Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear

by Paul Assaiante, James Zug, Tom Wolfe (Foreword by)

Overview

The winningest coach in college sports history shares his lessons on building and coaching teams of champions.

For 244 consecutive dual matches over the past twelve years, the Trinity men's squash team has gone unbeaten. No other team in any collegiate sport has achieved the same sustained level of greatness.

Run to the Roar is the story of a coach who succeeds in recruiting young men from around the world, getting them to work as a team, managing personalities, calming egos, and encouraging daily effort and focus under pressure.

The focus of the book is a single match-Trinity vs. Princeton at the 2009 national championships. Within this framework we learn how Assaiante drives his players to achieve unparalleled success.

Run to the Roar is not just a book about squash; it is an invaluable and unique reflection on mentoring and leadership.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591844716
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 8.36(h) x 0.81(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul Assaiante has coached the men's squash and tennis teams at Trinity College in Hartford since 1994. He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut. James Zug is an award-winning author of six books, including the definitive history of squash in America. He lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tom Wolfe xiii

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 Ownership: Manek 13

Chapter 2 The Power of Now: Supreet 31

Chapter 3 Seniority: Rushabh 53

Chapter 4 Love Wins: Vikram 73

Chapter 5 Learning to Lose: Randy 111

Chapter 6 Confidence: Gustav 135

Chapter 7 Control: Andres 153

Chapter 8 Performance: Parth 183

Chapter 9 Character: Baset 199

Epilogue 219

Afterword James F. Jones Jr. 227

Postscript to the Paperback Edition 229

Acknowledgments 237

Index 241