Cross Over The New Model of Youth Basketball Development Paperback – July 18, 2006

This book has wonderful advice for coaches of all levels. It offers practice plans, fitness drills to incorporate into practice, and games that you can do in practice. They have drills from 9 year olds to high schoolers. This book discusses whats wrong with basketball in the U.S comparing it to the soccer & tennis systems in the U.S. It also discusses what other countries do for their young basketball athletes so it is an eye opening book for the basketball lover but even more so basketball coach.

If you are the coach of your child's team or in charge of a basketball league, you must read this book. I have been coaching my son's basketball team for 4 years and I wish I had this book in the beginning. It helps coaches and parents understand what to expect from their kids at various ages and how to teach them the fundamentals of basketball and how to adjust the training as the players get older, stronger, and more complete basketball players. This is an excellent resource.

Brian has done such a great service to the young children in the USA who really want to learn how to play basketball... This book gives their Coach, what should be taught....when to teach it....what % breakdown practice to games for certain age groups.... This is simply the best approach for our children to learn basketball the right way in the USA.

Great book about youth sports and parents. I recommend it to every youth coach as good reading.

Cross Over truly sets the standard of where American youth athlete development needs to cultivate. Brian McCormick has compiled one of the most comprehensive and detailed models for youth development, specifically focusing on basketball. Researched and clearly presented, Cross Over is the essential guide for all youth coaches, parents, trainers, and administrators to follow. McCormick encompasses training techniques, specific drill sequences, a stage by stage model for development, coaches' education, and expert knowledge and research into this one book. Thank you, for finally bringing to the forefront and presenting the problem (and answer) of youth athletics and development, and for sincerely trying to make the system better!

This is an exceptional book that really helps a new/young varsity coach organize their program. The points are well thought out and well written for easy communication. Most beneficial is the long term development model that introduces "another way" to train the young athletes with their long term development at heart.An excellent read that I have referenced a number of times, and will continue to do so.