coaching

Pete Carril, coach of the Princeton University Tigers at the time of their victory over the national champion UCLA Bruins, outlines his philosophy for basketball success.

"A YA memoir about survival and strength by Elvira Gonzalez, a Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by training to become one of the top athletes in the U.S."--.

"Sometimes a hockey team's best player is on the bench, not the ice. From college to the pros to the Olympics, learn about hockey's legendary leaders. Who has won the most Stanley Cup championships? Which college coach hand-picked a team that made an Olympic miracle happened? Turn these pages to find out!"--Provided by publisher.

"The players aren't the only stars on the football field. Football's most influential college and professional coaches are stars in their own right. Which coaches have the longest winning streaks? Who has coached the most championship winners. And which coaches have changed the game as we know it? Turn these pages to find out!"--Provided by publisher.

"Sometimes a basketball game's MVP is on the sidelines, not the court. Find out the facts about basketball's best coaches at both the professional and college level. Which coach has the best record? Who has won the most championships? And who has motived and led the most successful ball players? Turn these pages to find out!"--Provided by publisher.

"Sometimes baseball's best player is in the dugout, not on the diamond. Get the details about the best coaches in baseball from college to the pros. Who's got the stats and the championships to be called legend? Who has inspired the most players both on and off the field? Turn these pages to find out!"--Provided by publisher.

Eighth-grader Ellie is a veteran on her volleyball team, but this year she is frustrated because she is having trouble with her footwork, and she hopes that getting involved with coaching the younger girls in the newly organized after-school group at the Boys and Girls Club will help her work through her problems, besides, it is fun and she was instrumental in setting it up.

"They are motivators, key strategists, tough bosses, and choreographers. They can be branded as heroes, ousted as scapegoats, quietly valued as friends, and everything in between . . . Craig Custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries . . .all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans"--Publisher.

"Twelve-year-old Alex loves playing soccer, and she's good at it, too. Very good. When her skills land her a free ride to play for Select, an elite soccer club, it feels like a huge opportunity. Joining Select could be the key to a college scholarship and a bright future--one that Alex's family can't promise her. But as the team gets better and better, her new coach pushes the players harder and harder, until soccer starts to feel more like punishment than fun. And then there comes a point where enough is enough, and Alex and her teammates must take a stand to find a better way to make their soccer dreams come true"--Provided by the publisher.

"Sarah Gearhart takes us inside this high-octane world of [running] elites of which few are even aware of and even fewer have ever seen. We are immersed in [Patrick] Sang's remarkable story, from his college days in the US to winning an Olympic medal in the steeplechase, and his journey to become a man who redefines what coaching means"--Provided by publisher.