Jake Kelley: Hoosier Point Guard

Tom Williamson

2017年11月 · Perfect Bound Marketing + Press

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116

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關於本電子書

As a teenager, were you ever the NEW KID on the block? Even the thought of that situation starts to generate feelings of insecurity and cause anxieties to flood in.

Take that circumstance, add a number of other teenage issues and you have the backdrop for Jake Kelley, Hoosier Point Guard the compelling, exciting, heart-warming story of a teenager who finds himself facing a number of "coming-of-age" issues that are so familiar to all of us as we navigate that unique period of our lives.

It is a fun, easy-reading journey penned by author Tom Williamson, a veteran coach with more than 40 years of junior and senior high school coaching experience as well as a state championship-winning coach in two sports.

Coach Williamson taps into his own background and experience as a youngster growing up in "basketball crazy" Indiana, then utilizes his championship coaching knowledge to create a smooth-flowing narrative that connects with teen readers of all ages.

As a championship winner, Coach Williamson is noted for his meticulous preparation and attention to detail, traits that are evident in this fun-to-read, feel-good story which is sure to leave a smile on the faces of the readers.

關於作者

Tom Williamson has coached basketball more than 40 years with the last 37 being on the high school level. During his coaching career, he has been fortunate to have coached two state championship teams in Arizona. Additionally, numerous players who he coached have progressed through the college and professional ranks. The most notable of these players was Mike Bibby from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix. After being named the player of the year in the state, Mike played at the University of Arizona winning a NCAA championship in 1997, and in 1998 was the second player drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies.

Tom is currently coaching at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, which has also produced many college players as well.

Originally from Indiana and an Indiana State alum, he brought his love of basketball to the desert with him as he began his career coaching at the middle school level. He was inspired to write this book, the first in a series, after reading the Chip Hilton sports collection written by the late Clair Bee while still in elementary school. Tom admits he had a tough time putting down those books, thus creating his lifelong love of reading. Tom's goal in writing is to not only provide an entertaining story line based loosely on his son Jake, but to encourage proper fundamentals and provide ground rules for beginning and even high school players which he has garnered from his many years of coaching. Ultimately, Tom would be delighted if readers of all levels of age and ability could glean the same degree of excitement he first experienced when he discovered the Chip Hilton sports series.