Coaching Sports

David L. Angeron maps the road to excellence with an in-depth look at performance psychology by way of the all-time greatest moments in sports history and relevant examples of contemporary athletes at the peak of their careers. David L. Angeron reveals the secrets of Olympians, MVPs, World Cup winners, record breakers, history makers, and sports legends in The X-Factor for Success, the definitive guide to upping your game.

Ever wonder why after all of your lessons and practice, you still struggle to improve your game? Or ever wonder how it can be that your performance is great during practice, yet when the heat is on—you choke? Retrain your brain with Laura King’s Awesome Athletic Performance book.

Finished It unlocks the Alabama softball story in a transparent and powerful way. Her stories are woven together, creating the sensation you are living and learning what makes Alabama softball special.

Sportsmanship with youth carries a spirit that we all can restore with focus and effort. SCORE is a 5-part series exploring our individual roles in instilling healthy sportsmanship and a working plan to do so. We are looking to develop a spirit in sport where victory is not measured so much on the scoreboard, as it is in the stands and on the benches; where children, teens and adults can celebrate victory or defeat with style, grace, and sportsmanship; developing character for success in life.

Wie Sie endlich schnell und erfolgreich Muskeln aufbauen und Ihren Körper auf das nächste Level bringen Sie möchten massiv Muskeln aufbauen und sich den lang ersehnten Traumkörper erschaffen? Sie wollen wissen, welche Fitness-Übungen die wirklich effektivsten für Ihr Vorhaben sind und wie Ernährung Sie dabei am besten unterstützt? Sie hätten gerne feste Vorgaben und konkrete Anleitungen, um diszipliniert am Ball bleiben zu können? Dann haben Sie gerade genau das richtige Buch gefunden.

Motiviert ins Lauftraining: Das Laufbuch für Freizeitsport und Wettkampfvorbereitung. Das richtige Training ist das A und O im Laufsport. Mit gezielten Übungen lässt sich die Ausdauer verbessern und die Laufgeschwindigkeit erhöhen. Doch worauf kommt es beim Lauftraining für 10 Kilometer und Halbmarathon an? Lauftrainer und Ex-Profiläufer Carsten Eich nimmt Sie in diesem Buch mit auf die Tartanbahn.

Do I want to become an elite coach in my sport? Do I want inspire my players to be successful in sport, but also in their lives? Do I want to learn qualities that make me a great coaching candidate? 50 Things to Know About Coaching, by Shane A. Reinhard, offers an approach to coaching sport that is not just about wins and losses, but more about skill development, relationship building, and being successful outside of sport.

Drawing from over 20 years of officiating experience and military discipline, this book offers practical insights for both mentors and mentees to build relationships that foster mutual growth and professional development. This guide provides officials with essential tools to establish a solid foundation for effective mentorship. It covers the behaviors of both mentors and mentees, emphasizing the importance of shared values, open communication, and cultural humility.

Learn about these golf legends as they were learning to master the game on their home turf. In Grown at Glen Garden, the early friendship of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson is shown, from their caddying days at Glen Garden Country Club to their chummy rivalry at the Masters decades later. With a peek at their family backgrounds, the story shows both the hardships and joys of growing up and learning to golf in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1920s.

Collectively, Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, and Gary Williams have won more than 2,300 games and six national championships and reached thirteen Final Fours. Before Pitino became the face of the Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville programs, before Calhoun turned UConn into a national power, and before Williams brought Maryland to its first national championship, these coaches cut their teeth in front of modest-sized crowds in college gymnasiums of Boston during the '70s and '80s. Boston Ball charts how this trio of coaches, seemingly out of nowhere, started a basketball revolution

The story of Jeff Horn is like a fairy tale. Written with award-winning author, journalist and boxing aficionado Grantlee Kieza, The Hornet is the tale of a boy who, slapped around by bullies, saw through tears in his eyes a vision of himself as a hero, a champ, someone other people might one day look up to. Horn took up boxing after being tormented as a teenager. Fast-forward a dozen years and the former bullied schoolboy - now humble schoolteacher - became world boxing champion on 2nd July 2017 at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.

Alan Curbishley has spent a lifetime in football as a fan, player and manager. In his 40 years, he has seen the game he loves change beyond all recognition. The money, the media, the celebrity culture, the agents - when Curbishley began his playing career in 1975, no one could have foreseen a future in which television rights sold for £10 billion. Through incredible access to the biggest names in the game, he takes a look at the modern game in all its guises, from the chairmen and chief executives at the very top to managers and players and all the way to the fans and ground staff.

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.

If your organization is not performing at its best, this book is for you. It puts you right into the shoes of the leaders of the great baseball dynasties and demonstrates how they overcame challenges common to those in our own teams and groups. Topics include managing and motivating highly talented but dysfunctional individuals, turning around careers that have stalled late in life, better understanding the practical benefits of diversity and inclusion, and inspiring individuals to find their best within the context of their teams.

Transform your coaching abilities and lead your team to success with this comprehensive guide.

This book is a look at the ups and downs of coaching, what parallels there are between coaching and managing groups of people in a business setting, and why many folks think that being a coach is their "Dream Job".

An exclusive look at England Rugby from a former player with a unique perspective. Nobody has spent as much time in the front line of rugby union's first two dramatic decades of professionalism - as a player, coach and administrator (blazer) - as Rob Andrew, or taken as much flak, all this in the wake of one of the most distinguished and successful of England Rugby playing careers.

Augusta National is golf’s Holy Grail. Navigating the azaleas to play the exclusive course that hosts The Masters is a pipe dream for every golfer. Imagine being afforded the opportunity not only to play the course, but to be able to bring your father along for the ride. To complete the priceless fantasy, Jack Nicklaus - “The Golden Bear” - hosts the round. Through fate, coincidence and good fortune, Joe Wessel managed to find a way to make that happen. In White Fang and The Golden Bear, Wessel recounts that special round, how it came about, and what happened....

Throughout his baseball career and life Christy Mathewson often wrote down his observations and philosophies. The most famous collection of these writings was published by John N. Wheeler in the classic baseball book. He was asked many times to write an autobiography yet never completed one. The Mathewson Foundation and Eddie Frierson have undertaken to put all of these writings into book form for future generations to experience the wit, wisdom and observations of the great Hall of Famer, Christy Mathewson.

In Beyond the Bleachers: Encouraging Success without Stress, a Parents Tool Kit, the author offers a powerful examination of the often-complex relationship between parents, coaches, and young athletes. Drawing from personal experiences as a coach and mentor, the author explores the damaging effects of parental over-engagement in youth sports, providing practical solutions to foster a healthier, more supportive environment.