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Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life

Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandahl

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Total reviews: 55 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A powerfull technique of coaching 5 out of 5 stars.
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The best book to learn how to practice Co-active coaching. This is a book for coaches or for coaching students . You can hear two sessions of coaching in the CD included.

Excellent Resource 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you are interested in learning more about coaching someone on how to have a fuller live and/or achieve their goals this is a great book for you. I also strongly recommend taking the Co-Active Coaching classes offered by the Coaches Training Institute. During each level of the classes I felt I had learned so much about coaching, myself and all of the wonderful folks in my classes that even if I wasn't studying to become a coach, this program was so well worth it.

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A newly revised edition of the book that helped define the coaching profession, Co-Active Coaching captures the essence of what it takes to design and maintain successful, collaborative, and empowering coaching relationships. The authors describe in detail their flexible and adaptive model-placing the client's agenda at the heart of the coaching partnership, define the skills required for success, provide dozens of sample coaching conversations, and a power-packed Coach's Toolkit of over 35 exercises, questionnaires, checklists, and forms to make these proven principles and techniques eminently practical and immediately actionable.

Youth Basketball Drills

Burrall Paye, Patrick Paye

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Spectacular plays may make the highlight reels, but winning results from consistent execution of sound fundamentals. Youth Basketball Drills contains all the drills you need to develop the essential skills in your players. Authors Burrall and Patrick Paye have outlined drills and variations that cover the entire scope of the game in both offense and defense. The drills are grouped by skills, with variations that progress as your players learn. Explanations show you how, when, and why to use each drill.

You'll find the information to build stronger individual players and develop a winning team. The arrangement of this book makes it a perfect reference tool--all of the details are presented in a step-by-step format. The drills are categorized into three skill development levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Each drill is clearly marked by number and by name, with an estimate of how much time it takes to execute. A list of all related drills is given to help you implement a systematic order to your workouts.

There are drills for all facets of basketball, including

• balance and agility,
• footwork,
• ballhandling,
• passing,
• cutting,
• screening,
• rebounding, and
• shooting.

Defensive skills are also addressed--both for the individual and as a team--including stance and footwork, individual moves, and team defense.

It's important to start young players out right--executing each move and each technique exactly as they are meant to be done. Having youngsters learn and then practice the proper techniques is vital. Youth Basketball Drills will give you the know-how and practice tools to teach young players the correct techniques, fundamental movements, and proper footwork to excel in basketball.

Team-Building Activities for Every Group

Alanna Jones

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The best activity book 5 out of 5 stars.
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I'm a peer facilitator, and this is definitely the best group activity book that I've used. I've always gotten the best response from the activities in this book...they seem to be the most fun for the kids to do, while still teaching important lessons. The book is also very easy to read and understand.

My fellow Peer facilitators and I have about 25 different activity books to choose from, and this is always the one that we each try to grab every week before anyone else gets to it!

Editorial Review:

107 interactive games and activities can be found in the pages of this easy-to-use book. Each game is fun, experiential, easy to lead, unique, and requires minimal resources. With 65 team challenges and 42 activities that help any team get to know one another, become comfortable with each other, and open up, there is something for every group.

If you work with youth, corporate groups, therapy groups, church groups, scouts, families, school groups, sports teams, at camp, or with any other group who must work together you will find helpful games and activities in this fun, energetic, and purposeful book!

The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing

David Seidman

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Total reviews: 36 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Awesome book 5 out of 5 stars.
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As a non-sailor just getting into the world of sailing, I've found this book extremely helpful and easy to digest. The explanations are accompanied by beautiful drawings, which helps explain topics such as wind direction. My boyfriend, who is a competitive sailor, says that the book is very accurate and explains important topics well. We both give this book five stars.

Editorial Review:

The Complete Sailor takes the reader from the first sail to a mastery of small-boat handling. Weaving his writing around 600 drawings by noted marine illustrator Kelly Mulford, David Seidman has created a book in which each double-page spread invites the eye and communicates volumes of information. The Complete Sailor goes beyond other learn-to-sail books to cover navigation, boat design, and seamanship. Encyclopedic in scope yet warm in style, it conveys the magic as well as the techniques of sailing. Among the other topics covered: anchoring, ropework, rigging, weather, fog, squalls, currents and tides, rules of the road, trailering, and working the winds. The book is a gentle introduction for those just starting out, and a guide to new horizons for those who already sail.

NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training

National Academy of Sports Medicine

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Simply the Best 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although I miss the seven phase OPT model of old, the new paradigm has streamlined the structure to progress athletes through the process more efficiently. The illustrations are an upgrade, however there are fewer sample exercises to use. I recommend the NASM program to any serious trainer. This isn't "gym science"; everything in this book is based on years of research in human biomechanics, physiology, and kinesiology. The information you absorb from these pages will make you question why you ever relied on news stand fitness magazines for your workouts. NASM OPT training isn't a fad, a quick-fix, or a unrealistic promise. It is hard work and discipline that is highly effective for those that commit.

In addition to the text and CPT certification, continuing education courses and workshops will help you to truly understand the material with hands on demonstrations and professional instructors to answer your questions. Trainers get certified...real trainers get NASM certified.

Editorial Review:

Developed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), this book is designed to help people prepare for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Certification exam or learn the basic principles of personal training using NASM's Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model. The OPT model presents NASM's protocols for building stabilization, strength, and power. More than 600 full-color illustrations and photographs demonstrate concepts and techniques. Exercise color coding maps each exercise movement to a specific phase on the OPT model. Exercise boxes demonstrate core exercises and detail the necessary preparation and movement. Other features include research notes, memory joggers, safety tips, and review questions.

Jumping into Plyometrics: 100 Exercises For Power & Strength

Donald A. Chu

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A Good Intro to the World of Plyometrics 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book does an excellent job introducing the topic of plyometrics to the reader. It discusses the different types and categories of jumps as well as the varying intensities. It even gives sport specific plyos as well as sample programs. However, this is not the definitive book on plyometrics. I think of it as more as a good reference tool. I would really recommend "High-Powered Plyometrics" for even more in depth info on this wonderful method of training.

Editorial Review:

Let America's leading authority on plyometrics help you tap into explosive power training with Jumping Into Plyometrics. You'll learn not only how to improve vertical and linear jumping abilities, but also how to increase upperbody strength.Author Donald Chu shows you how to improve quickness, speed, and jumping ability while gaining greater coordination, body control, and balance through the use of plyometric training. In addition, to explaining basic muscle physiology, how plyometrics works, and how to design the ideal plyometric training program for your sport. Dr. Chu shares 90 fully illustrated exercised from the seven categories of plyometrics exercises. But more important, he reveals five of the most effective exercises for 19 specific sports, as well as the equipment needed, the starting position, and the action sequence of the exercise. Jumping Into Plyometrics is the most complete ever written on plyometrics.

A Pilates' Primer : The Millennium Edition

Joseph Pilates, Judd Robbins

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Pilates in photos and his own words 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you want pictures of Joseph Pilates doing a lot of his basic exercises and if you want a short explanation of his ideas in his own words, then this is worth the price. Nothing about his machine/s however. Just mat pilates.

Editorial Review:

This edition combines two of Joseph Pilates published works in one volume. Contrology is the complete coordination of mind, body and spirit, wrote Joseph Pilates. In Return to Life, first published in 1945, Pilates defines the concept of Contrology with specific advice regarding posture, body mechanics, correct breathing, spinal flexibility and physical education. He demonstrates his original 34 mat exercises, which are now basic repertoire in Pilates training. Each exercise is demonstrated by Pilates himself at the age of 60 in a series of photos accompanied by detailed instructions. Your Health, originally published in 1934, explains Joseph Pilates early theories about health and fitness. Its a fascinating look into the mind of the man who revolutionized fitness, and whose teachings form the foundation of a discipline now embraced by fitness enthusiasts, health educators, rehabilitation specialists, and exercise trainers around the world. Black and white, paperback, 158 pages.

Functional Training for Sports

Michael Boyle

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

functional training for sports 5 out of 5 stars.
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like the title says. I'm a veteran personal trainer and find this book to be one of the most useful in my library. Clear & concise, thoughtful. Indispensible.

Functional training 4 out of 5 stars.
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Is ideal for personal trainers, athletes or anyone who wants to improve sports skills and knowledge, its a great complement for diferents sports

Great Read 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is excellent and worth the read. It shows how Mike Boyle trains his athletes and gives you different ideas/exercises on how to train athletes. The only problem I have, is that it is too text heavy without enough pictures to explain the text. Even with this being said, you can figure out how to do the majority of the exercises based on the text alone. If you want to learn how to train athletes properly, I would definitely get this book.

Editorial Review:

The key features of this text include: testing procedures to detect physical weaknesses and to pinpoint proper starting points in the athlete's training; sample training programmes for different sports; skills to analyse energy demand and develop specific programmes for endurance; and more.

The Special Ops Workout: The Elite Exercise Program Inspired by the United States Special Operations Command

Stewart Smith, Mike Mejia

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The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was activated April 16, 1987 and has approximately 42,000 active, reserve and national guard forces. USSOCOM's main mission is to prepare assigned forces to plan and conduct special operations and psychological warfare. That said, one can only imagine the immense physical requirements of the men assigned to USSOCOM missions: a combination of endurance and strength that was unattainable to most people... until now. From the author who wrote the books on military fitness, including The Official U.S. Navy SEAL Workout and The Official U.S. Airforce Elite Workout, comes The Special Ops Workout. No stranger to the grueling training regimens and demanding physical requirements of America's special forces, Andrew Flach takes his work to the next level as he presents a master plan for achieving a level of fitness that most can only dream of. The Special Ops Workout includes: -- Endurance Training -- Strength Training -- Swimming -- Running and Marching -- Obstacle Navigation -- Nutrition -- Sleep Deprivation -- Mental Attitude And more!

Five-Star Basketball Drills

Howard Garfinkle, Will Klein

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Over 5,000 talented players have completed the Five-Star program and received scholarships. Distinguished alumni include Isiah Thomas, Moses Malone, Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, Mark Aguirre, John Paxson, Jim Paxson, Jeff Ruland, Darnell Valentine, and Mike O'Koren. Here, in print for the first time, is a compilation of 131 drills they practiced at the nation's premier basketball camp. The book includes the following:

• 131 of the best drills used at the Five-Star camp
• Conditioning, one, two, and three player drills for men and women
• Proven regimens from a star-studded galaxy of NCAA and NBA coaches
• Step by step instructions with pictures and diagrams to maximize your potential and practice time

"Howard Garfinkel and Will Klein are as well organized in their presentation of drills as they are in their camp. This book is a great contribution to your basketball library." -- Bob Knight

"Owning one of the most varied sports libraries in the country, I consider myself an expert on sports books. Nowhere on my shelves is there anything approaching the value of these drills for youngsters and young coaches. It's the best drill book in America." -- George Raveling

"With the advent of the three-point shot, there's now a high priority on the skill parts of the game. This book will help the dedicated user become a fundamentally sound player." -- Mike Fratello

"A must for all young players and coaches who want to learn the game the way it should be taught." -- Rick Pitino

"Five-Star has done a great job helping kids. I admire the way they've emphasized teaching the concepts and maintained the personal touch in dealing with youngsters. This book carries on that great tradition." -- Mike Krzyzewski