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A tribute to the late Dean Smith, called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame. When he retired as North Carolina's basketball coach in 1997, Dean Smith was the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball history, leading the Tar Heels to an unprecedented 879 wins in a career that began in 1961. By 2015, when Smith passed away at the age of 83, the coach had become something of a living legend. Beloved by fans and players alike,...
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El baloncesto goza de gran aceptación entre los jóvenes. Muchas entidades y centros deportivos organizan cursos y sesiones de entrenamiento en horas extraescolares. Este manual presenta todo cuanto debe saber un entrenador para conseguir que su equipo juegue con soltura y mejore constantemente su calidad. Le enseña todo lo necesario acerca de la preparación física, la programación de las sesiones de entrenamiento, los ejercicios más eficaces,...
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There's an old adage about sports writing that says "the smaller the ball, the better the writing." The quotes that make up 1,001 Pearls of Golfer's Wisdom prove that to be most definitely true! Including great golfers from all around the world and every era of history--Ben Hogan, Bob Hope, George Bernard Shaw, Gary Player, John Updike, Laura Baugh, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Donald Trump, Winston Churchill, Bill Murray, and more--these quotes offer...
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Golfing With Dad is a heartwarming collection of golf's best players' favorite memories with their fathers and how those memories shaped them not only as players, but the men they are today. Many professional golfers have been greatly influenced by their fathers, and some of the very best have contributed interviews to this special book, edited by longtime Golf magazine editor David Barrett, the author of Miracle at Merion.
Contributors include Brad...
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The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom is packed full of thoughtful and witty quotes on the game that has maddened, excited, and delighted generations of players and fans alike. Golfing legends, literary giants, celebrities, and politicians offer pithy and memorable comments on the sport that A. A. Milne once described as "the best game in the world at which to be bad." Read musings on golf from such noteworthy folks as:
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• Bill Clinton
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Wayne Gretzky holds the records for the most goals, assists, and points scored in a career, in addition to about 60 other records. These feats, in tandem with his exceptional on-ice performances, earned him the nickname "The Great One" as well as the immediate retirement of his number (99) across the NHL at the end of his playing days. During his 10-year career with the Edmonton Oilers, Gretzky led the team to five Stanley Cup Finals appearances and...
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Many mentor relationships occur naturally without the need for an established plan or process. If you are a parent or teacher, you are continuously mentoring children. People may ask you to mentor them, because they respect and trust that you have their best interest at heart. A failed attempt to mentor another person can have long-term damaging results. Whatever the circumstance, our goal is to provide guidance on how to be the best mentor in any...
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Turn a challenging feedback session into a positive, productive dialogue. Adjust your thinking and plan ahead to avoid creating negative emotional responses in others while empowering them to do better. Hold people accountable without micro-managing them. Increase morale and achieve more using a collaborative, thoughtful feedback process.
Learn tools and techniques to turn a difficult feedback session into one that builds partnerships to work toward...
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Expand management capabilities of your leadership team with training that supports empowering coaching sessions. Give managers the support they need to better handle difficult feedback discussions and inspire employees to do more. Improve retention efforts by keeping disgruntled employees and turning them into loyal, valuable employees committed to results.
This trainer guide provides tips and pointers for instructing managers on best practices for...
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Fill your succession pool with qualified candidates, groomed from within by experienced leaders in the company. Show your team a model for a planned approach that improves mentoring efforts. Support the establishment of mentoring relationships to create a culture of empowerment that is built upon trust and respect. Teach tools and techniques that set the mentor and mentee up for success from the beginning.
This trainer guide provides tips and pointers...
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This book is a comprehensive collection of stories, each of which captures a different facet of the game of golf. Some of the best golfers in the history of the sport as well as those who have established themselves as aficionados through their writing or commentary all offer their stories from both on and off the course. Together they articulate the passion as well as the frustrations behind one of the world's most popular sports. The Best Golf Stories...
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With technical skills in ever increasing demand and software updates coming thick and fast, the need for technical training is rising rapidly. To be successful in the provision of technical training in IT requires a solid commercial understanding of how to establish, develop, control and deliver results that provide the customer with an expected return on their IT investment and deliver strong shareholder value. This book provides you with this understanding,...
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The Dallas Cowboys were dubbed America's Team nearly forty years ago, and the label has stuck in the minds and hearts of football fans to this day.
Facing America's Team takes you onto the field to see what it was like to take on Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, and the other legends who captured five Super Bowl titles while building the legacy of America's Team.
Eighty noted Dallas foes share their stories about...
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The tests a golfer faces on the course are the direct result of the challenges originally faced by the golf course architect, whether they be complicated terrain, forces of nature, budget limitations, demanding developers, or the difficult task of balancing the practical scientific needs of a golf course with the architect's creative instincts.
Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from America's master...
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Hiring new employees is high stakes-and keeping them once they're on board is equally important. Every hiring manager needs straightforward, practical advice on conducting effective interviews, checking references, bringing new hires on board, and then helping them succeed. The You at Work: Hiring and Keeping the Right People article collection provides best practices and tips on evaluating job candidates, ensuring that new hires get the right start,...
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