Cornfields to Gold Medals: Coaching Championship Basketball, Lessons in Leadership, and a Rise from Humble Beginnings

Cornfields to Gold Medals: Coaching Championship Basketball, Lessons in Leadership, and a Rise from Humble Beginnings
ISBN-10
1637272065
ISBN-13
9781637272060
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
283
Language
English
Published
2023-06-27
Publisher
Triumph Books
Author
Triumph Books

Description

Blending personal narrative with practical guidance, Cornfields to Gold Medals delivers well-traveled leadership principles for on and off the court. Coach Don Showalter's rise to international recognition as a coach can be traced to his time at the helm of USA Basketball's Junior National Team, where he went 62-0 and brought home 10 gold medals. Yet, for all his international success he remains grounded in the Midwestern values that shaped his character; principles have made him a passionate ambassador for the sport of basketball and one of its great teachers. Cornfields to Gold Medals is an all-American story that takes the reader on Showalter's life journey through the sport he has coached for nearly half a century. It begins humbly, on a family farm perched atop the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa, and extends to gymnasiums in every corner of the world. Interspersed in this compelling personal narrative are 10 lessons in leadership, strategies Showalter employed throughout his 44-years coaching young athletes. Each is accompanied by key points in how to teach the lesson, and shares effective strategies for readers to implement in daily practice. Rooted in heartland principles of community, hard work, and service, this essential book offers leaders insight into guiding others and time to reflect on what is truly important.

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