Amazon Pick of the Week: Coach to Coach

 “COACH TO COACH: An Empowering Story about How to Be a Great Leader,” Foreword by Phil Simms (Wiley, March 10, 2020), an inspiring parable that will help rewrite our modern coaching programs. Reminiscent of classic titles like Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie and Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus, COACH TO COACH offers simple and effective strategies and principles about how to be a great coach and leader, Rooney presents the fundamental framework for what it is to be a great coach and the responsibilities one has when he or she takes on this most important job. If there were a version of the Hippocratic Oath for modern coaches at all levels, COACH TO COACH would be the extended version.
 
We have begun a different era of coaching. The days of haphazard, manipulative, punitive, and ego-driven mentorship are over…and probably never should have been. Eliciting the best out of our young athletes, employees and children takes a different skill set now. An intentional and intentionally positive one. Success at any level of engagement—on and off the field of play—stems from a coach’s genuine enthusiasm, optimism, empathy, selflessness and curiosity. Every coach has more to learn and we all need help in taking better care of the truly meaningful and influential interactions in our lives: Coach to Player. Employer to Employee. Friend to Friend. Parent to Child. Peer to Peer. COACH TO COACH.
 
COACH TO COACH also covers these important concepts and techniques:
Identifying how a coach finds the intersection of one’s passion and one’s purpose.
The two most important abilities of a coach: Coachability and Availability.
As coaches empty a player’s physical “tank,” they should simultaneously be filling the emotional one.
How “mastery” is making complex ideas and practices simple, not making simple ones more complex.
How the best way for a coach to get stronger is to lift someone else up.
When a coach really believes in someone or something—heart and soul—others have no choice but to start to believe it too.
How great coaches must learn to properly give credit and accept blame.
The best way to use your enthusiasm and vulnerability to build trust.
The simple skill for identifying your players’ ultimate goals and driving force.
The five most powerful words in coaching: “I am proud of you.”
 
Rooney’s story of a young man in search of the keys to coaching greatness is skillfully layered with scientifically supported techniques and the time-tested breakthroughs that Rooney himself has used in decades of coaching elite athletes. COACH TO COACH is a valuable resource for coaches at all levels, and actually reminds us why coaching is one of the most honorable professions.

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Looks Like They May be Looking for a New Coach in Dallas

Odds are saying the Dallas Cowboys may be looking for a new coach.

Dallas Cowboys head coach in Week 1 of 2020 regular season
Urban Meyer +300
Josh McDaniels +400
Lincoln Riley +500
Robert Saleh +500
Sean Payton +600
Jim Harbaugh +1200
Ken Norton Jr. +1500
Kris Richard +1500
Mike Leach +2000
Dan Campbell +2500
Chris Petersen +2500
Tom Herman +3300
Mike Munchak +3300
Jim Schwartz +3300
Gus Bradley +3300
Nick Saban +4000
Todd Haley +4000
Dabo Swinney +5000
Mike Gundy +5000
Chip Kelly +6600
Lane Kiffin +6600
Matt Rhule +6600
James Franklin +8000
Gary Patterson +8000
Bob Stoops +10000
Tony Romo +15000
Peyton Manning +15000
Bill Cowher +25000
Jimmie Johnson +50000
Barry Switzer +50000
Jerry Jones +50000
 
Will Jason Garrett be head coach of the Cowboys in Week 1 of 2020 regular season?
Yes +300
No -500
 
Will Jason Garrett be head coach of the Redskins in Week 1 of 2020 regular season?
Yes +500
No -1000
 
Will Urban Meyer be a college or NFL head coach during 2020 football season?
Yes -1000
No +500

Lane Kiffin Out at USC

Can't believe it took this long.

My Appearance on "Linkedin Lady Show" - August 30, 2012

Made a return appearance on Carol McManus' "Linkedin Lady Show" on August 30, 2012.

I was joined again by Steve Lee of Netcast Studio and Coach John Brubaker to talk about how college are using social media and how professional athletes should use it.

Have a listen at this link:

http://netcaststudio.com/professional-atheltes-and-social-media/

Can Houston Nutt Survive the Season at Ole Miss?

There were many questions about Houston Nutt's job status coming into the 2011 college football season.  Nobody was happy after a 4-8 season; that included fans, alums, players, and administration.

Nutt failed to help his job security Saturday in a 30-7 loss to Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

“I’m just real disappointed, very disappointed because I know we’re better than that,” a dejected Nutt said.

Scoreless midway through the second quarter, the Rebels allowed Vanderbilt to pull away with 21 points inside the final six minutes before halftime. The Commodores (3-0) now have won five of the last seven games in this series.

The Rebels looked far from sharp with five turnovers, six penalties and a bevy of missed tackles.

If there was just one aspect of the game the Rebels needed improvement in that would be one things.  The problem is Ole Miss isn't doing anything well.

The Rebels showed a lack of discipline with four false start penalties by three different offensive linemen. Center A.J. Hawkins also sailed a snap high over Mackey’s head early in the third quarter, leading to a safety when Jeff Scott kicked it through the end zone.

Nutt said he was most disappointed in the offense after a good week of practice. He even got senior running back Brandon Bolden back from a hairline fracture in his left ankle in the opening loss to BYU. Bolden ran eight times for 39 yards, though not nearly enough.

To Nutt's credit, he didn't sugar coat the situation.  “We could never get anything in synch, could never get anything going offensively,” Nutt said. “That’s what was frustrating. Just looked bad, looked really bad.”

It doesn't get any easier for the Rebels in the coming weeks.  The first four SEC opponents on the schedule are Georgia, Alabama, Arkanssas, and Auburn.  At 2-6, can Nutt keep his job?