooden won when he had superstars on his team. Learning the john wooden ucla offense by swen nater. Coach woodens pyramid of success playbook by john wooden paperback. The ncaa never bothered to investigate ucla during woodens time, part of its history of selective enforcement. The gilded saints of ucla and sam gilbert a collection of. Like any successful offense, it is based on very sound principles and excellent court spacing. Digital download includes 1zip file with 5 formats svg png dxf eps pdf. One of the most revered coaches in the history of college basketball is john wooden. John wooden coaching record college basketball at sports.
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