The Double-Goal Coach

The Double-Goal Coach is filled with powerful coaching tools based on Jim Thompson's Positive Coaching Alliance. These strategies reflect the "best-practices" of elite coaches and the latest research in sports psychology.Hundreds of workshops have shaped these tools for maximum effectiveness and ease of use. The lessons and activities can be used in the very next practice to make sports fun and to get the best from players. The Double-Goal Coach provides the framework for coaches and parents to transform youth sports so sports can transform youth -- allowing young athletes to enjoy sports while learning valuable life lessons.

Foreword by Phil Jackson

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Preface: Beyond the Barking Dog: Seeing the Big Picture in Youth Sports

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Introduction: The Impact of Coaches

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About This Book

1 The Double-Goal Coach:

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(16)

Beyond the Win-at-All-Cost Mentality

My 50th Birthday Party

1

(2)

The Power of Mental Models

3

(1)

The Villain

4

(2)

The Double-Goal Coach Model

6

(1)

Misconceptions About Positive Coaching

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(5)

The First Goal: Winning

12

(1)

The Second Goal: Life Lessons

12

(3)

My Fantasy

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(2)

2 Redefining Winner:

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From the Scoreboard to Mastery

Sport Psychology at the Elite Level

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(2)

Neither Rocket Science Nor Brain Surgery

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(1)

The Scoreboard Definition of Winner

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(2)

The Central Problems with the Scoreboard

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(2)

JUST FOR PARENTS: "Pressure Doesn't Bother Me"

24

(6)

The ELM Tree of Mastery

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(4)

JUST FOR PARENTS: "It's a Long Race"

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Tool Kit for Redefining Winner

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Life Lessons: Winners in Life

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Tool Kit Summary

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(2)

3 Filling the Emotional Tank:

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Fuel for Sports and Life

The Portable Home Team Advantage

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(1)

Coachable Kids

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(1)

How to Fill Tanks

63

(4)

The Magic Ratio

67

(4)

JUST FOR PARENTS: "But You Have to Ask"

71

(31)

The Key to a Positive Experience

71

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Tool Kit for the Emotional Tank

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Life Lessons: Emotional Intelligence for Life

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Tool Kit Summary

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(2)

4 Honoring the Game:

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The Bottom Line for a Positive Coach

The Devaluation of Sportsmanship

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Beyond Sportsmanship to "Honoring the Game"

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(1)

An All-Too-Common Scenario

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The Leader of the (Whole) Team

104

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The Privilege of Participation

109

(1)

The ROOTS of Honoring the Game

110

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "So They Won't Be Able to Tell"

118

(5)

JUST FOR PARENTS: "Does This Mean I Can't Yell at the Ref?"

123

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "You're the Kind of Person Who..."

128

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Tool Kit for Honoring the Game

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "I've Never Seen You Like This"

134

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Life Lessons: Honoring the Game of Life

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Tool Kit Summary

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5 Developing a Team Culture:

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Taking Your Team from Ho-Hum to Hum!

The Power of Team Culture

148

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Five Elements of Team Culture

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "The First Time Anyone Thanked Him"

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Bringing Parents into the Culture

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When the Players Own the Culture

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6 Dynamic Practices:

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Where Team Culture Is Created

The Coach as Catalyst

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Preparation-Part 1: Mental Preparation

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Preparation-Part 2: A Written Practice Plan

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "When I Become the Coach"

183

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The Structure and Flow of Practice

183

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Dealing with Behavior Problems

206

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Mostly, I Miss the Practices

213

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7 Meaningful Games:

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Where Team Culture Pays Off

The Trauma of Games

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Overcoaching and the Romance of Leadership

217

(3)

Strategist and Tank Filler

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "You Know, It's Cold on the Slopes"

221

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The Coach as Game Role Model

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Avoid the Obvious Criticism

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Using Games to Develop Players

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When Games Begin

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JUST FOR PARENTS: "Debriefing the Game"

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Assessment

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Games Lingering in Memories

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8 The Second-Goal Parent:

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Helping Your Child Make the Most of Youth Sports

Duct Tape Across the Mouth

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The Signpost and the City

242

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The Big Picture and Youth Sports Myopia

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The Second-Goal Parent

245

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Three Crucial Relationships

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The Primary Relationship: Being There for Your Child

247

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The Complicated Relationship: Developing a Partnership with Your Child's Coach

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The Toughest Relationship: Managing Yourself

275

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Panning Back to See the Big Picture

280

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The Good Old Days

282

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9 Conclusion:

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The Legacy of Coaches

Appendix A: The Positive Coaching Alliance Strategy to Transform Youth Sports

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The PCA Strategy on Three Levels

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How Things Change

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The Exercise of Personal Power

294

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How We'll Know When We've Won

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The Battle for the Soul of Youth Sports

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Appendix B: Positive Coaching Alliance Advisory Committee

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Appendix C: Intervening on the Sidelines: An Honoring-the-Game Plan for Coaches

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Bibliography

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Acknowledgments

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Index

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