The Character Coach's Playbook is not just a book, it is a tool! With millions of athletes playing today, it is time to coach the coaches about coaching. Very few (Little League through high school) coaches have any training in the arena of character development. Every great coach from Lombardi to Bowden and Osborne to Wooden understood the importance of personal character. Steve and Huey have produced a practical guide to assist and train coaches in this most important endeavor. The playbook sets out weekly characteristics to explain and emphasize throughout their practices so that they develop the inner being, as well as the outer being. This book is meant to be a constant reminder that most athletes will not play beyond Little League. Instead of focusing all coaching efforts on the short-lived life of playing, learn to coach for a quality of life. Every coach has a unique opportunity to influence their players. Remember coach "they will always remember coach."

Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and Jay Carty know that when it comes down to it, success is an equal opportunity player. Anyone can create it in his or her career, family and beyond. Based on John Wooden's own method to victory, Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success reveals that success is built block by block, where each block is a crucial principle contributing to life-long achievement in every area of life. Each of these 32 daily readings takes an in-depth look at a single block of the pyramid. When these blocks are combined they form the structure of the pyramid of success. Discover the building blocks and key values, from confidence to faith, that brought Coach to the pinnacle of success as a leader, a teacher and a follower of God.

My life revolved around two things. Football and my cock. And not necessarily in that order. Being the head football coach for a top university in Texas had its ups and its downs. The ups? Endless women to f*ck. The downs? The politics that came with the job. From the moment Aubrey Cain walked into my office, she turned my world upside down. Being forced to have her follow me around for a month was going to be a pain in the ass. Especially since I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. The best I'd hoped to come out of this was a few nights with her in my bed. I never imagined she'd be the game changer. Brett Owens was my assignment. Head football coach for a top college, bad boy reputation, short temper, and handsome good looks should have scared me off. But I was tougher than that. From the first words out of his obnoxious, dirty-talking mouth, I knew it was going to be a long month. It wasn't five minutes after meeting him, he hit on me. If only I had known his blue eyes would haunt my dreams and awaken a desire inside of me I never knew existed. This was business. There was no way I would be tempted by him no matter how good looking he was or how many things he whispered in my ear. He was only supposed to be my assignment. Not the man who threatened to destroy both my heart and my career. I would follow along with his playbook for now. But who would end up winning was anyone's guess. The Playbook is a stand-alone novel. Ages 18+ contains adult content and language.

Coaching is all about relationships, with the people they lead, fellow coaches, family and with God. The Heart of a Coach Playbook helps strengthen a coach’s personal relationship with Christ while modeling biblical integrity to the players on their team and the people in their lives. This collection of 31 devotional readings, written by current and former coaches, uses realistic coaching situations and scripture references to encourage and equip coaches on the issues they face in their daily lives including character, faithfulness, persistence and commitment. Readers will be introduced to the FCA devotional method, “PRESS,” designed with athletes in mind: Pray, Read, Examine, Summarize and Share.

“Coach’s Playbook” is an accumulation of 35 years of coaching experience. In addition, it contains chapters on philosophy, teamwork, motivation, overcoming adversity, advice, faith and more. Coach Larkin also chronicles the time spent at three high schools where he was the head football coach, along with the ups and downs that come with high school sports. Starting with a modest upbringing in a small town in Michigan, to a Hall of Fame career, it will give you insight to leadership strategies developed through years of experience. It’s the true story of a man who loved football, family, the players he coached and the satisfaction of preparing those young men for the real world through the sport of football. This is an excellent playbook for coaching and for life.

The successful self-published author of The Sales Leaders Playbook writes his first mainstream leadership book There are enormous differences between managing and coaching. Yet many companies and organizations encourage their leaders to coach teams without ever teaching them how and without creating a culture that supports coaching. Nathan Jamail—a leading consultant, professional speaker, and the president of his own group of businesses—trains coaches at several Fortune 500 companies and learned that it takes not only different skills to achieve success, but a truly effective coach needs an organizational culture that creates and multiplies the success of every motivated team member. The Leadership Playbook shows leaders the skills necessary to be an effective coach and to build effective teams by: Fostering employees’ belief in the culture of a company Resolving issues proactively rather than reactively and creating an involvement that constantly pushes employees to be their best Focusing on the more humane principles of leadership—gratitude, positivity, and recognition—that keep morale high Holding teams and individuals accountable Constantly recruiting talent ("building the bench") rather than filling positions only when they are empty Combining research, interviews, and inspiring stories with the lessons that have earned Jamail the respect of the world’s foremost corporations including CISCO, FedEx, Sprint, the U.S. Army, and State Farm; The Leadership Playbook will dominate the category for years to come.