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Game Ready unlocks the tools every player, on and off the field, needs to achieve success. Whether your coaching and training athletes or leading a dynamic team in business, Coach Mickey Marley has cleverly distilled the key components for everyday victory into what he calls 52 Takeaways for Winning. Short, concise, and practical, every Takeaway addresses the pitfalls that stand in the way of coaches or leaders creating a successful team. In this...
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If you want to win in sports and in life, you have to show up. Sports have the ability to take us places and provide us with experiences that mimic the heart and soul of what it means to really live. Athletics teach us that we don't have to be born with specific traits and qualities to be successful; rather, we can develop these habits. When we put in the work, the results will come. The small things are often not glamorous and do not come with applause,...
64) The Coaches
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This classic book on coaching has been used as a reference guide for generations of coaches in football, baseball, soccer, gymnastics and swimming. Sports journalist Bill Libby collected wisdom from over 50 different coaches including Vince Lombardi, Bill Russell, Lefty Phillips, Billy Martin, Casey Stengel, Tom Landry, Woody Hayes, Leo Durocher, Bear Bryant, and Red Auerbach. While there are plenty of books that serve as technical manuals to the...
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What is different about teams that are consistent winners, those teams that always seem to bring their A-game when the stakes are highest? A positive team culture is likely the answer.
We've all seen it happen: the team that looks great on paper, or has a league-leading regular season, but can't pull out the wins or give their top performance when everything is on the line. As coaches and sport leaders what can we do to ensure that we maximize the...
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Introduction to Coaching Sports is unique and offers information that other texts on the subject may not offer. The authors add their personal expertise and include the "why" behind the "what to do." Both students and practitioners will benefit from this text because of the comprehensive presentation of coaching protocols explained in this book, as well as the practical application of this research as it applies to training and counseling athletes....
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You want your husband to win, don't you? If you are a coach's wife, the answer to that is a resounding Yes! Every coach's wife hopes for victories because a winning coach is a smiling coach and who doesn't like a happy husband? Would you believe me if I told you that there is a way you can help your husband increase his chances of winning? And it has nothing to do with his coaching strategy or the talent on his team. It has to do with you. In this...
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Ever since the springboks won the Rugby World Cup in 1995, South Africans have been passionate about the tournament that is the pinnacle of sporting achievement.
Nick Mallett, who coached the Boks at the 1999 World Cup, has become a household name for his incisive and forthright commentary and analysis. Join him as he takes you into the beating heart of the tournament, which kicks off in Paris in September. He tackles the following key questions:
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In "Building a Culture of Chess Excellence," Reuben Salimu takes you on an extraordinary journey through the world of chess as both a game and a transformative life tool. As an International Chess Instructor and the Executive Director of the African Chess Lounge, Salimu marries his passion for chess with a dedication to community upliftment. This book is not just a memoir but a blueprint for anyone looking to make a meaningful impact through the game...
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If the world runs on teams, why do so few reach their full potential? The road to greatness is littered with talented people who could not manage the "we" of winning. This fast and fun story focuses on actions that leaders and coaches must take to get the most out of their team. Does your team have a trust bank? A success statement? A commitment to let no one fail? If not, then this book is for you.
When a struggling high school hockey team reached...
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Get the Summary of Marty Smith's Sideline CEO in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Sideline CEO" by Marty Smith is a comprehensive exploration of leadership principles as seen through the lens of championship coaches. The book delves into the importance of trust, communication, delegation, culture, crisis management, self-evaluation, and the necessity of evolution in leadership. Drawing from interviews with renowned...
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The purpose of “The Complete Coach” is to help coaches organize their programs in a way that helps them be more successful during the season, but will also develop high character individuals outside of athletics. The book is broken into 3 parts-Your Culture, The Meaningful Practice, and Competitions. All three parts offer ideas and suggestions about how to smoothly run your team and set them up for success in addition to ideas for positive character...
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Becoming a great teacher or coach requires extensive knowledge and prolonged practice. Teaching Sport and Physical Activity (2nd ed) provides practical suggestions supported by contemporary research thus offering a blueprint for successful sport instruction and coaching at any level in any setting. Teaching Sport and Physical Activity (2nd ed) highlights essential techniques and strategies used by all successful teachers and coaches to promote their...
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Get the Summary of Sam Walker's The Captain Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Captain Class" by Sam Walker is a deep dive into the dynamics of the world's most successful sports teams, focusing on the pivotal role of team captains. Walker's rigorous methodology identifies 16 Tier One teams across various sports, from the Collingwood Magpies to the New York Yankees and the Hungarian national soccer team....
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Why would anyone suit up for a game, only to sit down for it? Why should they?
Author Norm Wilhelmi pours his coaching wisdom into Suit Up Sit Down from years as an award-winning, Hall of Famer, veteran athletic director and coach for baseball, basketball, and soccer. You'll find his exclusive interviews with beloved coaches like Lou Holtz (Notre Dame), Ron Frazier (Miami), John Wooden (UCLA), and many other college and high school coaches to explain...
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This video is comprised of over 30 creative drills that can be played in one's own backyard. Marty Schupak shows parents how to get the most out of common items found in one's home and creates different and new baseball drills and games. Using things such as a bathroom plunger, a plastic milk container and a cinder block, Schupak goes through some basic drills a child age four or five can do. The program also contains advanced drills kids ages eight...
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Kobe lives and breathes basketball. While other basketball legends fade into obscurity after retirement, Kobe is out there pursuing new endeavors and building a business empire. It's a testament to his relentless thirst for knowledge and never-ending quest to be better.
This book is a front row ticket to Kobe's journey through life as he reveals how he used the Mamba Mentality as a blueprint to his success, whether on-court or off-court. An insight...
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Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins...
79) Stumptown kid
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In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meanings of both racism and heroism when he befriends a black man who had played baseball in the Negro Leagues
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The tradition of college basketball excellence that reigns at Indiana University can only be matched by a handful of other elite programs, while the fierce devotion of IU basketball fans has been selling out arenas and inspiring generation after generation of Hoosier fans for over a century. This newly revised edition of the Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia captures the glory, the tradition, and the championships, from the team's inaugural...
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