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A personal guide by a leading Australian sporting coach to success strategies for managers, business people and those working to reach any goal. Starting from the Hockeyroo's triumph in the 2000 Olympics, the author offers an insight into his coaching philosophies, and offers an approach to life both inside and outside the sporting arena. Includes colour and black-and-white photos, appendices and index. Author is the coach of the Australian Hockeyroos women's hockey team, and been voted 'Coach of the Year' six times, and has represented Australia as a hockey player in four Olympic Games.
Author's insights to achieving success in any field. He provides five principles for establishing a winning culture and also identifies the potential pitfalls on the path to success. Author has coached the Australian Women's Hockey team, the Hockeyroos, to two Olympic gold medals. He has also been voted Team Coach of the Year six times, and previously wrote 'The Coach: Managing for Success'.
World's Best, the sequel to his best seller The Coach, Charlesworth captivates the reader with his unique and extraordinary insight into what shapes world champions. This is a vital book for aficionados of any sport but in particular one that has brought this nation so much pride and joy.
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What is different about teams that are consistent winners, those teams that always seem to bring their A-game when the stakes are highest? A positive team culture is likely the answer. We’ve all seen it happen: the team that looks great on paper, or has a league-leading regular season, but can’t pull out the wins or give their top performance when everything is on the line. As coaches and sport leaders what can we do to ensure that we maximize the potential of our athletes and teams so they are successful and continue to enjoy sport? How do we ensure that we coach in a way that benefits the team and remains respectful of the individual? In their first book together, André Lachance and J...
The application of the theoretical underpinnings of coaching to practice is a central concern in sport. How should academic research seek to inform applied practice, and how should practising coaches integrate research into their professional activities? Sports Coaching: A Theoretical and Practical Guide is the first book to truly integrate academic research on sports coaching with an assessment of and recommendations for applied practice. With every chapter written by a coaching researcher and a practising coach, the book clearly and concisely introduces the academic evidence base and discusses how and why theory should be integrated into practice. Made up of sections on coaching practice, ...
In 1973, Alyson Annan was born into a family without privilege or sporting pedigree. As a schoolgirl Alyson's energy and willingness to 'give it a go' helped her to excel in athletics, soccer and cricket, but it was in hockey that she found her niche. Alyson was playing for Australia by the time she was eighteen. She showed raw and erratic talent, however it was not until she began to train under the visionary Hockeyroos' coach Ric Charlesworth in 1993 the Alyson's genius was realised. By the Atlantic Olympic Games, where she scored two goals in the final to claim the first of two Olympic gold medals with the Hockeyroos, she was the best in the world. A frank and enthralling biography of one of Australia's great Olympic athletes, BEYOND THE LIMITS is Alyson's story. It includes all the highs and lows, all the struggles and all the achievements.
Discover how some of Australia¿s most successful sports coaches think and find out the skills they use to coach a winning team or athlete.
This is more than just a sports book, although the author is an accomplished Test cricketer. Justin Langer was a member of one of Australia's greatest sporting teams for nearly a decade?but the messages of this inspirational guidebook go far beyond the boundary rope. Many of the book's stories come from the sporting field?and its leading characters are high-profile champions, such as Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, and Matthew Hayden?but the lessons learned can be shared by all of us. A handbook for overcoming self-doubt, for reveling in success, and for aiming high, this book is.