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1) Coaches
Author
Language
English
Description
"Coaching a sports team requires talent, dedication, and the ability to keep players motivated in good times and in bad. Victory is sweet, but there's a lot of work behind taking a team to the top. Find out more about coaching in this fun-to-read book! Additional features include a table of contents, informational captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, a Think-About-It section, and an introduction to the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL standout, is a dynamic motivational speaker and seminar leader, addressing audiences nationwide about the unparalleled platform, power, and position coaches have to transform their players' lives and impact families, schools, and communities. Recognized for his revolutionary concepts of teambuilding, mentoring, and coaching, he was named one of the "100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America" by the Institute for International...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Walker starts with one of the most hotly debated questions in sports: What are the greatest teams ever--particularly those that sustained success over a long period of time. He devised a formula to compare the achievements of teams from leagues all over the world, and after painstakingly profiling thousands of them, produced a comprehensive, unbiased list of the 16 best. Period. At that point, Walker became obsessed with another, more complicated...
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Today's youth sports experience provokes countless questions for well-intentioned parents. How young should kids start playing sports? Should they specialize-and when? What should a parent do when their kid is not getting the playing time they think their child deserves? How do parents encourage children without overwhelming them? And most importantly: how do we ensure our kids both reach their true potential on the playing field, and are well-prepared...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the "Zen master" half in jest by sportswriters, but the nickname speaks to an important truth: this is a coach who inspired, not goaded; who led by awakening...
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book provides a timely and much-needed resource for meeting the challenges coaching is currently facing as a profession. It brings clarity to what we have learned through our collective efforts to professionalize sport coaching and how we should proceed to advance these efforts and continue to raise the quality of coaching around the world"--
11) Longing
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a long and lonely silence from Cody Coleman, Bailey Flanigan becomes closer to her one-time Hollywood co-star, Brandon Paul. Nights on the town in New York City and long talks on the balcony of Brandon's Malibu Beach home make Bailey dizzy with new feelings and cause her to wonder if her days with Cody are over forever. Meanwhile, Cody's work coaching a small-town football team has brought him and his players national attention. In the midst...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bill Belichick is a different man on Fridays. With preparations for Sunday's game essentially complete, and the media presence reduced to those regulars Belichick calls the "Friday Warriors," the normally terse coach is known to open up in provocative, entertaining, and expansive fashion. Fridays With Bill provides a rare glimpse inside one of history's greatest football minds, featuring insights and musings from the man who has won five Super Bowl...
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Undefeated Athlete: How to Be a Champion in Any Sport is a resource for sports-based youth development. The book is designed to provide amateur athletes in all sports with self-help/motivational information intended to help take their overall performance to the next level. In addition, knowledge is shared on how an athlete can navigate their sports career by effectively using their mind, the most crucial element of any athlete that aspires to...
16) Coaches
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Readers will learn all about what coaches do, where they work, and why they are important in our communities."--Publisher's description.
17) Coaches
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Early readers will learn how coaches lead sports teams. Full color images and carefully leveled text highlight what coaches do, where they work, and how they help the community by teaching young athletes rules and skills"--Provided by publisher.
18) Game changers
Author
Series
Game changers ; 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
20) Meet a coach!
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This book introduces the role of coaches in their community"--
