Coaching Sports

For nearly fifty years, a high school coach stood on practice fields, in locker rooms, on buses, and along fence lines where the real lessons were learned. This book is a collection of true stories from those years. They aren't about schemes or systems. They're about people—players, parents, principals, cheerleaders, bands, and the moments that shaped young lives long after the final whistle.

He's been called the best in the world at the mental game of tennis. Brad Gilbert's strokes may not be pretty, but looks aren't everything. He has beaten the tour's biggest names - all by playing his "ugly" game. Now, in Winning Ugly, Gilbert teaches recreational players how to win more often without necessarily even changing their strokes. The key to success, he says, is to become a better thinking player - to recognize, analyze, and capitalize. That means out-thinking opponents before, during, and after a match - forcing him or her to play your game.

Legendary sportswriter Red Smith characterized Ben Hogan’s comeback from a near-fatal automobile crash in February 1949 as “the most remarkable feat in the history of sports.” Now, more than 60 years later, that statement still rings true. The crowning moment of Hogan’s comeback was his astonishing victory in the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club near Philadelphia, where his battered legs could barely carry him on the 36-hole final day.

Winning starts long before the game begins. A renowned coach Jack Johnson pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes to rise, rebuild, and win; not just in sports, but in life itself. Drawing from over 60 years of experience on the field, Coach Johnson reveals how the same principles that build great athletes can also shape extraordinary people. From locker-room lessons to moments of personal challenge, this book captures the essence of what it means to compete with heart, lead with integrity, and push through adversity when everything seems stacked against you.

This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere.

This is the first guide to motivational interviewing (MI)—the proven approach to harnessing the power of conversations to build relationships and trust—for coaches, sport psychologists, training and rehabilitation specialists, and other affiliated staff. Revealing why conventional ways of giving feedback and addressing conflict are often counterproductive, this audiobook presents tried-and-tested methods for getting through to athletes and helping them to thrive.

As coaches to some of golf's top players, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott have designed and refined a revolutionary way of teaching the game, with great results. They don't believe in prescribing the same stance, grip, and swing to everyone, followed by hours of purposeless drilling. They don't even believe in beginning with physical technique. Their success has proven to them that a great game begins with a great vision. Every Shot Must Have a Purpose offers cutting-edge techniques for integrating the physical, technical, mental, emotional, and social parts of a player's game.

Wicked Smart Golf is NOT just a mental game book. This audiobook delivers proven strategies to improve your game with actionable advice on course management, short game, and effective practice habits. Written by a +2 handicap & mental golf coach, this book introduces a five-pillar system designed to help you play smarter and shoot lower scores.

In his follow-up to the international bestseller The Four Foundations of Golf, Jon Sherman reveals the mindset secrets that transform ordinary players into winners in The Foundations of Winning Golf. Whether you're vying for success in friendly matches, club competitions, or tournaments at the junior and adult level, these proven strategies are your blueprint to succeed under pressure and have more fun. Why This Book Is a Must-Listen for Every Golfer: Master Your Mindset: Learn to cultivate a winning mentality for match play, stroke tournaments, and other formats.

Written by Dan Blank, Everything Your Coach Never Told You Because You’re a Girl is one of the most inspirational stories ever written for the female athlete. Coaches and teams of all sports – from soccer to golf to equestrian – have embraced this book as the foundation for a new brand of female competitor.

What is the new, revolutionary way people are becoming skillful? How is sports practice and coaching becoming more creative and fun—giving athletes the opportunity to explore and support their own individuality and creativity? A look at the exciting alternative approach to how we learn to move and its implications for practice design, coaching, keeping kids engaged in sports, injury prevention, developing training technology, using analytics, and more.

The Audio Masterclass series will give you everything you need to get up to speed on the big topics that matter in self-help, psychology, business and the humanities. In life and business, sometimes a bit of guidance is required. From executive mentoring to life coaching, more and more people are turning to coaching to create lasting strategies to help them set achievable goals and targets. The Coaching Audio Masterclass will help you identify your own life-coaching needs and create achievable plans for change.

In Tales from the New Jersey Devils Locker Room, former New Jersey goalie Chico Resch and coauthor Mike Kerwick bring listeners along for a wild ride from the lean early seasons to the three Stanley Cup championships of this beloved team.

The biggest paradox in golf is that the harder you try to hit the ball, the worse you do so. In The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing, Michael McTeigue offers you a simple system of sequential body movements that produces a true swinging motion with every club in the bag. The result is increased distance and greater accuracy for all sizes, shapes, and ages of golfers for a minimum investment in learning time.

Have you been going to the gym for months now, but don’t look any different? Do you feel like, for the time invested, you should be bigger or more muscular than you currently are? If you’ve ever felt like you’re missing a piece of the puzzle, know this: Building muscle isn’t as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe. You already know what to do. You just lack the confidence to do it.

When Kyle Shanahan became the NFL's youngest offensive coordinator in 2008, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. If a colleague couldn't justify his position by providing the unassailable reasoning behind it, he was told to get the hell out of Shanahan's office. Shanahan and the members of his coaching tree—including Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, Raheem Morris, and Matt LaFleur—came up in a sport where innovation was the exception, not the rule. There had been brilliant football minds before, from Paul Brown to Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick.

You are standing at the edge of victory. The pressure is intense. Your heartbeat echoes in your ears as silence surrounds you. In that moment, it is not just your stroke that matters—it is your mind. Every great pool player knows the difference between a good shot and a winning mindset. The mental game is what separates consistent champions from casual players. Whether you are a seasoned competitor or just starting out, The Mental Edge gives you the tools to master the internal battles that decide the outcome of every match.

Despite the game of basketball frequently evolving, many coaching and organisational approaches have remained unchanged across the last several decades. Coaching practices within the basketball world are often based upon entrenched traditions, social norms and the way things have always been done. The potential to optimise basketball performance and access large competitive advantages through an evidence-based approach have not been harnessed. Until now.

In Developing Coaching Leaders, RCAF Major General Scott Clancy simplifies leadership strategy to bridge the people gap between your team and successful management, business, and organizational practices. Using tools, techniques, and personal insights from some of the best leaders in the world, you will master the leadership and coaching skills to bring out the best in your team, your company, and yourself.

Transform Your Body. Elevate Your Game. Play Better Golf—For Life. If you want to hit it farther, avoid injury, gain stamina, and play your best golf for decades—not just next season—The Wicked Smart Golf Fitness Formula is your blueprint. Written by +2 handicap golfer, performance coach, and 3X author Michael Leonard, this book delivers a simple, sustainable system for golf fitness. No gimmicks. No complicated science. Just a proven formula built from real training, conversations with top experts, and results on the course.