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Positive Coaching- Building Character and Self-Esteem Through Sports

5 stars (Great for the thinking Coach) - I got this book just as I was about to coach a new teeball team and found its insight very helpful. Not a book about what drills to use but about motivation, handling people and protecting peoples love of the sport. More cerebral than I would expect in a coaching book. I used much of the material in my business career. Now I am starting his next book, "Shooting in the Dark". 5 stars (Turn your coaching career around like this book turned mine.) - I coach volleyball in grade school and junior high school, and I usually get the "B teams" (the leftovers who are not as talented as the girls on the "A" team.) Therefore, if there ever was a crying need for a book on how to coach these types of athletes, this book more than served its purpose for me. Actually, this book had a positive effect on me since it saved my coaching career. Don't get me wrong, though, this book will turn around any coach's career whether he has an A or a B team. I coached a group of 13 and 14 year old softball players the year that I purchased this book. At the beginning of the season, the only team these girls could beat was themselves; in fact, that was primarily the reason they were losing was the fact that they were beating themselves! Well, after one mediocre game, I sat the girls down on the bench and instead of reading them the riot act, I took to heart a suggestion by the author. I emphasized all the positive aspects of the game they played just to show these girls that they were capable of doing some positive things. I did this after each game from then on, win or lose. Wouldn't you know it, these same rag tag girls lost the last the last game of the season: the city championship game by one run (to a team that annihilated them by 12 runs in the first game of that season.) This was an example of positive coaching, and I've used everything in this book to my advantage to become a successful POSITIVE coach. Thanks Mr. Thompson for...
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Understanding the Golf Swing

5 stars (An Absolute Must have for all....) - This book has worked wonders for my game. I have studied it from end to end. My game prior to this book was a patchwork of misinformation. Even at a 10 handicap (hit my limit) the concepts were so simple that I reduced my handicap to a 1 as a direct result of this book. I don't no why so many keep mentioning Hogan's book. Hogan's work did more to hurt more golfers then it helped! This is the book folks to learn the golf swing! If you enjoy reading about mechanics then do so but don't be surprised if your game does not improve or you hit the ceiling and don't progress any further! Drop the technical jargon and get back to doing whats right. You want to be a good golfer not a biomechanical engineer!Take it from a duffer who after 3 years reached a single diget handicap! My only regret is not coming across this book when I started out!!!! Duffers & Pro's take heed....let Manuel show you the way! Also a big Thank You to Mr. Torre your work made all the diffrence in my game and how I approach it! Also the book "The Sweetest Game" confirms Manuel's theories! You maybe a little surprised how many greats in golf unknowingly used this approach to golf! 5 stars (Follow the Club head) - I have about 30 golf instruction books. Of those, I found Hogan's Five lessons (Modern Fundamentals of Golf) to be the standard I adhered to. But my game hit a plateau and just remained there. Then I read Ernest Jones' Sing the Clubhead (wow!). I found out that Manuel De La Torre taught Jones' method with a few minor adjustments. Bought " Understanding the Golf Swing " book & DVD. It's amazing I just swing the club and strike the ball without worrying about the mechanics of the swing. It's now my golf bible, knocking strokes off my game evey time I play. Even though the method is simple, you need to read the book several times and do likewize with the DVD as there are little things you will overlook the first few times. Don't pass it off as...
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