50 Books like Basketball on Paper

Chasing Perfection

by Andy Glockner • 2016

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

3.51

260

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

Chasing Perfection 97%

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

by Andy Glockner 2016

3.51

260 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

Sports Analytics

by Benjamin C. Alamar • 2013

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

3.51

130

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

Sports Analytics 97%

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

by Benjamin C. Alamar 2013

3.51

130 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

Thinking Basketball

by Ben Taylor • 2016

Championship rings say nothing about a player. Neither does points per game. The stats that do.

4.17

617

🔢 Basketball Analytics 🧠 Cognitive Bias 📊 Statistical Thinking ⛹️ Basketball Strategy 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Thinking Basketball 96%

Championship rings say nothing about a player. Neither does points per game. The stats that do.

by Ben Taylor 2016

4.17

617 ratings

🔢 Basketball Analytics 🧠 Cognitive Bias 📊 Statistical Thinking ⛹️ Basketball Strategy 🧪 Behavioral Economics

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius

by Nick Greene • 2021

A napkin gave us the 24-second clock. A gimmick rewired offense. Seeing basketball's hidden design.

3.78

1k+

🏀 Basketball History 📊 Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Design 🗺️ Basketball Strategy 🧠 Sports Psychology

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius Summary

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius 95%

A napkin gave us the 24-second clock. A gimmick rewired offense. Seeing basketball's hidden design.

by Nick Greene 2021

3.78

1k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball History 📊 Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Design 🗺️ Basketball Strategy 🧠 Sports Psychology

Mathletics

by Wayne L. Winston • 2009

The math that proves punting is overrated, OBP beats slugging, and payroll barely matters.

3.78

527

🏟️ Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Theory 💰 Player Valuation 🎯 Probability In Sports 📈 Sports Economics

Mathletics 95%

The math that proves punting is overrated, OBP beats slugging, and payroll barely matters.

by Wayne L. Winston 2009

3.78

527 ratings

🏟️ Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Theory 💰 Player Valuation 🎯 Probability In Sports 📈 Sports Economics

Smart Baseball

by Keith Law • 2017

Batting average, pitcher wins, RBI: why they fail, and the numbers that actually predict winning.

3.95

3k+

🧮 Sabermetrics 📖 Data Literacy 🧠 Myth Debunking 🧢 Player Evaluation 💰 Baseball Economics

Smart Baseball 94%

Batting average, pitcher wins, RBI: why they fail, and the numbers that actually predict winning.

by Keith Law 2017

3.95

3k+ ratings

🧮 Sabermetrics 📖 Data Literacy 🧠 Myth Debunking 🧢 Player Evaluation 💰 Baseball Economics

The MVP Machine

by Ben Lindbergh • 2019

Moneyball found hidden talent. This revolution builds it, betting no ceiling is real.

4.26

3k+

🧮 Sports Analytics ⚾ Sabermetrics 🌱 Talent Development 🎯 Performance Optimization 🔬 Biomechanics

The MVP Machine 94%

Moneyball found hidden talent. This revolution builds it, betting no ceiling is real.

by Ben Lindbergh 2019

4.26

3k+ ratings

🧮 Sports Analytics ⚾ Sabermetrics 🌱 Talent Development 🎯 Performance Optimization 🔬 Biomechanics

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong

by Rodney D. Fort • 2013

Player salaries don't raise ticket prices, and baseball isn't fading. Two myths the data reverses.

🏟️ Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🔍 Economic Myths 🧪 Empirical Economics 👷 Labor Economics

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong Summary

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong 93%

Player salaries don't raise ticket prices, and baseball isn't fading. Two myths the data reverses.

by Rodney D. Fort 2013

🏟️ Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🔍 Economic Myths 🧪 Empirical Economics 👷 Labor Economics

Scorecasting

by Tobias J. Moskowitz • 2011

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

Scorecasting 93%

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

by Tobias J. Moskowitz 2011

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

Expected Goals

by Rory Smith • 2022

Football said it couldn't be measured. Gambling syndicates and xG proved otherwise.

3.83

1k+

🧮 Football Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting ⚾ Moneyball 📰 Data Journalism 🔄 Organizational Change

Expected Goals 93%

Football said it couldn't be measured. Gambling syndicates and xG proved otherwise.

by Rory Smith 2022

3.83

1k+ ratings

🧮 Football Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting ⚾ Moneyball 📰 Data Journalism 🔄 Organizational Change

Trading Bases

by Joe Peta • 2013

A Wall Street quant's baseball model found the betting market lagging reality, just like stocks.

4.03

1k+

⚾ Baseball Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting 📈 Quantitative Finance 🏦 Wall Street Memoir 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Trading Bases 93%

A Wall Street quant's baseball model found the betting market lagging reality, just like stocks.

by Joe Peta 2013

4.03

1k+ ratings

⚾ Baseball Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting 📈 Quantitative Finance 🏦 Wall Street Memoir 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Football Hackers

by Christoph Biermann • 2019

Football's gut instincts are surrendering to data and psychology, and it will never be the same.

4.23

2k+

⚽ Football Analytics 🧠 Cognitive Biases ♟️ Tactical Innovation 🔍 Talent Identification 🌱 Player Development

Football Hackers 93%

Football's gut instincts are surrendering to data and psychology, and it will never be the same.

by Christoph Biermann 2019

4.23

2k+ ratings

⚽ Football Analytics 🧠 Cognitive Biases ♟️ Tactical Innovation 🔍 Talent Identification 🌱 Player Development

Sharper

by True Pokerjoe • 2016

The sportsbook as a market: your edge lies in price, discipline, and math, not lucky hunches.

3.89

128

🎲 Sports Betting 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Quantitative Methods 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Sharper 93%

The sportsbook as a market: your edge lies in price, discipline, and math, not lucky hunches.

by True Pokerjoe 2016

3.89

128 ratings

🎲 Sports Betting 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Quantitative Methods 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

More Than a Game

by Phil Jackson • 2011

Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.

3.80

650

🏀 Basketball Memoir 🏆 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Athlete Psychology

More Than a Game 92%

Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.

by Phil Jackson 2011

3.80

650 ratings

🏀 Basketball Memoir 🏆 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Athlete Psychology

Moneyball

by Michael Lewis • 2003

A broke baseball team won by obsessing over one stat the rest of the league ignored.

4.27

146k+

⚾ Baseball Analytics 📊 Sabermetrics 📉 Market Inefficiencies 💎 Undervalued Assets ⚡ Disruptive Strategy

Moneyball 92%

A broke baseball team won by obsessing over one stat the rest of the league ignored.

by Michael Lewis 2003

4.27

146k+ ratings

⚾ Baseball Analytics 📊 Sabermetrics 📉 Market Inefficiencies 💎 Undervalued Assets ⚡ Disruptive Strategy

Keeping Up with the Quants

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2013

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

3.57

585

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Keeping Up with the Quants 92%

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2013

3.57

585 ratings

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Competing on Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2007

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

3.69

2k+

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Competing on Analytics 92%

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2007

3.69

2k+ ratings

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting

by King Yao • 2007

Most sports bets lose money by design. Here is how to find the ones that don't.

3.65

🏟️ Sports Betting 📈 Sports Analytics 🧮 Expected Value 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting Summary

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting 92%

Most sports bets lose money by design. Here is how to find the ones that don't.

by King Yao 2007

3.65

80 ratings

🏟️ Sports Betting 📈 Sports Analytics 🧮 Expected Value 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Eleven Rings

by Phil Jackson • 2013

Jordan, Kobe, Shaq: the zen coach who tamed basketball's biggest egos with meditation and trust.

4.19

18k+

🏀 Basketball Coaching 🤝 Team Leadership 🧘 Mindful Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 🏆 Championship Mindset

Eleven Rings 92%

Jordan, Kobe, Shaq: the zen coach who tamed basketball's biggest egos with meditation and trust.

by Phil Jackson 2013

4.19

18k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Coaching 🤝 Team Leadership 🧘 Mindful Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 🏆 Championship Mindset

Let Me Tell You a Story

by Red Auerbach • 2004

A Chinese restaurant. A victory cigar. And the stories that built basketball's greatest dynasty.

4.13

2k+

🏀 Sports Memoir 🏆 Nba History 📋 Basketball Coaching 🧱 Team Building 👑 Sports Dynasties

Let Me Tell You a Story 92%

A Chinese restaurant. A victory cigar. And the stories that built basketball's greatest dynasty.

by Red Auerbach 2004

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Memoir 🏆 Nba History 📋 Basketball Coaching 🧱 Team Building 👑 Sports Dynasties

Mindgames

by Roland Lazenby • 2000

A Zen coach used meditation and psychology to turn the Bulls' biggest egos into a dynasty.

3.97

221

🏀 Professional Basketball 🧠 Psychological Coaching 👔 Leadership Styles 🧘 Performance Psychology 👥 Group Dynamics

Mindgames 92%

A Zen coach used meditation and psychology to turn the Bulls' biggest egos into a dynasty.

by Roland Lazenby 2000

3.97

221 ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 🧠 Psychological Coaching 👔 Leadership Styles 🧘 Performance Psychology 👥 Group Dynamics

How to Be Better At Basketball in 21 days

by James Wilson • 2012

Why 21 days of fundamentals beats years of pickup: a complete daily plan for basketball skill.

3.99

162

🏀 Basketball 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 🩹 Injury Prevention 📅 21-Day Programs

How to Be Better At Basketball in 21 days Summary

How to Be Better At Basketball in 21 days 92%

Why 21 days of fundamentals beats years of pickup: a complete daily plan for basketball skill.

by James Wilson 2012

3.99

162 ratings

🏀 Basketball 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 🩹 Injury Prevention 📅 21-Day Programs

Behind Every Good Decision

by Piyanka Jain • 2014

Analytics problems rarely need data scientists. A five-step framework anyone with Excel can use.

3.60

144

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🧩 Analytics Frameworks 📖 Data Literacy 🔧 Everyday Analytics

Behind Every Good Decision 92%

Analytics problems rarely need data scientists. A five-step framework anyone with Excel can use.

by Piyanka Jain 2014

3.60

144 ratings

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🧩 Analytics Frameworks 📖 Data Literacy 🔧 Everyday Analytics

The Victory Machine

by Ethan Sherwood Strauss • 2020

Venture capital, joy, and sneaker billions built a dynasty. Egos and social media destroyed it.

3.74

2k+

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏗️ Dynasty Building 👟 Sneaker Economics ✊ Player Empowerment 🧠 Superstar Psychology

The Victory Machine 92%

Venture capital, joy, and sneaker billions built a dynasty. Egos and social media destroyed it.

by Ethan Sherwood Strauss 2020

3.74

2k+ ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏗️ Dynasty Building 👟 Sneaker Economics ✊ Player Empowerment 🧠 Superstar Psychology

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

3.59

416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data 92%

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Goal

by Ferran Soriano • 2009

The management playbook that rebuilt Barcelona, from the executive who led the turnaround.

4.17

468

🏟️ Sports Management 📋 Strategic Management 🧱 Team Building 🌱 Talent Development 📊 Data-Driven Management

Goal 92%

The management playbook that rebuilt Barcelona, from the executive who led the turnaround.

by Ferran Soriano 2009

4.17

468 ratings

🏟️ Sports Management 📋 Strategic Management 🧱 Team Building 🌱 Talent Development 📊 Data-Driven Management

Sharp Sports Betting

by Stanford Wong • 2001

The break-even line isn't fifty percent; it's 52.4. A quantitative playbook for clearing it.

3.67

174

🎲 Advantage Gambling 📈 Market Efficiency 📐 Kelly Criterion 💰 Bankroll Management 📊 Statistical Modeling

Sharp Sports Betting 92%

The break-even line isn't fifty percent; it's 52.4. A quantitative playbook for clearing it.

by Stanford Wong 2001

3.67

174 ratings

🎲 Advantage Gambling 📈 Market Efficiency 📐 Kelly Criterion 💰 Bankroll Management 📊 Statistical Modeling

The Book of Basketball

by Bill Simmons • 2009

An obsessive re-ranking of NBA history that argues winning is about people, not players.

4.20

38k+

🏀 Basketball History 🧪 Team Chemistry 📊 Player Rankings ⚔️ Sports Rivalries ✍️ Modern Sports Writing

The Book of Basketball 92%

An obsessive re-ranking of NBA history that argues winning is about people, not players.

by Bill Simmons 2009

4.20

38k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball History 🧪 Team Chemistry 📊 Player Rankings ⚔️ Sports Rivalries ✍️ Modern Sports Writing

Data Smart

by John W. Foreman • 2013

Real machine learning inside Excel: cluster customers, forecast demand, optimize decisions. No code.

4.12

1k+

📊 Spreadsheet Modeling 📈 Business Analytics 🤖 Machine Learning For Managers 🧮 Quantitative Decision Making 🔮 Forecasting Methods

Data Smart 92%

Real machine learning inside Excel: cluster customers, forecast demand, optimize decisions. No code.

by John W. Foreman 2013

4.12

1k+ ratings

📊 Spreadsheet Modeling 📈 Business Analytics 🤖 Machine Learning For Managers 🧮 Quantitative Decision Making 🔮 Forecasting Methods

The Hot Hand

by Ben Cohen • 2020

Stephen Curry didn't just get hot. He changed what science believes about streaks.

3.74

1k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏀 Sports Analytics 🎲 Randomness And Probability 🎯 Luck Versus Skill

The Hot Hand 92%

Stephen Curry didn't just get hot. He changed what science believes about streaks.

by Ben Cohen 2020

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏀 Sports Analytics 🎲 Randomness And Probability 🎯 Luck Versus Skill

Gridiron Genius

by Michael Lombardi • 2018

Culture wins before talent takes the field: the leadership system behind football's longest dynasty.

4.08

2k+

🏈 Sports Leadership 🧱 Organizational Culture 🧩 Team Building 🔍 Talent Evaluation 📋 Game Preparation

Gridiron Genius 92%

Culture wins before talent takes the field: the leadership system behind football's longest dynasty.

by Michael Lombardi 2018

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Leadership 🧱 Organizational Culture 🧩 Team Building 🔍 Talent Evaluation 📋 Game Preparation

Becoming a Data Head

by Alex J. Gutman • 2021

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

4.18

480

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking 🔍 Data Skepticism 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Becoming a Data Head 92%

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

by Alex J. Gutman 2021

4.18

480 ratings

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking 🔍 Data Skepticism 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Winners

by Alastair Campbell • 2015

The system winners use, decoded by a political strategist from champions in sport and business.

3.89

1k+

🏆 High Performance 🧠 Sports Psychology 🛡️ Mental Toughness 🗺️ Leadership Strategy 🧩 Team Building

Winners 91%

The system winners use, decoded by a political strategist from champions in sport and business.

by Alastair Campbell 2015

3.89

1k+ ratings

🏆 High Performance 🧠 Sports Psychology 🛡️ Mental Toughness 🗺️ Leadership Strategy 🧩 Team Building

The Mamba Mentality

by Kobe Bryant • 2018

The relentless preparation and obsessive study behind Kobe Bryant's two decades of dominance.

4.26

19k+

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏆 Elite Performance 📖 Sports Memoir 💪 Relentless Work Ethic 🔨 Fundamentals Mastery

The Mamba Mentality 91%

The relentless preparation and obsessive study behind Kobe Bryant's two decades of dominance.

by Kobe Bryant 2018

4.26

19k+ ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏆 Elite Performance 📖 Sports Memoir 💪 Relentless Work Ethic 🔨 Fundamentals Mastery

Web Analytics 2.0

by Avinash Kaushik • 2009

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

4.13

2k+

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation 👥 Customer Intelligence 📈 Conversion Optimization

Web Analytics 2.0 91%

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

by Avinash Kaushik 2009

4.13

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation 👥 Customer Intelligence 📈 Conversion Optimization

The Real Madrid Way

by Steven G. Mandis • 2016

A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.

3.85

526

🏟️ Sports Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🌟 Talent Management 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 📊 Sports Economics

The Real Madrid Way 91%

A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.

by Steven G. Mandis 2016

3.85

526 ratings

🏟️ Sports Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🌟 Talent Management 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 📊 Sports Economics

Start at the End

by Dan Bigham • 2021

Great achievements aren't built forward. They're reverse-engineered from an impossible finish line.

4.07

179

🚴 Sports Performance 🧱 First Principles 📈 Marginal Gains 🤝 High Performance Teams 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Start at the End 91%

Great achievements aren't built forward. They're reverse-engineered from an impossible finish line.

by Dan Bigham 2021

4.07

179 ratings

🚴 Sports Performance 🧱 First Principles 📈 Marginal Gains 🤝 High Performance Teams 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Sexy Little Numbers

by Dimitri Maex • 2012

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

3.80

235

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Sexy Little Numbers 91%

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

by Dimitri Maex 2012

3.80

235 ratings

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

The Art of Captaincy

by Mike Brearley • 1985

Cricket's hardest job: how reading a batter's fear teaches you to lead any team.

3.87

604

🏏 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics ♟️ Tactical Leadership 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness

The Art of Captaincy 91%

Cricket's hardest job: how reading a batter's fear teaches you to lead any team.

by Mike Brearley 1985

3.87

604 ratings

🏏 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics ♟️ Tactical Leadership 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman

by Annalyn Ng • 2017

Data science without the math: twelve techniques, what they do, and why intuition alone falls short.

4.14

622

🧠 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Predictive Analytics 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 📘 Technical Primers

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman Summary

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman 91%

Data science without the math: twelve techniques, what they do, and why intuition alone falls short.

by Annalyn Ng 2017

4.14

622 ratings

🧠 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Predictive Analytics 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 📘 Technical Primers

The Success Equation

by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2012

The ratio of skill to luck shapes every outcome. Most people misread it and pay dearly.

3.94

2k+

📈 Investment Strategy 🔍 Decision Analysis 🎲 Skill And Luck 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Success Equation 91%

The ratio of skill to luck shapes every outcome. Most people misread it and pay dearly.

by Michael J. Mauboussin 2012

3.94

2k+ ratings

📈 Investment Strategy 🔍 Decision Analysis 🎲 Skill And Luck 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Coach K

by Ian O'Connor • 2022

Nobody could spell his name, his record was losing, and Duke hired him anyway.

4.22

1k+

🏀 College Basketball 🏆 Sports Dynasties 🧢 Coaching Icons 🏗️ Program Building ⚔️ West Point Ethos

Coach K 91%

Nobody could spell his name, his record was losing, and Duke hired him anyway.

by Ian O'Connor 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

🏀 College Basketball 🏆 Sports Dynasties 🧢 Coaching Icons 🏗️ Program Building ⚔️ West Point Ethos

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers

by Harvard Business Review • 2018

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

3.86

383

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Biases

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers 91%

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

by Harvard Business Review 2018

3.86

383 ratings

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Education of a Coach

by David Halberstam • 2005

The greatest NFL dynasty began in failure, film rooms, and a quarterback picked 199th.

3.96

5k+

🏈 Sports Biography 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🏗️ Organizational Culture 🔍 Talent Evaluation 👑 Sports Dynasties

The Education of a Coach 91%

The greatest NFL dynasty began in failure, film rooms, and a quarterback picked 199th.

by David Halberstam 2005

3.96

5k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Biography 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🏗️ Organizational Culture 🔍 Talent Evaluation 👑 Sports Dynasties

Predictive Analytics

by Eric Siegel • 2013

Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.

3.66

2k+

📊 Data Science 🔮 Predictive Analytics 📈 Big Data 🤖 Machine Learning 🧠 Behavioral Prediction

Predictive Analytics 91%

Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.

by Eric Siegel 2013

3.66

2k+ ratings

📊 Data Science 🔮 Predictive Analytics 📈 Big Data 🤖 Machine Learning 🧠 Behavioral Prediction

How We Learn to Move

by Rob Gray • 2021

Perfect technique is a dead end: real skill comes from variation, not repetition.

4.32

479

🏀 Sports Coaching 🧠 Motor Learning 🎯 Skill Acquisition 📝 Practice Design 🌿 Ecological Dynamics

How We Learn to Move 91%

Perfect technique is a dead end: real skill comes from variation, not repetition.

by Rob Gray 2021

4.32

479 ratings

🏀 Sports Coaching 🧠 Motor Learning 🎯 Skill Acquisition 📝 Practice Design 🌿 Ecological Dynamics

The Perfection Point

by John Brenkus • 2010

Physics sets a ceiling on every sport. The absolute fastest 100m sprint possible: 8.99 seconds.

3.59

196

🧬 Sports Science 🧮 Theoretical Limits 🏆 Record Breaking ⚛️ Physics Of Sport 💉 Doping In Sports

The Perfection Point 91%

Physics sets a ceiling on every sport. The absolute fastest 100m sprint possible: 8.99 seconds.

by John Brenkus 2010

3.59

196 ratings

🧬 Sports Science 🧮 Theoretical Limits 🏆 Record Breaking ⚛️ Physics Of Sport 💉 Doping In Sports

Every Moment Matters

by John O'Sullivan • 2019

The playbook for coaches who want to win games and build character, in that order.

4.46

495

🧒 Youth Coaching 🏅 Sports Leadership 📈 Athlete Development 🏋️ Practice Design 🧠 Sport Psychology

Every Moment Matters 91%

The playbook for coaches who want to win games and build character, in that order.

by John O'Sullivan 2019

4.46

495 ratings

🧒 Youth Coaching 🏅 Sports Leadership 📈 Athlete Development 🏋️ Practice Design 🧠 Sport Psychology

Soccernomics

by Simon Kuper • 2009

Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.

3.95

20k+

🏟️ Sports Economics 📊 Soccer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💡 Freakonomics 🏴 National Identity

Soccernomics 91%

Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.

by Simon Kuper 2009

3.95

20k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Economics 📊 Soccer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💡 Freakonomics 🏴 National Identity

Conscious Coaching

by Brett Bartholomew • 2017

Athletes follow people before programs. The interpersonal side of coaching that most training skips.

3.95

1k+

🏋️ Athletic Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills 🔄 Situational Leadership

Conscious Coaching 91%

Athletes follow people before programs. The interpersonal side of coaching that most training skips.

by Brett Bartholomew 2017

3.95

1k+ ratings

🏋️ Athletic Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills 🔄 Situational Leadership

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