Unlock Your Potential: Learn from the World's Best Coaches and Build a Championship Team

James Michael Parker: This is a book for anyone coaching a team in any sport at any level. It deals with just about every topic imaginable. Every chapter is different. I have gone back and reread many of the chapters separately that dealt with issues I was dealing with. Nothing in this book is sport specific. No X’s and O’s. I bought 2 copies and passed one on to a friend. Excellent book!

United States on Aug 08, 2023

DJA: I've been coaching for over 20 years, primarily high school boys basketball, and this is one of the best books I've read on being a good coach. Some of the concepts mentioned I've already had to learn the hard way. I found myself thinking of how much this book would have helped me if I had read it when I started (though I'm not sure I'd have had the humility to learn from it).

I've also come across a number of tips and ideas that I'm considering using next season or sometime in the future. This is a great book, and I'll probably be buying another copy to give to a new coach that I want to encourage.

United States on Jun 01, 2023

Alex: I would recommend this to any coach who is looking to improve as a coach. Great insight into many great coaches and programs. My favorite part was the actions you could take after every chapter.

United States on May 25, 2023

Daniel J Hamm: Should be required reading for all coaches from pee wee to the pros

United States on Feb 07, 2023

Sam Allpass: Very well written book with excellent incites.

United Kingdom on Jan 19, 2023

V J: A brilliant guide for coaches who want to understand the ins and outs of coaching a team and getting the best out of their athletes. It starts with the questions of why someone gets into coaching, forces some introspection and setting of expectations, followed by how to coach effectively and how to create a strong impact on your athletes and teams. Chapter after chapter contains highly practical wisdom that you can incorporate into your coaching routine. The beautiful thing about this book is that it needn't just apply to sports - even business leaders or people managers can get a lot out of this book by learning to communicate optimally, developing good empathy and rapport with your team and developing a good team culture. John prescribes a long term approach that sacrifices immediate gains for the long term benefit of the athlete, and draws the focus away from results to the overall benefit a good coach can bring to his team. This is a brilliant book that every aspiring coach, leader should read early on in their career.

United States on Jul 07, 2022

Fawn: So impressed with this book. I would recommend to any coach - especially youth coaches. I’ll be buying this for my coaching colleagues.

Canada on Feb 07, 2022

Sean: Not sure I would have appreciated this book as a novice Coach but I needed it. Coaches are in the relationship business and this cracker shows you how to create the environment to have better relationships with your players.

Australia on Jan 11, 2021

Kenton P: Excellent and informative read with a practical conversation to a usable manual.

Canada on Mar 25, 2020

Shane: I’ve read a ton of leadership and coaching books. This one may be the best. Convicting, informative and practical. If you are a coach or the parent of a student-athlete get yourself a copy and pick up a few extras as gifts.

Canada on Jan 19, 2020