The Men of March: A Season Inside the Lives of College Basketball Coaches [Hardcover]

...rich in detail about the business of coaching at this level.His (Brian Curtis) work, The Men of March, looks into the family lives and day-to-day work of the coaches as they recruit, teach, coach, and cope with their teams. For fans interested in how coaches cope with contracts, academics, scouting and game preparation, a detailed look is offered....this is a book you must read. If you want to know what it was like last season in the locker room, at practice, at halftime, and you want to know what it was like to be with Coach Alford, that this is the perfect book for you.Listed as competition book for String Music (another book on SEC basketball)Brian Curtis has put together a rare, insightful and thoroughy reported look at the highest levels of college basketball. In researching his book, Curtis went inside the locker rooms, practices, team meetings, offices, and homes of four of the nations' top coaches.I have found the perfect companion for all of you March Madness addicts for those moments when you are not glued to the television....the book, published in time for the Final Four, is sure to get attention from fans of college hoops.Curtis's illuminating book reveals much more about the college coaching profession. If you want to take a peek behind the curtain while you are watching this fantasy world of college basketball, The Men of Marchwould be a good place to startA season-long journey with Steve Alford, Mike Brey, Steve Lavin and Bill Self helps to define what it means to be a head coach in the new millenium. The author goes in-depth and behind the scenes to paint a picture of...The Men Of March.The Men of March: A Season Inside the Lives of College Basketball Coaches, by Brian Curtis gives a well-written account into the lives of four coaches......this view of the college basketball industry moves beyond the locker to encompass family dining rooms, the offices of athletic directors, the homes of recruits and the hallways of the NCAA tournmament.A highly lƒ½