Coach Ahmad has had a tremendous life filled with events of success and failure. He has played basketball since the age of five and has been coaching for ten years. In his debut book he describes the true meaning of hard work and the amazing results you will yield from it. In this survival guide, he writes about adversity, favoritism, acne, temporary struggles, cause and effects of negative music and environments, teaching goal oriented behavior, the story of Washimi the Japanese warrior and the valuable lessons he learned on his journey, how to deal with coaches you may not see eye to eye with, leadership, the story of Tiny Tom, who everyone said was too short to make it yet overcame his obstacles, and success stories of kids who made it and why they make it and stories of those who failed and why they have failed. This book is a journey empowering the youth how to be better people and players instilling confidence and work ethic in all those who read it. Join Coach Ahmad on this purely positive book that gives tips and drills, how to practice harder, jump higher, eat better and have a better understanding and more respectful approach towards the game you play and the people you love