Teaching Character Through Sport: Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy Paperback – January 1, 2003

You've read, digested and implemented Jim Thompson's Positive Coaching materials. Now take a Graduate Course.Bruce Brown's book is filled with wonderful ideas on how to create a sports culture where individuals and teams maximize the personal growth that is possible through athletics.Personal favorites include sections on the qualities of "Great Athletes" - successfully introduced to players as young as 11 (and, more importantly their parents) - about the choices that athleted make. Similarly "Great Teams" explores the qualities found in the most successful teams. "Positive Conditioning" is an eye-opener (imaging what happens when the winning team in a game at practice does 20 extra push-ups) as well as great team-building exercises such as "Spotlighting". The section on how parents can be helpful participants in the process is also worthwhile.Run, don't walk (can you do that on-line?) to get this book.

I read this book for a class I was taking. Lots of great information, and practical ideas for coaches at any level.

Excellent book! Well written and good illustrations. As a parent, school administrator, and former coach I highly recommend this book to parents, students and anyone who is a student or works with students. I will read it again and again.

Easily worth the money, this book is amazing. It poses great questions to coaches about why they coach and what they hope to accomplish, methods to teach character traits, and a wonderful section on using conditioning positively, to name a few sections. The book is geared primarily towards junior high or high school programs, and really has some great ideas for a sports program.

This book is an inspirational book for anyone that teaches or coaches. Some great ideas, drills, that you can use immediately.

Met and exceeded my expectations, provided much food for thought for me as a veteran coach and my students as future coaches

Any young coach need this.

Every coach should get this book and periodically read and review. The information is inspirational and very motivating for the coach.