The challenge for today's modern coach is to push players without risking burnout, inspire them without bullying, and discipline players without constantly yelling. While no two coaches have the exact same approach to motivating their team, there are certain leadership skills coaches can develop to get the most out of their team, no matter the sport or the skill level. In The Art of Motivation for Team Sports: A Guide for Coaches, Jim Hinkson provides coaches with details and tips on how to motivate their team throughout the season. While most coaching books cover individual leadership or specific practice drills, this book focuses on how to motivate the entire team through setting goals, planning practices so as to keep players engaged and improving, pregame and postgame speeches, building quality relationships, and redefining success as more than just winning. In addition, this book includes team-building exercises and team behavior and value goals, stressing the importance that coaches not only create a successful team but also develop quality people who will excel outside the athletic arena. The many practical tips and keys to coaching success provided in this book were built from Jim Hinkson's years as a professional athlete and fine-tuned from his decades of coaching experience. A clear and comprehensive resource, The Art of Motivation for Team Sports will be invaluable to coaches at the youth, high school, and college levels.
Foreword from The Art of Motivation for Sports Jack Armstrong Preface Acknowledgments PART I: Motivating Through Leadership 1. What It Takes to Be a Successful Motivating Coach 2. Motivating through Your Coaching Philosophy 3. Using Your Own Coaching Style and Personality to Motivate 4. Motivating by Making Good Decisions and Team Selections 5. Increasing Your Knowledge of Coaching to Help Motivate PART II: Motivating Through Setting Goals and Team Rules 6. The Art of Motivation 7. Motivating by Sharing Power in Team Meetings 8. Motivating through Setting the Team's Season Outcome Goal 9. Motivating through Setting the Team's Performance Goals 10. Motivating through Setting the Team's Behavior Goals 11. Team Cohesion Goals to Motivate and Build Team Unity 12. Motivating through the Team's Value Goals 13. Discipline and Enforcing Team Rules PART III: Motivating Through Planning and Teaching Strategies 14. Organizing, Preparing, and Planning the Season 15. Motivating through the Teaching of Fundamentals 16. Motivating by Running a Good Practice 17. Motivating with a Quality Playing System PART IV: Motivating by Working with Individual Players 18. Motivating through Communication with Your Players 19. Motivating by Building Relationships 20. Motivating by Building Self-Esteem 21. Selecting and Creating Team Leaders PART V: Motivating Through Pre- and Post-Game Speeches and Game Coaching 22. The Motivational Game Plan and Pregame Speech 23. Presentation of Postgame Speeches 24. Motivating through Game Coaching Appendix: Sayings for Pregame Speeches Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
