One of my favorite books on coaching comes from the great Pete Carroll. In his book Win Forever he provides a simple philosophical prescription to help coaches go from good to great. Good coaches are good with game planning, great coaches are great with philosophical planning. Carrol gives Coach John Wooden credit for inspiring this […]
John Wooden is known for his many great quotes. As arguably the most quotable coach in history, it should be of no surprise that he has a fantastic quote that sums up the goal of mental skills training very eloquently. In his book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court, […]
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The idea that practice makes perfect is a flat out lie. Practice does not make perfect. Unquestionably, if you practice something wrong you will never be perfect no matter how much you practice. Therefore, only perfect practice can make perfect and the only way to have […]