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Why Good Coaches Quit: How to Deal With the Other Stuff - Softcover

Anderson, John R.; Aberman, Rick A., Ph.D.

 
9781585189366: Why Good Coaches Quit: How to Deal With the Other Stuff
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1585189367 ISBN 13: 9781585189366
Publisher: Coaches Choice, 2005

About the Author

John Anderson is the head baseball coach at the University of Minnesota, a position he assumed in 1981 after serving as an assistant in the Gopher s staff the previous four seasons. One of the most widely respected coaches in the game, Anderson is the all time winningest coach in UM history with 838 wins. In his highly successful career, he has led Minnesota to 20 Big Ten Tournament Appearances in 23 seasons, winning eight times. Five times, he has been awarded Big Ten Coach of the Year honors. His exceptional ability to attract top-notch athletes to the Gopher s diamond program is reflected in the fact that he has coached 15 All-Americans, 112 Academic All-Big Ten selections, and 218 University of Minnesota Scholar-Athlete award winners.Rick Aberman, Ph. D., has been working with athletes, corporations, sports, and business executives for almost 20 years. He holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology and family therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr Aberman was the psychologist on the sports medicine staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic department. He pioneered a program designed specifically to meet the needs of the highly competitive student-athlete, coaches, and administrators. Dr Aberman specializes in the working with elite leaders and performers: collegiate and professional coaches, athletes, college and professional sports teams as well as senior leaders and business executives throughout North America.

From the Inside Flap

In this book, a college coach and a sports psychotherapist discuss the other stuff that coaches routinely encounter on and off the field meddlesome parents, demanding administrators, misbehaving kids, confusing rules, negative media and offer practical advice on how to survive and thrive in the business of sports. Makes an excellent resource for individual coaches of every sport and every level of play, as well as administrators who oversee a coaching staff.

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Publisher
Coaches Choice
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1585189367
ISBN 13 
9781585189366
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
180