Coaching Coaches

Twenty-five celebrated writers share the inspiring words and timeless wisdom of the athletic coaches who changed and influenced their lives and pass on the sage advice they received.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997, Don Shula remains the winningest coach of all time with 347 career victories and the only undefeated season in NFL history. But before he became the architect of the Dolphins dynasty, Shula was a hardworking kid selling fish on the banks of Lake Erie. As acclaimed sports biographer Mark Ribowsky shows, Shula met serious resistance at home when he asked to play high school football, but when his parents finally relented, they discovered that their son had an unmatched mind for the game's strategy and a stomach for its brutality.

Do you enjoy soccer, but can’t stand not being confident on what to do while defending? Wish you knew all the different soccer positions to really help your team outsmart your opponents? Are you a coach that has little time with your team to practice and wants to make the most of it? This audiobook provides the structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together.

There are many baseball guides out there; what makes this one different? From Coach to Coach guides are age-specific, and include only the essential drills appropriate for your players. The guides focus on a manageable number of practice plans for each skill category: base running, throwing, hitting, and fielding. You won't be buried with hundreds of drills, wondering which ones work best.

With the rise in demand for coaches, there's never been a better time to start a new coaching business or expand an existing practice. But how do you continue to get powerful, consistent results for your clients while also feeling confident in running your business? The traditional approach to the business of coaching often leaves coaches overwhelmed. But your coaching skills give you an untapped advantage in building and running your own business. Leveraging a coach approach will ensure your business thrives.

If you want to learn, grow, become better at coaching, and maximize the potential in your players, clients, or team, then this book is for you. Regardless of the work we do or the industry we’re in, as leaders and managers, we need to grow and develop our people, to enable them to achieve high performance. From the front-line manager to the boardroom, it isn't enough to direct and tell people what to do. We need to drive innovation, accountability, and performance in our teams. And that is what this book is all about.

One of the hardest parts of leadership is knowing how to step away from your hard-won authority and let others step forward. Dr. Karen Morley is here to help! She emphasizes that in an environment of continuing disruption (where innovation and creativity are crucial assets), a command-and-control method of leadership is destined to fail. However, leaders who are able to coach, rather than give orders or step in, will find themselves in the midst of a solutions-forward, creative-minded team.

Si vous avez choisi cette voie, c'est que vous souhaitez rendre service. Vous avez à coeur d'aider les autres à vivre une vie meilleure et vous souhaitez semer du bonheur tant que vous le pourrez.

All of us have dreams about what we'd like to do, who we'd like to be and where we'd like to go in life. But most of us are never able to make these dreams a reality. Now, in this highly motivating new book, Fiona Harrold uses her experience as a life coach to show us that we can turn our own lives around. With encouragement, humour and an emphasis on the practical, Fiona sets out the 10 steps to taking control of our lives. First we must set our goals, however crazy they may seem; then we must start on the path to achieving them.

Regardless of country, industry, or type of business, the most critical person to shape performance and culture is the first-line supervisor. Yet, these individuals are often the most undertrained, under-resourced and underutilized leaders in the organization. Far too many super employees become supervisors (and some eventually senior executives) without being developed into the type of leaders the organization requires to succeed.

Coach 'Em Way Up teaches listeners to exhibit their best thinking, set a great example, lead, and mentor others to put them on a path to lasting competitive greatness while becoming great people, too. Based on the teachings of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, listeners get effective leadership strategies for creating a culture of excellence in today's modern workplace. Simply put, Coach 'Em Way Up does for listeners what John Wooden did for decades:

This short book is a response to the increased popularity of Olympic weightlifting and the problems that have come with it: the quality of coaching in the sport has been diluted in the English-speaking world by increased demand. This book aims to provide a basic description of how to coach weightlifting effectively, based on some very simple principles and approaches that should be developed. This will also help the new athlete seeking a coach understand the why of her/his training as well as the how.

Coaching is a unique process of human development, one that works to change a person's life for the better and help him/her achieve a number of specific objectives. If you are interested in working as a coach or you want to improve your coaching skills, you have arrived at the perfect resource. This book has been written for all those of you out there, looking to share their own experience and knowledge with others, coaching them until they reach the highest peaks of success.

Discover how to take full advantage of your coaching sessions by asking the right questions. For many of us, the concept of coaching and life coaching might be something we are not used to. All too often, there are times when we as people assume that we understand how something works when in truth it is not always that way. However, the element of coaching can help you understand what you need to know, and over time, you will be able to really get what you need with these techniques.

Finding potential, developing abilities, effecting change - these are the duties of a coach. However, ultimately there's only one person that can really lead you to success. Who is it? You! Self-coaching is a good and effective method for furthering personal and professional development. This is because with the correct inner attitude, you will be able to "move mountains" in the truest sense of the word.

Whether you’re seeking additional coaching insights or professional development, this book is a must-hear for anyone looking to gain a new perspective on the art and craft of coaching.

Coaching is great, but you need a plan if you're to get the full benefit. This practical workbook helps you set up for success as you choose a coach and a program that's right for you. You'll get clarity about the ways in which coaching can help you achieve your particular goals, and about how to choose a coach who's right for you. The book provides simple practical tips for preparing to get the full benefit from coaching.

Coaching can be a complex proposition for someone who is looking for help in being more successful. There is a lot of misinformation and marketing talk on the Internet. With a straightforward and direct presentation, this audiobook reviews the critical information that you need to know when shopping for a coach of any kind. Included is a coach decision worksheet to help you make an informed decision in selecting a coach.

Discover the full potential within yourself by understanding the laws of leadership! This book is about developing the skills of leadership to inspire yourself and others to be their best and reach their highest personal potential.

This book is an exploration of intentional listening as an essential skill for coaches. It introduces the Head, Heart, and Hands Listening model as a vital tool to amplify effective listening in coaching practice.