Book of the Day: Coaching Better Every Season

Title: Coaching Better Every Season

Author: Wade Gilbert

From the book: “Knowing your purpose and core values as a coach is critical for building successful sports programs. Clearly defining your purpose and core values gives you focus and direction and allow you to focus on the things that matter most and ignore things that do not matter. Unwavering commitment to your purpose and core values is demonstrated through relentless preparation, incredible attention to detail, a team-first attitude, and an intense work ethic. You will know you have found your coaching purpose when your purpose is inseparable from who you are as a person.”

Takeaway: This book is for coaches who seek to build and sustain successful programs. It’s also for coaches who want to improve at their craft, are open to change, and respect what quality research and form and current members of their profession have to offer. This book offers no shortcuts, no hacks, no magic formulas, no secrets — just time-tested strategies grounded in enduring principles of effective coaching.

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