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Basketball Coaching Guide

This guide is designed to help you become a better Basketball coach. 

These links lead you to detailed information on Basketball, including illustrations and video clips. Downloadable resources are also available at right. 

Acknowledgements
Special Olympics wishes to thank the professionals, volunteers, coaches and athletes who helped in the production of the Basketball Coaching Guide.  They have helped fulfill the mission of Special Olympics:  to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people 8 years of age and older with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
 
Special Olympics welcomes your ideas and comments for future revisions of this guide. We apologize if, for any reason, an acknowledgement has been inadvertently omitted.
 
Contributing Authors
Dave Lenox, Special Olympics, Inc.
Ryan Murphy, Special Olympics, Inc.

Special Thanks To the Following
for Your Support
William Brown, Basketball Sport Resource Team Member
Leon Burwell, Basketball Sport Resource Team Member
Floyd Croxton, Special Olympics, Inc., Athlete
Wanda Durden, (formerly) Special Olympics, Inc.
Vickie Forsyth, Basketball Sport Resource Team Member
Harold Holland, Basketball Sport Resource Team Member
John Moreau, Basketball Sport Resource Team Member
Michael Mundy, Basketball Sport Resource Team Member
Paul Whichard, Special Olympics, Inc.
Sailaja Akunuri
Special Olympics Maryland
Special Olympics North America

Video Clips Starring Athletes
from Special Olympics Maryland--Montgomery County
Terrel Limerick, Special Olympics, Inc., Athlete
Bobby — Special Olympics Maryland — Montgomery County Athlete
Bobby — Special Olympics Maryland — Montgomery County Athlete
Joe — Special Olympics Maryland — Montgomery County Athlete
Max — Special Olympics Maryland — Montgomery County Athlete
Rachel — Special Olympics Maryland — Montgomery County Athlete
Ricardo — Special Olympics Maryland — Montgomery County Athlete
Jacky Loube, Special Olympics, Inc. — Basketball Technical Delegate