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About the Author
Charles "Chic" Hess, Ed. D.
Chic Hess grew up in suburban Philadelphia and played basketball
at Bishop Egan High School in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
After high school, he started for Howie Landa at Mercer County Community
College before moving on to East Stroudsburg University for a bachelor's
and master's degree in Health and Physical Education.
While teaching and coaching in the Pennsbury, Loyalsock
Township, and Lebanon School Districts in Pennsylvania, Hess's teams
accumulated a 230-81 record, and he earned three coach of the year
awards. At Lebanon High School, Hess coached Sam Bowie for four
years. In the 1988 and 1989 seasons at Brigham Young University-Hawaii,
he was recognized as the NAIA District 29 Basketball Coach of the
Year. During the following year at Arizona Western College, Hess
was awarded the NABC-Kodak National Junior College Basketball Coach
of the Year.
Hess has served as the President of the Hawaii
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance,
and as the Vice President for the Division of Sport in the Southwest
District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance. Currently serving as the Vice President for
the Division of Physical Education in the same association.
Other Publications
- "All-Purpose Dribbling Drill." Basketball Clinic December 1974:
13-14. (Selected for publication in The Basketball Clinic Treasury
of Drills, 1977)
- "Analysis of the Jump Shot." Athletic Journal November 1980:
30-32, 37-38, 58. (Cover Article)
- "Basketball's First Wizard." Time Out (The Official Newsletter
of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association) April 2003: 8.
- "Education is Not Just About Test Scores." The Honolulu Advertiser
31 October 1999: B3.
- "Educators Must Make P. E. a Bigger Priority," The Honolulu
Advertiser 3 August 2003: B1.
- "High School Wonder Teams in New Jersey." Indiana Basketball
History Magazine Summer 2003: 6.
- "New Commitments to Old Challenges." Hawaii Association for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Newsletter Fall
2001: 3.
- "Powerlifting: East Stroudsbury University." Muscular Development
November 1967: 18-19, 48.
- "Teach Your Players How to Shoot." The Coaching Clinic February
1983: 6-7.
- "The Orlando Odyssey." Hawaii Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance Newsletter Spring 2000: 4.
- "The Weave Offense." National Association of Basketball Coaches
Journal Summer 1992: 32-35.
- "What the Blue-Chip H. S. Basketball Players Think of Their
Recruitment Pitches." Scholastic Coach November 1986: 30-32, 69.
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