Choice Not Chance - Rules for Building a Fierce Competitor

Informationen zum Autor JOANNE P. MCCALLIE is Head Coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team. The ACC Coach of the Year in 2010 and AP National Coach of the Year in 2005, she's in her fifth season at the helm of the Blue Devils' program. McCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner "coach of the year" accolades in four different leagues. She has accumulated more than 450 wins as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke. As a coach and player, McCallie has led her teams to nineteen conference titles, three NCAA Final Fours, and three NCAA National Championship Games. ROB RAINS is the author of twenty-eight nonfiction books including autobiographies of Ozzie Smith and Jack Buck. He is currently sports editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat , an online daily newspaper, and an adjunct professor in the school of communications at Webster University. Klappentext Foreword by Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's Men Basketball CoachA celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitorAt age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. Choice Not Chancehighlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor, such as "Going against the grain," "Never become satisfied," and "Enjoy the prospect of getting better daily."The CNC philosophy is widely used by McCallie, her staff, and players, who are very active in the community speaking about "CNC."* Joanne P. McCallie is head coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team and was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2010* McCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner coach of the year accolades in four different leagues* A native of Brunswick, Maine, McCallie owns a career mark of 431-174 and is entering her 20th year as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State and Duke; as a coach and player, she has led her teams to 15 conference titles, 19 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, five NCAA Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Final Four appearances and three NCAA Championship game appearances* During the 2004-05 season at Michigan State, she won the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship en route to a National Championship game appearance. For her efforts she was named the Associated Press National Coach of the YearMcCallie has taught her teams to play with passion and fight hard for recognition, and her teams have achieved remarkable success. Apply her wisdom to your teams, your employees, and your own life. Zusammenfassung Foreword by Mike Krzyzewski, Duke s Men Basketball Coach A celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitor At age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Mike Krzyzewski xiii Preface xv Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Be Ready for Change and Adventure 9 Opportunity Knocks 10 My First Meeting with Coach K 13 Chapter 2 Creating "Choice Not Chance" 17 We Are All Products of the Choices We Make 18 Chapter 3 The Underdog, Fighter Mentality 23 A Navy Brat Grows Up 24 Wherever They Live, Kids Need to Be Motivated 26 Role Models Help Me Develop My Skills 27 Nurturing Interest and a Desire to Improve 31 Graduation Approaches 34 C...

List of contents

Foreword Mike Krzyzewski xiii
 
Preface xv
 
Introduction 1
 
Chapter 1 Be Ready for Change and Adventure 9
 
Opportunity Knocks 10
 
My First Meeting with Coach K 13
 
Chapter 2 Creating "Choice Not Chance" 17
 
We Are All Products of the Choices We Make 18
 
Chapter 3 The Underdog, Fighter Mentality 23
 
A Navy Brat Grows Up 24
 
Wherever They Live, Kids Need to Be Motivated 26
 
Role Models Help Me Develop My Skills 27
 
Nurturing Interest and a Desire to Improve 31
 
Graduation Approaches 34
 
Chapter 4 Nobody Likes Whiners 39
 
Arriving at Northwestern and Fighting for Playing Time 40
 
A Coaching Change 42
 
My First (Bittersweet) Taste of the NCAA Tournament 46
 
Chapter 5 Money Alone Won't Make You Happy 51
 
What Am I Going to Do with My Life? 52
 
Following a Passion: My Return to Basketball 54
 
Chapter 6 Never Be Afraid to Try Something and Make a Mistake 59
 
Making a Commitment and Sticking with It 60
 
Things Begin to Make Sense 63
 
A Nearly Fatal Mistake 67
 
Chapter 7 Seek Out Mentors: Th ere Is No Substitute for Experience 73
 
Why the Scoreboard Is Irrelevant: Play the Game to Attack and Compete 74
 
Learning from Failure 77
 
Seek Out the Wisdom of Others 83
 
Chapter 8 Not All of Your Players (or Employees) Will Get Along with Each Other 93
 
Th e Other Side of Success 94
 
Learning Balance, Restoring Energy 97
 
Expectations for the Future 99
 
Chapter 9 Life Is More than the Game 107
 
Away from the Court, My Priorities Change 108
 
Team in Transition 109
 
New Developments on the Court and in My Life 113
 
Chapter 10 Set High Team Goals While Motivating on an Individual Level: No Two Players ( Just Like No Two Employees)
 
Are Exactly Alike 123
 
Arriving at Michigan State 124
 
Lessons from Tom Izzo and Lonny Rosen 126
 
Motivating a New Team 129
 
Managing Conflict 133
 
Chapter 11 Everybody Has to Be Challenged to See How Good They Can Become 139
 
Challenges and Progress at Michigan State 140
 
Always Measure Your Accomplishments 143
 
Chapter 12 Step Back and Reassess Your Priorities 147
 
How Can We Improve? What Can We Do Better? 148
 
Refusing to Give Up, No Matter the Opponent 150
 
Chapter 13 A Message from Coach Smith and Coach Wooden 159
 
Winning Isn't Always about Who Has the Best or Most Talented Players 160
 
Coming Close Creates Added Motivation 163
 
Chapter 14 Coach K Teaches, "Do What You Came Here to Do" 167
 
Moving On 168
 
Meeting Another Challenge 174
 
Getting to Work at Duke 175
 
Coach K Gives Me the Message I Need When I Need It 179
 
My First Big Win at Duke 180
 
Transition at Work and at Home 182
 
Chapter 15 You Have to Seek Out the Changes--and See How You Need to React to Them--to Make the Team (and Your World) Better 187
 
Chapter 16 Recruiting Is a True Test of Will, Discipline, Character, and Evaluation Ability 197
 
Getting the Right Group of Players 198
 
Chapter 17 Competitive Cauldron 207
 
Acknowledgments 219
 
University of Maine and Michigan State University 220
 
Duke University 221
 
Index 223

Product details

• Authors: Mike Krzyzewski, McCallie, Joann McCallie, Joanne McCallie, Joanne P McCallie, Joanne P. McCallie, Joanne P. Rains Mccallie, Jp Mccallie, McCallie Joanne P., Rains, Rob Rains
• Assisted by: Mike Krzyzewski (Foreword), Krzyzewski Mike (Foreword)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.03.2012
• EAN: 9781118087114
• ISBN: 978-1-118-08711-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber