When I first read the title The Games Leaders Play by my friend Brian Dodd, it made me smile. When I opened the book and read it, it was quintessential Brian Dodd. He under-promised and over-delivered. So many aha moments, transformational thinking, and motivation to keep climbing. You'll share this book with all you love.

-Sam Chand, Leadership Consultant and author of Voices

Some leaders are easily forgotten, others leave a lasting legacy. Some leaders do things by default, others by design. Some leaders want silver bullets, others build systems. The Games Leaders Play is a powerful resource which gives you the tools and resources needed to succeed in today's world. Containing numerous stories and anecdotes, Brian Dodd will teach you the leadership principles needed to make a positive difference in the lives of others. You will be inspired and better equipped to lead others as you turn each page. A discussion guide is included so you can go through this book with your team. Whether you lead a church, athletic organization, business, or non-profit, The Games Leaders Play is the resource you have been looking for. Some leaders keep doing the same, others are playing a different game. It's time to go to the next level!

Brian Dodd is a three-time Amazon best-selling author and content coordinator for the widely read website Brian Dodd On Leadership. He coaches leaders in the athletic, business, non-profit, and Christian leadership spaces. With over three decades of leadership experience, Brian's writing style reveals his unique perspective of seeing every aspect of life through a leadership lens. He is a multi-time winner of the John Maxwell Leadership Award. Brian has also been named one of Inc. magazine's Top 100 Speakers on Leadership. However, his favorite leadership roles are husband, father, and grandfather.

In the world of strength and conditioning, learning how to move others-not just physically, but also psychologically and emotionally-is paramount to getting the most out of them. People are the ultimate performance variable, and understanding how to effectively blend knowledge of proper training with the nuances of human behavior is integral to helping athletes achieve their ultimate goals. Unfortunately, while much attention has been given to the science of physical training, little attention has been given to the science of communication. Conscious Coaching: The Art and Science of Building Buy-In bridges this gap. Readers learn the foundational principles of improving relationships, enhancing engagement, and gaining the trust of athletes through targeted communication. And, every bit as important, readers also learn concrete strategies to apply these principles in day-to-day coaching situations they will inevitably encounter. The result is a game-changing book that sets the stage for coaches to create a culture of success not only within sport, but also beyond. Conscious Coaching is a movement and its time has come.

How do the world's most successful coaches get the best from their athletes? How do top coaches design practices, inspire their players, and build teams that sustain their excellence season after season? How do they instill high-performing behaviors? Do they coach men and women differently? What about coaching their own children? 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. Great coaches realize something that others do not: every moment matters You must be intentional about everything you do. Whether you are coaching your local youth soccer team, leading your high school football program, or competing for an NCAA championship, Every Moment Matters will give you the tools and strategies to become the coach you always wished you had, and the coach today's athletes are craving. Get ready to have your best season ever

How to Coach Girls provides the most comprehensive guide available to the many issues associated with coaching girls teams across the spectrum of sports, from soccer to lacrosse, field hockey to softball. Volunteer parents and experienced coaches alike will find invaluable advice on the process of making a successful team, encouraging girls to stay in sports beyond the middle school years. Twenty-two chapters cover all the major issues, including how to pick captains, the importance of growth mindset, issues around body image and puberty, as well as the intricacies of coaching your own daughter.This invaluable guide is the brainchild of Alison Foley, Head Coach of Women's Soccer at Boston College and Mia Wenjen, a parenting and education blogger at PragmaticMom and mother of two daughters, who provide personal accounts to illustrate issues discussed throughout the book. The combination of Mia's voice of parental experience coupled with Alison's professional expertise provides an innovative and highly accessible approach to considering potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. In the final section, a broad range of experienced college coaches, including former Olympians, give crucial guidance on what it is that girls need from a coach to allow them to flourish in sports, and most importantly, have fun.

Over one hundred devotionals from Marty Mayer written to encourage and motivate coaches to pursue coaching God's way through the lens of His Word. Achieve your true potential by maximizing the gifts God has given you Perfect for coaches at any level, parents and small groups. This devotional will show you how to impact your world through coaching the hearts of athletes.

In The Golden Age of Strength & Conditioning, 32 college and professional strength coaches share their story of how they became part of the golden years of strength and conditioning. From sharing their start in the profession, to the adversities they had to overcome, and the philosophies and principles that guided their careers, these coaches proved why strength and conditioning is important to almost every athlete in every sport in the world.

Mental Performance Mastery is a story book about Mastering The Mental Game and Winning in Life. #1 best-selling author Brian Cain is at his best with this inspirational fiction story.

Matthew Simonds is a well-respected and highly sought-after business consultant who has reached a pivotal crossroads in his life. Spending 280 days a year on the road is taking its toll on his health and on the relationship with his wife and kids.

He's on his way home from consulting in Detroit to celebrate Thanksgiving and his wife's birthday with the family when his travel plans get interrupted unexpectedly and put him into a tailspin of negativity, doubt and frustration with his life.

Coach Kenny, a former Olympic athlete and current Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Certified Coach, happens to be sitting next to Matthew Simonds on the plane and invites him to get his mind right, to get a checkup from the neck up, stop feeling sorry for himself, and start living a life by design by following his system for optimal living called The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery.

Coach Kenny and Matthew Simonds take you on a journey into the soul of a human being, the challenges that we all face and the system of success that has helped create champions in sports, business and life.

The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery is the system that has helped Coach Kenny and will serve Matthew Simonds in his pursuit of becoming more so that he can give more.

It's the same system that will serve you in your pursuit of becoming the best you that you've ever been so you can start living the optimal life that you envision and win more every day.

PRAISE FOR MENTAL PERFORMANCE MASTERY

Mental Performance Mastery is a great story for anyone who aspires to be a master of mental performance.

Sean Haggerty, MPM
Former US Navy SEAL & US Navy SEAL Instructor
CEO, Protector Brewery

Mental Performance Mastery is a must read for anyone who is working to be their best. The strategies found in this book are many of the same ones that were a part of my journey in a 19-year Major League Baseball career.

Raúl Ibañez
19-Year Major League Baseball Career
300+ Home Runs, 2009 MLB All-Star

For the past two days, Brian Cain's 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery was my best friend. I didn't go anywhere without it. I didn't want it to end! Lots of great ideas, quotes and insights. One of the most 'fun' books I have ever read... and it has a surprise ending! Great job, Brian!

Dr. Rob Gilbert
Creator of the Success Hotline

A must read for professional athletes or anyone at the top of their profession.

Tom Murphy
Professional MMA Fighter

Engaging from start to finish!

Clint Hurdle
Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates

Make no mistake about it, this book is about you. Mental Performance Mastery will speak directly to you no matter what industry you're in. The central character is merely the vehicle to deliver Brian Cain's powerful message to each and every one of us. Do yourself a favor. Don't just read this book - absorb it and own it.

John Brubaker, MPM
Award-Winning Author, Speaker and Coach

Point blank one of the best books I've ever read. Where was this when I was playing?

Eric Byrnes, MPM
Analyst, The MLB Network
10-Year MLB Career
World-Class Ultra-Endurance Athlete

Mental Performance Mastery is a staple in our locker room. All of our players will read this book every year. Cain and his system of Mental Performance Mastery are an integral part of our program and are at the core of how we prepare our team mentally to give them the best chance for success as people, students and players.

Cliff Godwin
Head Baseball Coach
East Carolina UniversitY

We live in a drive thru culture. From the comfort of the driver's seat in your car you can get dinner, money, dry cleaning, a car wash, medicine and more. When it comes to success, we have the same expectation of convenience. We want better results and we want them now. While everyone is looking for a shortcut or a lifehack to success, the best know that the work is the shortcut. The future you want to create is about the small, simple actions you take today. It requires belief in the vision, commitment to the process and the discipline to do the work. We all have talent, but do you have the discipline to become great? Keep Chopping Wood is a short story and field guide about what it takes for ordinary people to live extraordinary lives.

Este libro es un regalo para todo deportista y entrenador que quiera recorrer la experiencia deportiva de una manera más humana, logrando sueños pero sin olvidarse de la persona detrás de ese sueño. Y también es un regalo para quienes quieran aplicar todas las enseñanzas que nos deja el deporte en su vida cotidiana.

Porque tu vida es un proceso. Y cada proceso es único. El camino es una maratón, no una carrera de velocidad. Aunque ahora no te encuentres en ese lugar que querés, cada paso que das en la dirección correcta, cuenta. Y los que no das en la dirección correcta, enseñan.

En tus manos está el libro que me hubiera gustado leer antes de ser deportista de alto rendimiento. En tus manos, hay más de 30 años de experiencia en el mundo del deporte, volcados en una serie de anécdotas y aprendizajes imprescindibles para vivir un camino expansivo y a puro corazón. Ese camino que te está esperando del otro lado del miedo. Ese camino único. Ese camino grande. Tú camino.

In this inspirational yet practical book, the man Parade called the most important coach in America, subject of the national bestseller Season of Life, Joe Ehrmann, describes his coaching philosophy and explains how sports can transform lives at every level of play, from the earliest years to professional sports.

Coaches have a tremendous platform, says Joe Ehrmann, a former Syracuse University All-American and NFL star. Perhaps second only to parents, coaches can impact young people as no one else can. But most coaches fail to do the teaching, mentoring, even life-saving intervention that their platform provides. Too many are transactional coaches; they focus solely on winning and meeting their personal needs. Some coaches, however, use their platform. They teach the Xs and Os, but also teach the Ys of life. They help young people grow into responsible adults; they leave a lasting legacy. These are the transformational coaches. These coaches change lives, and they also change society by helping to develop healthy men and women.

InSideOut Coaching explains how to become a transformational coach. Coaches first have to go inside and articulate their reasons for coaching. Only those who have taken the InSideOut journey can become transformational. Joe Ehrmann provides examples of coaches in his life who took this journey and taught him how to find something bigger than himself in sports.He describes his own InSideOut experience, starting with the death of his beloved brother, which helped him understand how sports could transcend the playing field. He gives coaches the information and the tools they need to become transformational.

Joe Ehrmann has taken his message about the extraordinary power of sports all over the country. It has been warmly endorsed by NFL head coaches, athletic directors at major universities, high school head coaches, even business groups and community organizations. Now any parent-coach or school or community coach can read Ehrmann's message and learn how to make sports a life-changing experience.

Maximize the development of your athletes and team throughout the year, and just maybe win a postseason title in the process. Coaching Better Every Season: A Year-Round System for Athlete Development and Program Success presents a blueprint for such success, detailing proven coaching methods and practices in preseason, in-season, postseason, and off-season.

The Coach Doc, Dr. Wade Gilbert, shares his research-supported doses of advice that have helped coaches around the globe troubleshoot their ailing programs into title contenders. His field-tested yet innovative prescriptions and protocols for a more professional approach to coaching are sure to produce positive results both in competitive outcomes and in the enjoyment of the experience for athletes and coaches.

Coaching Better Every Season applies to all sports and guides coaches through the critical components of continual improvement while progressing from one season to the next in the annual coaching cycle. It also presents many practical exercises and evaluation tools that coaches can apply to athletes and teams at all levels of competition. This text is sure to make every year of coaching a more rewarding, if not a trophy-winning, experience.

Grit and Wit: Empowering Lives and Leaders is a memoir meets leadership in action, inspired by another winningest coach, John Wooden and his memoir, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court, and the courageous spirit of Brené Brown's Daring Greatly.

Organized around Kathy's core values and leadership philosophies and told through her stories and those of her alumnae - a Who's Who of impact-makers in their own right - this book is filled with great reminders and lessons for leaders, managers, coaches, parents - anyone who wants to influence those around them and live a better life.

Whether you're looking to inspire a team, elevate your influence, or simply live a fuller, more intentional life, this book will show you how to lead with courage, passion, and heart. Step onto the court with Kathy Delaney-Smith - and discover what it means to lead boldly, live authentically, connect meaningfully, and win as a team.

There is no such thing as a golden cue that works for everyone 100% of the time. Therefore, the more cues a coach has in their toolbox, the more likely they will be able to effectively communicate with their athletes.

Coaches use cues--short, easy-to-remember phrases--to help athletes perform movements correctly as well as to convey useful sports psychology perspectives. Athletes commonly hear movement cues like Crush the Can and Grip the Ground along with motivational cues like Consistency is King. A passionate coach, lifelong athlete, and advanced degree holder in kinesiology, Karl Eagleman, creator of the popular Whiteboard Daily Instagram, has put together a valuable resource for coaches, athletes, and anyone who wants to improve their own movement.

The Whiteboard Daily Book of Cues contains a comprehensive collection of illustrations drawn on a whiteboard--a medium that virtually all coaches are familiar with. It boasts the largest list of cues ever compiled, covering Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, gymnastics, kettlebell exercises, and monostructural movements (running, rowing, jumping rope, etc.). Each illustration is hand drawn in a simple, stylized way to make the cues easy to retain and to utilize during training.

No two athletes are the same; we all learn in our own unique ways. By providing hundreds of cues, this book will help coaches and athletes learn a new way to understand movement for themselves and/or to communicate safe, effective movement to others.

People talk about sports from a technical and tactical standpoint, but it's only a tiny part of coaching. The best sports coaches get their success because of their ability to connect and relate to their athletes. The experiences athletes have generally come from the environment created by the coach. As a coach, you can help optimise this environment by the way you connect with your athletes, and how you communicate to them.'Gold Dust: How To Become A More Effective Coach, Quickly' delves deeper into the importance of building connections in sporting environments, and how you can do it. The foundations, skills, techniques and behaviours within the book will enable you to create an environment that makes for a better experience for you and your athletes.This book has got stories and experiences from coaches at the top of their game across different sports, including First Team Managers, Head Coaches, Academy Managers and Elite Youth Coaches.You will learn techniques around: -How you can optimise your athletes learning-How you can optimise your athletes performance-How you can optimise the environment you coach in-How you can make your athletes feel better about what it is they doJust imagine if you could become a more highly effective coach through the use of connection and communication.This book is dedicated to Dick Bate. The footballing circle lost a pioneer, a maverick and one of the finest coach educators the World has seen when Dick passed away in April 2018. The thousands of coaches that had the pleasure to observe his captivating sessions were in the presence of greatness. His sessions were constantly filled with unparalleled technical detail that always ignited the imagination of those present. In dedication to Dick, 10% of profits from this book will be donated to The Giles' Trust, the brain tumour fund within the University Hospital Birmingham Charity.

For a fun and educational time on the sports field for as many children and their coaches as possible! As a coach you can make a difference. You want your players to have fun and fully develop their talents. Whether you are a professional coach or a parent who unexpectedly finds yourself on the sidelines, you will do much better if you know what you want to achieve and how to go about it.

Mauro van de Looij, experienced youth coach at Dutch Premier League clubs, gives you practical experiences and scientific insights about motivation, selection, training and coaching in this book. He takes you through questions such as: How important is winning actually? What is your influence on the motivation of your players? How do you recognize talent? And what do you say during a match?

Never before has such a complete book been published that helps you to further flesh out your vision and style. As a trainer, coach and leader. Mauro challenges you to create a performance culture in which the person is number 1.

Mauro van de Looij is a sports and performance psychologist. He has worked as a youth coach at PSV Eindhoven and Willem II Tilburg, teaches Performance Psychology at Fontys University of Applied Psychology & HR and he coaches athletes, trainers, students and teachers. He also supports sports clubs, schools and companies in coaching and talent development.

'Beautiful insights for trainers, coaches and leaders in sport and beyond.'

Jacco Verhaeren, Olympic swimming coach and director

'Embark on a journey of coaching excellence with 'The Coach Makes The Difference'. A wealth of soccer best practices and insights, in the principles of autonomy, connection and competence all in clear language. This book is your roadmap to success.'

Mirelle van Rijbroek, Head of Football Utah Royals and former US Soccer Federation

'Thoroughly enjoyed this book, great principles and insights for anybody within leadership positions and influence. This book really reminded me on who I am and why I followed my passion. This ultimately created a foundation to serve players and make the difference in their lives.'

Ian Taylor, professional soccer coach

'The lessons and examples are so universal that this book is also very useful for coaches in other sports and the 17 million national coaches with a management job.'

Elly Stroo Cloek, Book Reviewer 1001 ManagementBook

'This book is a basic document for every youth coach.'

Toon Gerbrands, Former Olympic volleyball coach and general manager of PSV Eindhoven

'A book that clearly indicates that every trainer can play an important role in the development of youth football players. With expertise, an open mind and, above all, a love for the game.'

Foppe de Haan, former professional soccer coach of SC Heerenveen and Netherlands U21

'I wish every child a trainer who deals with his players as described in this book.'

Bastiaan Riemersma, assistant coach FC Eindhoven

'Mauro makes scientific insights practical in a fun way.'

Art Langeler, professional soccer and former Head of Soccer Development Dutch FA

As the best-selling guide in the sport, Training Young Distance Runners has helped countless runners achieve their best times, avoid injuries, and improve their performance progressively from season to season. Updated, expanded, and enhanced, this new edition further solidifies its standing as a must-have for athletes and coaches in cross country, track and field, and road racing.

Running experts Larry Greene and Russ Pate combine the latest research with training, development, and conditioning plans from the most successful high school and college programs in the world. You'll learn to optimize performance through tempo running, interval training, and technique work to improve form. You'll gain a competitive advantage with expert advice and strategies for event-specific training, avoiding injuries, and overcoming setbacks.

With guidelines for designing customized daily, weekly, and seasonal programs--as well as coverage of hot topics including nutritional supplements, barefoot running and minimalist shoes, and gearing training to the specific needs of girls and boys--Training Young Distance Runners is the most complete and current training guide for the sport. Essential reading for coaches, parents, and young runners, this book has everything you need to get and stay ahead of the pack.

Dear Coach details what athletes wish they could have told their coaches but never did.

From ESPN's authentic, popular, and intrepid correspondent Marty Smith--SIDELINE CEO details key leadership principles Marty has learned from championship coaches he's interviewed over the past two decades.

SIDELINE CEO delves into the unique psychology and daily preparation and gameplan execution of some of America's most respected leaders--the coaches who have led hugely successful programs to win it all. Included among the legends whom Marty interviewed for SIDELINE CEO are: Nick Saban, Mack Brown, Kim Mulkey, Doc Rivers, John Calipari, Tim Corbin, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Patty Gasso, Dabo Swinney, Frank Beamer, and many others.

In talking to these sideline CEOs, Marty develops a set of leadership pillars that include:

• Building vital TRUST within the organization.
• Creating open lines of COMMUNICATION.
• DELEGATING responsibility--and thereby empowerment--to your coaches and players.
• Establishing and sustaining the RIGHT CULTURE in your program.
• MANAGING CRISES and adversity.
• EVOLVING with the game, the players and society, and always challenging your team.

Packed with insight, candor and keen storytelling from some of the greatest coaches of all time, SIDELINE CEO offers valuable takeaways that go beyond the game and apply to the boardroom, the classroom, and can help set intentions for winning in our daily lives.

Coaches build winning teams and enable each athlete they mentor, guide, cajole, and nurture to achieve top performance. More than this, every great sports coach is first and last a life coach. Sportswriter Justin Spizman identifies and profiles 168 of the greatest coaches and managers of all time. They have much to teach us about optimizing our performance, our character, and our lives.

Coach: The Greatest Teachers in Sports and Their Lessons for Us All profiles coaches in every significant sport, from football, basketball, baseball, and hockey to gymnastics, skating, rowing, rugby, soccer, and more. From field to court, diamond, rink, and pitch, the big leagues to the Olympics, college, and high school, Coach delivers the most teachable moments and methods--for play, for competition, and for life. Rich in quotations, each profile ends with lessons for top performance on and off the field, in and beyond the arena.

Justin Spizman tracks all the relevant stats--for every sport keeps score--but he seeks first and last to disclose the mind, the heart, and the force of character that drive each of the indispensable men and women behind the world's most envied and admired athletes. His profiles range from the likes of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (already an MLB legend), to Aimee Boorman and Cecile Canqueteau-Landi (who both coached gymnastics phenom Simone Biles), Bill Belichick (the take-no-prisoners field general of the New England Patriots), Pat Summitt (who racked up 1,098 wins as coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012), Marián Vajda (the coach behind tennis titan Novak Djokovic), and David Leadbetter (golf guru to champions Kathy Baker, Nick Faldo, and Michelle Wie).