Positve Coaching: Building Character and Self-Esteem Through Sports

by Jim Thompson

Overview

Positive Coaching is jam packed with information for coaches in any sport. The book includes over 200 coaching recommendations on specific psychological, motivational, and behavioral situations. There is a special focus on the coach as storyteller- 50 motivational stories can be used to develop strong communication with athletes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780982131701
Publisher:	Balance Sports Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Noted for his hardboiled crime novels, Oklahoma native Jim Thompson (1906-1977) began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detective at age 14. Thompson eventually wrote 29 novels and co-wrote two screenplays. Several of his novels were adapted into films, resulting in the classic noir The Killer Inside Me, After Dark My Sweet, and The Grifters.

What People are Saying About This

Warren K. Simpson

" Any book that uses movie and book characters in coaching analogies gets my vote for a must read. Read it and enjoy it."- Warren K. Simpson- Hardin Simmons University

Phil Jackson

"Positive Coaching has some wonderful words of wisdom to parents and coaches. It fused a lot of my thoughts about coaching and about being a parent of young athletes. I recommend it wholeheartedly for all coaches. In the book, Jim Thompson states that his positive coaching tactics may not work on a professional level. Being a believer in motivation through sport and praise, I know it works on this level too."-- Phil Jackson, Head Coach, Chicago Bulls, World Champions, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997