The Playmaker's Decisions

Author: Daniel Peterson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736144817
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
The Playmaker on any team makes the right decision at the right time, almost every time. Despite the constraints of time, tactics, and rules, the best players combine their vision and skills with razor-sharp decision accuracy for an unstoppable competitive advantage.As a follow-up to "The Playmaker's Advantage", their bestselling guide for athletes, coaches, and parents, Daniel Peterson and Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky now focus on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes.Whether you are a coach who needs to sharpen your team's decisions under pressure or a parent who is trying to understand your young superstar's mental game or even a fan who has yelled at the TV wondering why your team breaks your heart, "The Playmaker's Decisions" combines science and stories to shed light on the black box of athlete cognition.Praise for The Playmaker's Advantage:"Any coach who isn't tuned in to this stuff, in my opinion, is going to fall behind."-Mike Sullivan, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins"An easy to read book that blends science and coaching practice in a manner in which many books are unable to achieve. I would recommend this to any coach or scientist interested in improving their team's performance."-Damian Farrow, PhD, Professor of Skill Acquisition, Victoria University"One of the most valuable books I have read in a long time. How often as coaches have we said it is all in your head. The Playmaker's Advantage shows how to use what's in our head to our competitive advantage."-Vern Gambetta, Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems

The Playmaker's Advantage

Author: Leonard Zaichkowsky
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501181882
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Discover the next frontier in sports training—improving your mental game, no matter your age or experience—and how to become the Playmaker, both in your professional and personal life. Coaches search for it. Parents dream of it. Fans love it. Athletes want it. The playmaker on any sports team possesses it: an elusive, intangible quality combining anticipation, perception, and decision-making skills. This quality raises their game above the competition and allows them to pass when no one else can, anticipate the movement of opponents, avoid costly mental mistakes, and ultimately, hold the team together. Now, for the first time, cognitive science research is revealing the secrets of the playmaker’s keen sense of awareness. Just as tests of speed, strength, and agility have provided a baseline of physiological biomarkers, coaches can now capture cognitive metrics including attention, pattern recognition, anticipation, and the ability to take quick, decisive action during the chaos of competition. The Playmaker’s Advantage is a groundbreaking book that will educate athletes of all ages about this essential creative capability in an accessible, easy to understand method.

Belfry Hockey

Author: Darryl Belfry
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1641254904
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 351

Book Description
"Darryl knows my game now. He knows what's going to work and what's not going to work. It's about fine-tuning it and always trying to improve.... It's an ongoing conversation about how to get better and how to pick up a little thing here or there to give yourself an advantage." —Patrick Kane, from his foreword An unmissable look at how even hockey's best find ways to get even better. Darryl Belfry is regarded as hockey's premier development coach, with clients including Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, John Tavares, and Auston Matthews. But his highly sought-after training methods aren't only for elite NHL stars; they have helped players of all levels uncover new pathways to performance excellence. Packed with fascinating stories and valuable insight, Belfry Hockey: Strategies to Teach the World's Best Athletes details this powerful curriculum, developed over years of persistent research. It's a system that emphasizes discovering authentic identity, pinpointing translatable skill, building a personal performance matrix, and more. Not only will players learn hundreds of techniques to improve their game, but teachers—inside and outside of hockey coaching—will gain an arsenal of groundbreaking strategies to connect with their students.

Developing Basketball Intelligence

Author: Brian McCormick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780557043354
Category : Basketball
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Through drills, situations, instruction and questioning, Developing Basketball Intelligence demonstrates how to teach game awareness and basketball intelligence.DBI explains the basic tactical skills of every offense - from pick-and-rolls to 3v2 fast breaks - but moves beyond the skill execution to the all important perceptual, anticipatory and decision-making skills which separate the expert performers. Developing Basketball Intelligence teaches tactical skills, but also develops the characteristics of a high basketball IQ player, players who: * choose the best option in less time; * adapt to ever-changing situations; * possess good spatial awareness; * know the right play at any moment relative to the time and score; * and more.Developing Basketball Intelligence is a tool to develop your offensive system as a coach, and to create a learning environment which enhances your players' understanding so they can read and react and adjust and adapt on the court.

Developing Decision Makers

Author: Lynn Kidman
Publisher: IPC Print Resources
ISBN: 0473075873
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description

No Bullsh*t Leadership

Author: Chris Hirst
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1782835458
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
WINNER OF BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020: LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE A Financial Times Business Book of the Month 'A brilliant set of leadership tools that will help you succeed whatever your goal' - Sir Clive Woodward 'A punchy, plainly written guide, offering a readable and enlightened view of what leaders do and how they should do it' - Financial Times 'A new rubric on leadership' - Evening Standard Inspiration behind the No Bullsh*t Leadership Intelligence Squared podcast Leadership is not some special club, open only to elites. It's not a gold star given only to those with expensive degrees. Leadership is for everyone. Based on the author's hard-won experience as a Global CEO, this smart, fun book delivers a step-by-step working manual on how to lead - for anyone. Full of simple and direct approaches, it demystifies an over-analysed subject to get to the heart of modern leadership: the life-changing, career-transforming power to get stuff done. These principles and actionable steps apply to every field, from small businesses to community initiatives, from schools to sports teams to global enterprises. No matter your goal, this book will show you how to: - make effective decisions - build a world-class team - take care of yourself and others - achieve results

Deal Your Own Destiny

Author: Kate Delaney
Publisher: Forbesbooks
ISBN: 9781946633149
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
No One Gets To Decide The Hand They're Dealt In Life Become The Dealer When Kate Delaney, an award-winning journalist, felt down on her luck and her career, she decided to take the fate of her future into her own hands. Through anecdotes from her early career, as well as reflections on the stories of great athletes, Deal Your Own Destiny reveals how Kate went from working at small, local radio stations to hosting two nationally syndicated radio shows and how you can take control of the trajectory of your future. In this quick and impactful read, Delaney walks you through the decisions that were paramount to her career's success and how you can make bold moves that change the course of your destiny. Filled with valuable lessons including finding the right balance between work and life and dedicating yourself to your path, Deal Your Own Destiny is essential for anyone seeking to make life- or career-changing decisions. Start dealing your own destiny today.

Unstoppable

Author: Dave Anderson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119412439
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
Where do you fall on your organization's performance spectrum? Unstoppable is performance-enhancing manual for those who are ready to change the world. Regardless of talent or skill set, there are four types of people in every organization: Undertakers, Caretakers, Play Makers, and Game Changers—but value is definitely not equal across the board. Game changers move things forward with relentless energy, effort, attitude, and excellence. They elevate those around them, inspire exceptional performance, and drive their organization to the top. This book is designed to help you rise to the challenge and become the Game Changer your organization needs. Candid insights from dozens of coaches, managers, CEOs, journalists, entrepreneurs, and other elite performers reveal the qualities that make some people stand out, and the underlying theme is mindset. While talent is a great head start, it is merely potential. Undeveloped and erratically-wielded talent holds little value for an organization. The key to high performance is an intentionally cultivated mindset of success, backed by the bold action it takes to make things happen every day. This book delves deep into the elite performance paradigm to help you work at the highest levels. Learn what separates the playmakers from the game changers Step up your performance with a simple five-step process Transform your thinking and develop an unstoppable toughness Be the best at what you do, and elevate your entire organization The performance spectrum is not about classifying your coworkers; it's about self-assessment, self-reflection, and self-improvement. Everyone has star quality, even if it is buried deep inside. Unstoppable helps you uncover your potential, and upgrade your performance to become the best.

Play Makers

Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9780545381833
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
Starting the basketball season after their football championship, Ben McBain and his crew are challenged by newcomer Chase Braggs, whose point guard abilities outstrip Ben's and who attracts Lily's attention while Ben is busy practicing.

Playmakers

Author: Mike Florio
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 9781541700185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
The story of a modern NFL that can't get out of its own way--and can't stop making money For almost twenty years now, the NFL has been simultaneously an athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse--and a league that can't seem to go more than a few weeks without stumbling into a scandal. Whether it's about domestic violence, performance-enhancing drugs, racism, or head trauma, the NFL always seems to be in some kind of trouble. Yet no matter the drama, the TV networks keep showing games, the revenue keeps going up, and the viewers keep tuning in. How can a sports league--or any organization--operate this way? Why do the negative stories keep happening, and why don't they ever seem to affect the bottom line? In this wide-ranging book, Mike Florio takes readers from the boardroom to the locker room, from draft day to Super Bowl night, answering these questions and more, and showing what really goes on in the sport that America can't seem to quit. Known for his constant stream of new information and his incisive commentary, Florio delivers again in this book. With new insights and reporting on scandals past and present, this book is sure to be the talk of the league.