Author : Jeff Savage
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 1995-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781560652939
Provides brief descriptions of various jobs connected with professional sports, including athlete, coach, official, marketing, and team management.
Author : Harvard Business Review
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 38,95 MB
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1633694356
Leadership and management lessons from the sports world. The world's elite athletes and coaches achieve high performance through inspiring leadership, mental toughness, and direction-setting strategic choices. Harvard Business Review has talked to many of these high performers throughout the years to learn how their success translates to the world of business. If you read nothing else on management lessons from the world of sports, read these 10 articles by athletes, coaches, and leadership experts. We've combed through our archive and selected the articles that will best help you drive performance. This book will inspire you to: Improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths Take care of your body for sustained mental performance Increase your confidence and manage your energy before an important event Turn a struggling team around Understand the limits of performance metrics Focus on long-term goals to overcome setbacks Understand where the analogy of sports and business doesn't work This collection of articles includes "Ferguson's Formula," by Anita Elberse with Sir Alex Ferguson; "Life's Work: An Interview with Greg Louganis"; "The Making of a Corporate Athlete," by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz; "The Tough Work of Turning a Team Around," by Bill Parcells; "How an Olympic Gold Medalist Learned to Perform Under Pressure: An Interview with Alex Gregory"; "Mental Preparation Secrets of Top Athletes, Entertainers, and Surgeons," an interview with Daniel McGinn by Sarah Green Carmichael; "SoulCycle's CEO on Sustaining Growth in a Faddish Industry," by Melanie Whelan; "Life's Work: An Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"; "Major League Innovation," by Scott D. Anthony; "Looking Past Performance in Your Star Talent," by Mark de Rond, Adrian Moorhouse, and Matt Rogan; "Life's Work: An Interview with Mikhail Baryshnikov"; "How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better," by Graham Jones; "Life's Work: An Interview with Joe Girardi"; "Why There Is an I in Team," by Mark de Rond; "Life's Work: An Interview with Andre Agassi"; and "Why Sports Are a Terrible Metaphor for Business," by Bill Taylor.
Author : Shelly Field
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 1438110855
Praise for the previous edition:"This comprehensive updated edition...is a necessary reference book for all interested in a career in sports."-ChoiceWith America's continued quest for health and fitness, sports have become
Author : Laura Mars
Publisher : Salem Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,10 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Athletic trainers
ISBN : 9781682179239
Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook provides students passionate about finding a career in sports medicine and training with the necessary insight into the wide array of options open, from acupuncture to yoga.--
Author : John Wooden
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2009-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071626905
“Each member of your team has the potential for personal greatness; the leader’s job is to help them achieve it.” —JOHN WOODEN Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success presents a unique opportunity to study under the man ESPN hails as “the greatest coach of the 20th century.” Practicing character-based leadership before the term was invented, John Wooden consistently led his legendary teams to victory and has since taught countless business leaders his fundamentals for achieving and sustaining success. Now, using this hands-on book based on the acclaimed John Wooden Leadership Course©, you can “interact” with Coach to learn and apply his philosophy of world-class leadership. This unique tutorial introduces you to his core fundamentals of success as a leader and reinforces them with examples, exercises, quizzes, and quotations. You’ll learn how to Create a relationship of respect and camaraderie with those you lead Remain alert to opportunity, threats, trends, and changes Act with confi dence—but never arrogance Practice moderation and balance in all that you do Be a model of poise, grace, and reason—especially under pressure Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success drives home Mr. Wooden’s trademark 12 Lessons in Leadership and his famous Pyramid of Success. When you base your leadership style and substance on Coach’s straightforward attitudes, values, and principles, you’ll lead your team and business to success the Wooden way.
Author : Glenn M. Wong
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 28,34 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1449602037
"Provides an overview of what students should consider and expect from the varied career options available to them in the sports industry. This book answers the questions students are most likely to have, including what courses they should take, the areas of study available to them, the salary they can expect to earn after graduation, and how they can get the job of their dreams. This essential guide will help increase sutdents' likelihood of finding careers in the highly competitve sports industry."--
Author : Jonathan P. D. Abrams
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 21,81 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Basketball draft
ISBN : 0804139253
Explores the trend of teenage basketball stars skipping college and making the transition to playing professionally, resulting in the 2005 age limit instituted by the NBA, mandating that all players must attend college or another developmental program for at least a year.
Author : Svetoslav S Elenkov
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2017-05-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781543080018
If you seek to achieve the very best in the sport of tennis you'll find in Elite Tennis the most important lessons, tips, and perspective that a player will need on that journey. Based on years of experience as a player, and later a teacher of the game, Svetoslav Elenkov answers the question all competitors ask at some point: How do I become a Great tennis player? In this book he'll go over, in depth, his Principles: Starting young Learning the learning process---technique, awareness, control Communication between you and your body Fitness & diet The periodization of Peak performance Discipline and consistency in making time. And to break it down into further detail, Slav gives first-hand, professional advice on: How much, where and what you should practice Specialized areas like strategy for singles & doubles Tournament preparation and environmental awareness Monetary costs throughout The passion to endure And personal anecdotes: 'Lessons from the Tour'.
Author : Muriel L. Dubois
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736806336
Briefly describes some careers for people who enjoy sports, such as professional athlete, coach, referee, sports broadcaster, and athletic trainer.
Author : Shelly Field
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0816053529
Provides advice on obtaining and succeeding in a career in the sports industry, discussing career goals, job searching, networking, self-promotion, interviewing, resumes, and other related topics; and including self-assessment worksheets and resources.
