RALPH TASKER BIOGRAPHY AND PLAYBOOK
The Hobbs Eagle Press and Coach Ralph Tasker, are nationally recognized for the style of basketball play, the full-court press that Coach Tasker customized and taught during his basketball-coaching career. The Hobbs Eagle Press is a compilation of a biography and playbook written from firsthand experience. The biographer, Manny Marquez, spent 24 years as a sports editor covering Hobbs Eagle basketball. The playbook author, Max Proctor, is a former Hobbs Eagle who played for Tasker from 1965-1967.
If you are a basketball coach, a past or present Hobbs Eagle, or just a fan of high school athletics, this book will provide insight into one of the most impressive high school basketball programs in the country.
TASKER - THE MAN
THE METHOD
THE LEGEND
The biography discusses the man behind the Hobbs Eagle Press, Coach Ralph Tasker. By understanding his trials and triumphs, you really get an understanding of how he truly loved the game of basketball. Also, how he respected his job as an educator and role model to young men.
Following the biography, is a playbook that describes how Coach Tasker conducted his entire high school basketball program, from pre-season to post-season. This section lays out the fundamentals of the Hobbs Eagle Press by outlining the positions, drills, tactics, etc. of a successful full-court press.
Coach Tasker’s career spanned from 1942-1998. His record during that time was 1,122 and 291. During that span his teams won 1,122 games and won 12 state championships. His teams averaged nearly one hundred points per game each year .