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Strength In Numbers: Insight from Top Coaches on How to Build Your Career, Handle Failure, and Achieve Long-Term Coaching Success
Strength In Numbers: An Encyclopedia of Authentic Coaching Wisdom
Uncover career-defining insights from over 100 elite coaches across all levels, from high school to professional sports. Whether you’re an emerging coach or an experienced leader, Strength In Numbers is your essential guide to building a successful, impactful coaching career.
Inside this Coaching Career Handbook, you will
Legendary lessons from Dan John on the crucial steps for starting a new role.How to forecast player potential from Tom Crean, college coach to Dwyane Wade, Anthony Edwards, and Victor Oladipo.Dean Smith's influence on Anson Dorrance, the 21-time National Champion and gold-medal-winning soccer coach.Mentorship insights from Brett Bartholomew, author of Conscious Coaching, on what to look for in a mentor.Molly Binetti’s approach to helping South Carolina Women’s Basketball reach four straight Final Fours and win two National Championships as their strength coach.What early job helped Mike Boyle become the coach he is today.Family-driven career decisions from Darby Rich, Head Strength Coach for Men's Basketball at the University of Texas.How Marissa Young balances her role as a mother with leading Duke Softball to the Women’s College World Series.Resilience tactics top coaches use to combat burnout, overwhelm, and adversity.Mindset gems from Phil Beckner—Damian Lillard’s NBA player development coach.Unique perspectives
Brendan Suhr’s philosophy, "I don’t coach basketball, I coach people," developed through his NBA coaching career and founding of Coaching U.Practice structuring insights from Chris Oliver, founder of Basketball Immersion.Career principles of Missy Mitchell-McBeth, author of Developmental to Division I, who uses a “Deathbed Mentality” to guide her career moves.Lee Taft's method for creating a personal “Board of Directors” to guide his career.Tony Holler’s insight into why he feels sorry for coaches who have immediate success, and how an early failure shaped his career.Rod Olson's strategies for identifying your “yellow flags” and healthy recharges, coming from his role as founder of the Coaches of Excellence Institute.Career-starting wisdom from Charlie Weingroff, former Head Strength Coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and Director of Performance for Men’s Canada Basketball.Structured around 12 essential questions, Strength In Numbers
How the best coaches make career decisions, the core principles guiding their paths, and the people who have helped them succeed.
Order your copy of Strength In Numbers today and transform your coaching career with the wisdom and mentorship of the field’s top coaches!
Uncover career-defining insights from over 100 elite coaches across all levels, from high school to professional sports. Whether you’re an emerging coach or an experienced leader, Strength In Numbers is your essential guide to building a successful, impactful coaching career.
Inside this Coaching Career Handbook, you will
Legendary lessons from Dan John on the crucial steps for starting a new role.How to forecast player potential from Tom Crean, college coach to Dwyane Wade, Anthony Edwards, and Victor Oladipo.Dean Smith's influence on Anson Dorrance, the 21-time National Champion and gold-medal-winning soccer coach.Mentorship insights from Brett Bartholomew, author of Conscious Coaching, on what to look for in a mentor.Molly Binetti’s approach to helping South Carolina Women’s Basketball reach four straight Final Fours and win two National Championships as their strength coach.What early job helped Mike Boyle become the coach he is today.Family-driven career decisions from Darby Rich, Head Strength Coach for Men's Basketball at the University of Texas.How Marissa Young balances her role as a mother with leading Duke Softball to the Women’s College World Series.Resilience tactics top coaches use to combat burnout, overwhelm, and adversity.Mindset gems from Phil Beckner—Damian Lillard’s NBA player development coach.Unique perspectives
Brendan Suhr’s philosophy, "I don’t coach basketball, I coach people," developed through his NBA coaching career and founding of Coaching U.Practice structuring insights from Chris Oliver, founder of Basketball Immersion.Career principles of Missy Mitchell-McBeth, author of Developmental to Division I, who uses a “Deathbed Mentality” to guide her career moves.Lee Taft's method for creating a personal “Board of Directors” to guide his career.Tony Holler’s insight into why he feels sorry for coaches who have immediate success, and how an early failure shaped his career.Rod Olson's strategies for identifying your “yellow flags” and healthy recharges, coming from his role as founder of the Coaches of Excellence Institute.Career-starting wisdom from Charlie Weingroff, former Head Strength Coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and Director of Performance for Men’s Canada Basketball.Structured around 12 essential questions, Strength In Numbers
How the best coaches make career decisions, the core principles guiding their paths, and the people who have helped them succeed.
Order your copy of Strength In Numbers today and transform your coaching career with the wisdom and mentorship of the field’s top coaches!
548 pages, Hardcover
Published December 10, 2024
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John Bloom
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John Bloom is a journalist and entertainer born in Dallas, Texas, who grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and now lives in New York City.
While serving as New York bureau chief for United Press International, he was an eyewitness to the events of 9/11 and was nominated by UPI for the Pulitzer Prize. His work for Texas Monthly magazine has been nominated three times for the National Magazine Award, and he has written for dozens of newspapers and magazines, as well as being a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and Creators Syndicate. He graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University, where he was a Grantland Rice Scholar for his work as a teenage reporter and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat.
In 1982 he created the pseudonym of "Joe Bob Briggs," using that pen name anonymously until he was outed in 1985. He then performed under that name on a number of television shows and at live venues, winning two Cable ACE Awards for a show called "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater" on The Movie Channel and a similar show called "MonsterVision" on TNT.
John Bloom is a journalist and entertainer born in Dallas, Texas, who grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and now lives in New York City.
While serving as New York bureau chief for United Press International, he was an eyewitness to the events of 9/11 and was nominated by UPI for the Pulitzer Prize. His work for Texas Monthly magazine has been nominated three times for the National Magazine Award, and he has written for dozens of newspapers and magazines, as well as being a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and Creators Syndicate. He graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University, where he was a Grantland Rice Scholar for his work as a teenage reporter and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat.
In 1982 he created the pseudonym of "Joe Bob Briggs," using that pen name anonymously until he was outed in 1985. He then performed under that name on a number of television shows and at live venues, winning two Cable ACE Awards for a show called "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater" on The Movie Channel and a similar show called "MonsterVision" on TNT.
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