 Looking to Develop as a Basketball Coach?Coaches spend most of their time focused on the improvement of their players. But what about themselves? Whether you're on a long bus ride to an away game or looking for ways to improve in the off-season, reading should be a part of your plan. Why? Because as we age, it's not so much that we're lacking in skills to be a great coach, but we're often lacking in perspectives.
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 Basketball Gift IdeasI love to give gifts. It makes me happy, and I take pride in finding just the right gift. To get there, though, often requires some digging. You're trying to anticipate what might make someone's day based on their interests. Simply asking them what they'd like is practical but a bit of a cop out.
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 Lindsey Vonn: Rise Book ReviewOne of the hardest things about being a professional athlete is that your career eventually has to come to an end. For every unicorn like Tom Brady, there are a hundred other athletes whose time on the field, court, pitch, or slope has a limit due to injuries, contracts, and other priorities as they age.
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 Is Can't Hurt Me Worth a Read?When Can't Hurt Me was published in December of 2018, a lot of people were like, "Who is this Goggins guy?" I had a bit of an idea after reading Jesse Itzler's book, Living With a SEAL, where Goggins's no nonsense approach, mixed with Itzler's happy go luck personality, made for a fun tale.
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 The Best Sports Books for High School GirlsI have two daughters and am fortunate that there are some tremendous female athletes for them to look up to. Tremendous in not only how they perform but how they handle themselves. Buying a book for a teenager is like picking a needle out of a haystack but bear with me because we get the question: "what's a good book for a 13 year old girl?" all the time. Here are a few of our favorites by sport:
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 Beating The OddsThis is a book about gambling; make no doubts about it. Thorp's mathematical brain is one of a kind, but he also had a tremendous appetite for risk. Risk not in a mathematical way, but in the fact that he could've easily been arrested and thrown in a jail cell.
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 Into to Nick SabanGetting a book written about you is an honor of a lifetime. In Nick Saban's case, there are so many books that he's either the most fascinating man in the world or has been great at his job for a very long time. We know the latter to be true; jury's still out on the former.
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 Eating Healthy to Start the New YearLet's face it. It's January, and while your New Year's resolution may already be up in flames, the year is still young! It's no secret that proper nutrition can improve athletic performance, but diets can vary depending on your goals. Regardless of priorities, having an understanding of how macro nutrients work together, nutrient timing, and the importance of hydration and sleep can completely change how you live your life.
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 Sports Psychology Books to Read in 2023The mind is such a powerful weapon for athletes and coaches alike. When we talk about training, for years, the focus was always on the physical. As different forms of mindfulness training have become more popular, more people are starting to see the value in training their minds.
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AuthorJohn Willkom is the author of Amazon best-selling basketball books: Walk-On Warrior and No Fear In The Arena. John is an avid reader, sports fan, and father to two incredible little girls. Archives
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