The purpose of this study was to examine the coaching behaviors and philosophy of four high-performing secondary school basketball coaches during their in-season coaching. Coaches who communicated effectively, maintained a good relationship and nurtured player development both on and off the field achieved the best results. Katie Hawke: Thompson 3Their coaching tactics seemed to carry more weight for the team and led to better results. general education of the group as a whole. Good teaching practices have been shown to promote active learning by athletes, which can lead to improved competitive performance (Cruz, 2013). These two studies do not say that other coaching philosophies or styles cannot be successful, but simply suggest the positive benefits that adapting a player-friendly philosophy can have on individual players as well as the team as a whole. a solid training philosophy to build relationships with players. Players must respect you as an individual and as a leader of their group to achieve team unity, and ultimately