Includes bibliographical references [pages 325- 337].
Contents:
Why Coaches Matter -- Part I: Why Do I Coach? -- Lesson 1: "To Be a Better Coach, Be a Better You": Do the Inner Work First -- Lesson 2: "You Coach a Person, Not a Sport": Be an Athlete-Centered Coach -- Lesson 3: "The Goal Is to Win; The Purpose Is Something Much Deeper": Pursue a Higher Purpose than Winning -- Part II: How Do I Coach? -- Lesson 4: "You Can't Practice in the 'Kind' World if You Compete in a 'Wicked' One": How to Turn Technique into Skill and Create an Effective Learning Environment -- Lesson 5: "Great on Paper, S#!% on Grass": Build an Engaging and Effective Practice -- Lesson 6: "Win the Day": Don't Show Up to Win; Show Up to Compete -- Lessor 7: "Make Your Athletes Feel Invaluable, Even if They Are Not the Most Valuable": Create a Positive, Inclusive Environment -- Lesson 8: "Women Tend to Weigh the Odds; Men Tend to Ignore Them": Understand the Difference between Coaching Boys and Coaching Girls -- Lesson 9: "As Many as Possible, as Long as Possible, in the Best Environment Possible": Identify and Develop Talent, Not Simply Maturity -- Lesson 10: "Most Sports Are Played on a Five-Inch Field": Succeed in the Outer Game by Winning the Inner Game -- Lesson 11: "Some Parents Are Crazy, but Most Are Just Stressed": Effectively Engage Your Athletes' Parents -- Part III: How Does It Feel to Be Coached by Me? -- Lesson 12: "Don't Take Your Culture for Granted": Establish Your Team's DNA -- Lesson 13: "Performance Is a Behavior, Not an Outcome": Establish Standards to Drive Excellence in Your Program -- Lesson 14: "You Are Enough!": Help Your Athletes Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety -- Lesson 15: "Trust Is Like the Air We Breathe": Build High-Trust Teams -- Lesson 16: "The Rule of One": Create Extraordinary Moments for Your Athletes -- Lesson 17: "Just Because You're a Good Parent Doesn't Mean You're Going to Be a Good Coach/Parent": Keeping It Fair When Coaching Your Own Child -- Part IV: A New Definition of Success -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Further Resources -- Notes
Summary:
How do top coaches design practices, inspire their players, and build teams that sustain their excellence season after season? Is there a difference between coaching men and women? What about coaching your own child? Most importantly, are these secrets available to the rest of us coaching youth, high school, and college teams? In Every Moment Matters, renowned coach educator John O'Sullivan has collected hundreds of interviews with top coaches, sport scientists, psychologists, and athletes and distilled them into a blueprint for becoming a more effective and inspiring leader. -- Adpated from back cover.
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