Coaching Books

This probably isn't where I need to say this but I was looking at one book to order and in the mix of looking for a better offer and so on I ended up with two books ordered from two different people and couldn't change it so I inadvertinatly bought both. I did not know that I had until I recieved conformation of order and billing. One book came right away and the other took a few weeks. I'm still waiting for a dvd. I'm not sure that I like Amazon............ I love the book and will loan out my 2nd copy to young wrestlers in the area to read.
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sportsmom

Awesome book...It is easy to relate to all the characters and we have all known someone like Matt, Mike, Dan, Billy, TJ and even Kimberly during our childhood. Joe Reasbeck does an excellent job sharing their problems and opportunities plus how they all adapt and overcome the challenges of adolescence. My son loved it as well. Great book for any school age boy whether they wrestle or not...Great Book

This is such a wonderful story that both children and adults will enjoy. The dynamic between the brothers and the family is incredible and each character is so well written that by the end of the story, I was left wanting more. I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next one.

I am a father of six, five of whom are girls. The boy would not read, until I got this book for him. I think he's actually read it twice! This is also a great book for anyone interested in wrestling, as it is written by a former college wrestler who knows of what he writes.

I am a 13 year old boy, and the first page of this book had me hooked. I may not be a wrestler, but it showed me situations that happen at my age, and ways to get out of them. This book will just keep you turning the pages, wanting to know what will happen next. Thank you for this book.

This book, even in the oldest version, covers all the basics for every player position as well as just about any situation you would confront during a game. No tricks, just solid information. I have purchased about two dozen of these for coaches and players who glanced through the book and simply had to have a copy of their own. I've bought other baseball coaching books, but they stay on the shelf. This book is especially good if you're coaching for the first time or have been away from the game for a few years.

and especially for coaches of younger players. This book reviews lots of fundamentals and is written in a pretty straight-forward, easy to read manner. It is not for the college level player, but anyone below that will find at least 1 pearl here worth remembering.

I HAVE READ A DOZEN INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS ON THE GAME OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND THIS ONE ALONG WITH MR.CLUCK'S OTHER BOOKS, WAS A SURE PERFECT GAME. I AM A PROUD OWNER OF A BOOK HE WROTE ON BASERUNNING. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DISCOVER THIS ONE AND SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR BOOKSHELF NEXT TO YOUR COPY OF HOW TO HIT/HOW TO PITCH.

I saw this book mentioned in my favorite column in the l.a. times sports section. I thought i would check it out and it is awesome. I had heard about the San Diego School of Baseball, but i never had the chance to attend and now i feel i have a second chance. This book is excellent for anyone interested in playing, coaching or even just watching the game.

My nephew was having trouble keeping up with the league he was in. After a few weeks reading and working with this lifesaving book he is amuch better player, most of all his self esteem! Now he is such a HAPPY GUY! Now our whole league is using this as their Bible for the game Thank you

This book offers many wonderful tools to help children relax, reinforce their value, and visualize a fantastic episode of imagination. It is organized and cross referenced which makes it easy to quickly find just the right message of the day. I teach yoga to 5th graders who now beg for "relaxation at the end of class". Some of the kids have ADHD, autism, and other learning differences. This has been one tool that will never get old or redundant. It spans a broad age range. I have coordinated some of the stories a week before big achievement tests which seems to help the kids with a bit of empowerment. Nothing speaks to the success of my class like having children ask to borrow my books, DVDs, or my music. I would like to know of a better book or another book like this one since it has been such a huge hit with everyone.

We ran through the "Ready, Set, RELAX program when our child had a serious illness. It helped him overcome his fear of treatment and helped reduce the anxiety level of our whole family. I am hoping for a sequel.

Ready, Set, Relax provides teachers and parents with an important resource for helping young children learn valuable self-regulation skills. Jeff Allen and Roger Klein make us aware that learning requires both physical and mental preparation. By introducing physical relaxation and positive mental imaging skills into the classroom environment, children develop essential learning prerequisites, increase self-confidence, and enrich creative interactions between teacher and child. The lessons of Ready, Set, Relax should be eagerly integrated into every elementary school curricula.

Great book for short relaxation scripts, with lots of em. I have used them with several kids so far (I am a child therapist) and they seem to like them. However, you can also find lots of relaxation scripts on the web and elsewhere...so if you want them all handy and in one place, buy the book. If you can be patient and scrounge together your own, go for that.

Lots of "I am calm" and "I am relaxed" affirmations. Very good selection of "scripts" which are short visualizations meant to relax children. This is very mainstream and a great way to introduce children to relaxation. Great emphasis on breathing however, to teach the mechanics of proper breathing, I have coupled this with Indigo Dreams and The Children's Awareness Curriculum. The kids really enjoy relaxing and love talking about the visualizations in Ready Set Relax. Great way to teach children, especially if you are short on time.

This is a fun and easy read for any fan of the women's game, centered around the pivotal 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning team, which in many ways marked a turning point in establishing the foundation upon which the modern game is built.

But not only does this book offer a wonderful historical perspective, and some great stories and inside anecdotes on many top players past and present, it also provides insight into the mind of one of the college game's top coaches.

Even for those close to Stanford basketball, Tara Vanderveer is a very private inividual. That's why I found this book especially helpful in providing a better understanding of her personal history, philosophy toward the game, how she feels it should be played, and how that all filters down to the teams she puts on the floor today.

Because Tara is often softspoken in public and not one to actively seek the limelight or TV cameras like some of the other big names in her profession, there may be a tendency by some to think she is more of a hands-off coach. And despite the occasional glare from the sideline, a calm and quiet presence. Nothing could be further from the truth. This book does a good job of uncovering the intensity that boils deep inside and her unbending desire to win.

This is a really inspirational book for those who care about womens' basketball. I had a really hard time putting it down. You feel as if you are part of the U.S. Olympic Team, and were there to witness the trials and tribulations of their road to Gold. Great book for those who play basketball or enjoy it. (Especially if you're female!!) I think I will start reading the book from the beginning again tomorrow. It also meant more to me then maybe someone else because I have been to Tara's Camps and been able to interact with Jennifer Azzi and Katy Steding, and other players as well. It is totally my favorite book ever!

I confess that I have been a fan of Tara Vanderveer for nearly 10 years. I think I understand that basketball is a very major part of her life. She likes Bob Knight, sheesh. This book was a very easy read even though you already know how it will end. When you finish the book you might feel like you want to see if the players saw everything the same way. Well, this is her point of view.

I thoroughly enjoyed this in-depth view of Tara's work with the Women's National (Olympic) team of 1996. The team was a masterpiece, and being able to see it thru the eyes of its coach was really something special. It gave me great insight into Tara and her drive and dedication to the sport and to the team. A great book!!

Tara Vanderveer is the author of the inspiring autobiography Shooting form the Outside.  In this autobiography, Tara Vanderveer discusses the challenges and obstacles that she must overcome into to reach her goal of winning the gold medal.  The autobiography discusses the hardships, conflicts, and problems that the team faces throughout the year and shows how teamwork can overcome anything.
This novel is pretty much an overview of the Women's Basketball team throughout their Olympic season.  The novel starts out with Tara Vanderveer talking about her child hood days and how she developed a love for the game.  She talks about how she use to be a mascot for the school, used to write down every new play she heard in a notebook, and how she went and watched the men's basketball team to learn any new play on offense or defense she could pick up.  The story then proceeds to Coach Vanderveer discussing her thoughts and concerns for the year that lay ahead of the eleven woman that have been selected as the national team.  She talks about her past failures like the 1994 World Games that have pushed her and motivated her to win the gold medal.  She promised that the embarrassment and disgrace that she felt from the World Games will never happen again.  One can easily feel the strong determination and motivation that Coach Vanderveer feels, and how she uses this as an ally and works the team harder than they have ever been worked before. 
This book was undoubtedly worth reading from my point of view.  This book taught me information about Title IX that I had previously never even heard about.  The book showed me the true struggle that a woman must face and has taught me a sense of respect for woman who have succeeded in the past. 
One issue the book brings up is that woman are not given enough opportunity to succeed in life.  A woman's determination and motivation can easily be destroyed or brought down by the cruelness and unfairness of discrimination towards woman.  Therefore, since woman can do all jobs just as productively as men, the book suggests that woman should be given fair and equal treatment and equal opportunities to men. 
In conclusion, Shooting from the Outside is an excellent book that teachers lessons and values that should be known and followed by all of society.  The story teachers discrimination is pointless and by not allowing woman to perform to their full capacity we are truly ruining our own opportunities to further succeed in life.

I received a lot of beneficial information from this audio CD. I will listen to this multiple times to make sure I absorb all the great ideas.

Great book. Has many interesting concepts with regards to what true Success really is.

Reading this book gave me amazing insight and exploration into what Robert Holden calls `true success'. It made me think - a lot - about what success is really all about. With much personal warmth and openness, Robert invites you to explore in depth all the possible trappings of success and equally the wisdom, grace and love that comes about with true success.
Success is about so much more than I ever thought and this book opened my eyes to thinking deeply about success in my own life and how to look at it and approach it from a more positive, whole place than before. The sections of fear of failure and fear of success were fascinating and the tips at the end of each section very engaging and helpful.

A sincere, personal and thought provoking read and the kind of book that you can pick up again and again. If you ask yourself, what is success, what is true success? Then read this book.

I enjoyed this book. There are some wonderful tests in the book. If someone actually takes the time to do the tests, it will be of great help.

Roberts book is a brilliant insight into the work culture that we assume is correct. Take time out to read this and you will wonder what has happened to your reasoned views on how intelligently we approach work and our work life balance. Review what Robert teaches and apply the principles to your life so that it becomes more peaceful and your behaviours become more loving, both to yourself and others.
Great teacher, great book.
Thank you.

This is a great resource for anyone who takes the time to read this delightful book. It's well-written and the eye-catching cover is only secondary to the superb content.

I bought this book last week and couldn't put it down. The author is an excellent writer and has done a great job of getting her message across to the reader. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is searching for sound advice in both their personal and professional life.

The author has done an excellent job of sharing information that is invaluable for managers at all levels. She has a special talent for writing clearing and concisely. Her practical ideas helped my team focus on their own career development. I bought a copy of this book for each of my 37 employees. Thank you Jeanne for writing such a great book! I look forward to a sequel.

Karen Kennedy
Director, Fortune 500 Company

I predict that very few readers will read this book as the format intended-one brief segment per week for fifty-two weeks. Why? Because the book is too interesting, relevant, and helpful. Once you read the first "simple bite-size coaching" item, you won't be content to put the book aside. Most readers will read the entire book the first week, and then start reading again.

Ms. Sharbuno writes with exceptional clarity, wit, organization, and insight into everyday concerns and challenges. Additionally, she has pulled together fifty-two marvelous quotations to segue into each short essay.

She explains her term "success from the inside out." To attain success, she advises, we cannot rely on outer circumstances. Instead, success depends more upon how we use our inner resources, often in the face of a threatening environment.

The book is highly contemporary, in matters such as providing guidance for launching a new career after a job loss. Readers will listen to her because she experienced that adversity herself, and transitioned happily into a new arena.

Likewise, when she talks about making your dreams come true, she explains how she achieved her fantasy of becoming a published writer.

Ms. Sharbuno counsels us on other important topics. Examples: overcoming procrastination, the value of our "body wisdom" (which others might call "gut feelings"), dividing huge tasks into manageable pieces, adopting an attitude of abundance, and reshaping our attitudes.

52 Ways will make you think, laugh, and reassess yourself, and will prompt you to alter your personal and professional relationships. I consider this book both practical and inspirational. I'm sure you will, too.

As a part time career counselor and full time entrepreneuer starting a business in coaching, I've found Jeanne's book to be enlightening, delightful and very useful. In a very short period of time I've recommended the book several times to both clients and colleagues as an aid to sort through moving forward with lives and careers.

I have incorporated Jeanne's "Be-Do-Have" formula for living success...from the inside out into my own daily affirmations and have talked about this concept in my workshops (with a nod to Jeanne, of course!). Perhaps the most noticeable, not to mention fun, innovation of "Be-Do-Have" for me, has been on the golf course! I find repeating this mantra as I address the ball, calms me down, smooths out my tempo and improves the results. Well, most of the time!

Buy this book. Read the words. Adopt the wisdom----you'll find yourself smiling, "From the Inside Out!"

The Vault books are well done. I have the LSU one and gave the Auburn one as a gift. They have a good history of the football program from it's earliest days with lots of photographs of teams, the stadium through its stages of growth, coaches, etc. A unique aspect is they have inserts which are replicas of old team rosters, training schedules, bowl games tickets, etc. which is a touch I've never seen before. Both were written by a local authority on the program.

My husband and I are die-hard Auburn fans and I always give him some sort of Auburn gift for Christmas but how many T-shirts, caps & mugs can one person have? This past Christmas in search of something really different I bought the AUBURN VAULT book and IT WAS OUTSTANDING!!!!! My son and I spent about 2 hours looking at it when I brought it home - all the while watching the front door for any signs of my husband. We could hardly tear ourselves away from it to wrap it. MY HUSBAND ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT!! We look at it all the time remembering past games and experiences. A MUST HAVE FOR ANY AUBURN FAN!!

Sharing the status of Auburn Alumni with a favorite client, i thought this book would be a perfect Christmas gift for him. Not only did he absolutely love it, but i received a letter from his wife telling me it was his prized Christmas gift of '07. She said he kept it on the table by his chair and jumped at the chance to share it with anyone who came through the door. It is truly a vault of the best memorabilia. There are old rally caps, football tickets and footage from some of the great players and coaches that's completely unseen or heard before David Housel eloquent account of the history of Auburn Football. No matter the age of the fan, this book is truly a prized possession.

This book is so impressive, and it is much more than just a book, it truly is a VAULT, filled with wonderful memorabilia tucked inside and a great history of football at a great university. I was so impressed I purchased it as gifts for my two sons, who are dedicated Auburn fans. WAR EAGLE!!!!

I bought this book for my dad who is so hard to buy gifts for. He's usually pleased with something from Auburn (t-shirts, etc) and I happened upon this and ordered it not knowing what it was. It came yesterday and I am so very HAPPY and excited to give this to my dad, the biggest Auburn fan ever! This book is amazing with all ticket replicas and bumper stickers. I can not wait until he opens this on Christmas. It is well worth the $40.00 and I am extremely surprised it doesn't cost more. Get this book if you have an Auburn fan in your life! You will be their BFF :)

THIS BOOK IS EXCELLENT FOR COACHING AT ALL LEVELS. I HAVE OTHER GREAT COACHING BOOKS AND I'M COMPARING THIS BOOK TO MY OTHERS. THIS CONTAINED THE BEST SHOOTING CHAPTER SINCE BILL KUTCHARS BOOK ON HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL.

This book tought me a lot of fundamentals. It has many illustrations

"Hal Wissel shares the personalized techniques he has mastered teaching players from NBA to youth level. Coaches and players will gain from his steps to success." Chuck Daly, Coach, 1992 Olympic Basketball Team

"Hal Wissel is an astute basketball architect. This book will help players improve and enable coaches to teach the game better." Jack Ramsay, PHD Television Analyst for ESPN and Miami Heat

"Basketball: Steps to Success has the innovative instruction and drills you need to master the fundamentals that will improve your total game."

What a wonderfully clear and helpful book on the subject of coaching from a Christian perspective. Something seems to be missing from the process of taking new believers on the journey of spiritual maturity. Perhaps what has been missing is the element of coaching. Miller has, from her vast experience, written a very helpful book for the Christian seeking to understand the wonderful help coaching can bring to that process. This book is helpful, engaging and well written.Christ -centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders (TCP Leadership Series)

Linda Miller and Chad Hall have taken lessons from their Corporate and Church leadership experience and created an easy read with much practical advice for those who wish to provide meaningful leadership to their organiations/ministries. Anyone who is wrestling with how best to apply coaching to the leadership role should read this for process and practice coaching.

Well, it is a good read, but not quite the 'practical guide' to coaching I had expected. As a coach, the title, etc. caught my eye as just what it said it was - a practical guide to coaching. I expected a book geared for coaches (or potential coaches). Instead, the book seems like it can't quite make up its mind whether it's written for them or for those simply searching for a coach or wondering what good a coach might be.

Linda Miller and Chad Hall have produced a helpful introduction to Christian coaching. The strength of the book lies in its balance of explaining coaching skills, benefits, and uses of coaching in Christian ministry.

The "how to" section is roughly half the book (70 pages). These chapters introduce 8 basic coaching skills, with Listening and Asking Precise Questions getting the most coverage. The teaching is correct, helpful, and up to professional standards (Miller is an ICF Master Certified Coach working for The Ken Blanchard Companies). However, the book suffers the same fate as so many introductions: There's not enough "how to" for someone to pick up the book and significantly improved their ability to coach. (The best Christian "how to" coaching book is Leadership Coaching: The Disciplines, Skills, and Heart of a Christian Coach.)

Practical examples throughout the book demonstrate the benefits of coaching in a wide variety of settings and from a variety of helping roles. In fact, the unique contribution that Coaching For Christian Leaders makes is the summary of how to use a coaching approach in different leadership roles (leading, visioning, managing, and shepherding), and in church ministry.

Many authors and readers have trouble translating the formal coach-coachee relationship to a more spontaneous, informal relationship of using coaching skills in everyday interactions. Here Miller and Hall excel. They take the longest chapter (26 pages) to outline coaching in the church. They give a page or two to a coaching approach to:
+ Preaching
+ Sacraments
+ Prayer
+ Building Community with One Another
+ Spiritual Growth
+ Spiritual Friendships
+ Ministry Teams
+ Service to Those in Need
+ Evangelism
The cumulative effect is a beautiful picture of how coaching skills can be used in everyday interactions in the church to empower and draw out the potential of people.

Currently, Coaching For Christian Leaders the best introduction to coaching from a Christian perspective, although the subtitle, "A Practical Guide," is a bit of a stretch.

If you're looking for a well-rounded book to introduce Christian coaching, this is it.

This practical guide is just that! Linda and Chad provide great background for Christian coaching as well as practical examples to help bring the concepts to life.

Our organization deals with numerous small businesses that have no end of employee problems. Invaribly, these problems show up as a reduced bottom line.

This book contains concise, easy to read, common sense approaches for coaching employees to achieve their personal and professional goals.

Each client that comes to us for consulting is given a copy of "Coaching Illustrated," and told to read it before we set down to examine their business. Once the clients have read "Coaching Illustrated" they are better able to see where they need improvement and understand the steps they need to go through in order to achieve their desired results.

This book helps us help our clients get their employees working for the same things, e.g., increased profits, job satisfaction, recognition, etc.

I, and my organization, strongly recommend this book as an accessible approach to practical coaching.

Coaching Illustrated is Top-Notch! The format is very easy to follow--you know what to expect on each step--and it does not intimidate you if you think you don't have time to read. The illustrations are pleasant and help drive the points home.

A great book. The solid, proven ideas provide ways to change my day-to-day approach. Just another excellent tool from the Mark David inventory for success.

Coaching Illustrated is definitely on the "Refer-to and regularly re-read" shelf versus the "Read once and store" shelf.

This isn't the standard, stodgy management-bible type of book. It is very easy to follow. I'm a big believer in brevity and clarity--most books don't have these two characteristics. Coaching Illustrated has both. The illustrations are good tie-ins with the principles--they help you visualize actually doing something.

I enjoyed this book. A nice compilation of clear tenets with good guidance on actually implementing change into one's coaching.

I believe front-line managers will pick up concepts they can implement immediately. Compared to other management books I have read, Coaching Illustrated is unique in its concept and design, while it is also more practically focused.

Coaching Illustrated: A Proven Approach To Real-World Management is an effective, well-formatted, fun to read and easy to follow guide which is packed with essential, pragmatic, business management wisdom. Archetypal visuals introduce each section and each section concludes with an example of the wisdom discussed. Coaching Illustrated is as reader friendly as it is informative, practical, and even inspirational for anyone with corporate managerial or supervisory responsibilities.