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Tables of Contents for The Double-Goal Coach
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword by Phil Jackson
xi
 
Preface: Beyond the Barking Dog: Seeing the Big Picture in Youth Sports
xv
 
Introduction: The Impact of Coaches
xvii
 
About This Book
1 The Double-Goal Coach:
1
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
7
5
The First Goal: Winning
12
1
The Second Goal: Life Lessons
12
3
My Fantasy
15
2
2 Redefining Winner:
17
44
From the Scoreboard to Mastery
Sport Psychology at the Elite Level
17
2
Neither Rocket Science Nor Brain Surgery
19
1
The Scoreboard Definition of Winner
20
2
The Central Problems with the Scoreboard
22
2
JUST FOR PARENTS: "Pressure Doesn't Bother Me"
24
6
The ELM Tree of Mastery
26
4
JUST FOR PARENTS: "It's a Long Race"
30
32
Tool Kit for Redefining Winner
34
24
Life Lessons: Winners in Life
58
1
Tool Kit Summary
59
2
3 Filling the Emotional Tank:
61
40
Fuel for Sports and Life
The Portable Home Team Advantage
62
1
Coachable Kids
63
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
1
Tool Kit for the Emotional Tank
72
26
Life Lessons: Emotional Intelligence for Life
98
1
Tool Kit Summary
99
2
4 Honoring the Game:
101
46
The Bottom Line for a Positive Coach
The Devaluation of Sportsmanship
102
1
Beyond Sportsmanship to "Honoring the Game"
102
1
An All-Too-Common Scenario
103
1
The Leader of the (Whole) Team
104
5
The Privilege of Participation
109
1
The ROOTS of Honoring the Game
110
8
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
5
JUST FOR PARENTS: "You're the Kind of Person Who..."
128
6
Tool Kit for Honoring the Game
128
6
JUST FOR PARENTS: "I've Never Seen You Like This"
134
14
Life Lessons: Honoring the Game of Life
142
2
Tool Kit Summary
144
3
5 Developing a Team Culture:
147
28
Taking Your Team from Ho-Hum to Hum!
The Power of Team Culture
148
2
Five Elements of Team Culture
150
19
JUST FOR PARENTS: "The First Time Anyone Thanked Him"
169
6
Bringing Parents into the Culture
170
2
When the Players Own the Culture
172
3
6 Dynamic Practices:
175
40
Where Team Culture Is Created
The Coach as Catalyst
175
1
Preparation-Part 1: Mental Preparation
176
2
Preparation-Part 2: A Written Practice Plan
178
5
JUST FOR PARENTS: "When I Become the Coach"
183
32
The Structure and Flow of Practice
183
23
Dealing with Behavior Problems
206
7
Mostly, I Miss the Practices
213
2
7 Meaningful Games:
215
26
Where Team Culture Pays Off
The Trauma of Games
215
2
Overcoaching and the Romance of Leadership
217
3
Strategist and Tank Filler
220
1
JUST FOR PARENTS: "You Know, It's Cold on the Slopes"
221
13
The Coach as Game Role Model
221
1
Avoid the Obvious Criticism
222
1
Using Games to Develop Players
223
2
When Games Begin
225
9
JUST FOR PARENTS: "Debriefing the Game"
234
7
Assessment
238
1
Games Lingering in Memories
238
3
8 The Second-Goal Parent:
241
42
Helping Your Child Make the Most of Youth Sports
Duct Tape Across the Mouth
241
1
The Signpost and the City
242
2
The Big Picture and Youth Sports Myopia
244
1
The Second-Goal Parent
245
2
Three Crucial Relationships
247
1
The Primary Relationship: Being There for Your Child
247
14
The Complicated Relationship: Developing a Partnership with Your Child's Coach
261
14
The Toughest Relationship: Managing Yourself
275
5
Panning Back to See the Big Picture
280
2
The Good Old Days
282
1
9 Conclusion:
283
4
The Legacy of Coaches
Appendix A: The Positive Coaching Alliance Strategy to Transform Youth Sports
287
12
The PCA Strategy on Three Levels
287
6
How Things Change
293
1
The Exercise of Personal Power
294
2
How We'll Know When We've Won
296
1
The Battle for the Soul of Youth Sports
297
2
Appendix B: Positive Coaching Alliance Advisory Committee
299
4
Appendix C: Intervening on the Sidelines: An Honoring-the-Game Plan for Coaches
303
8
Bibliography
311
8
Acknowledgments
319
10
Index
329