50 Books like Football Done Right

War Room

by Michael Holley • 2011

Three Super Bowls built on a cold-eyed system that Belichick's disciples now install across the NFL.

3.90

2k+

🏈 Nfl Dynasties 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧱 Team Building 🔍 Talent Evaluation 🎯 Sports Leadership

War Room 96%

Three Super Bowls built on a cold-eyed system that Belichick's disciples now install across the NFL.

by Michael Holley 2011

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏈 Nfl Dynasties 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧱 Team Building 🔍 Talent Evaluation 🎯 Sports Leadership

Patriot Reign

by Michael Holley • 2004

He turned his back on his mentor, then built a cold-eyed dynasty that buried him.

3.94

2k+

🏆 Nfl Dynasties 🏈 Championship Culture 🧱 Organizational Culture 🔍 Talent Evaluation 📋 Football Strategy

Patriot Reign 96%

He turned his back on his mentor, then built a cold-eyed dynasty that buried him.

by Michael Holley 2004

3.94

2k+ ratings

🏆 Nfl Dynasties 🏈 Championship Culture 🧱 Organizational Culture 🔍 Talent Evaluation 📋 Football Strategy

That First Season

by John Eisenberg • 2009

Seven wins from the NFL's worst team: the methods that built a dynasty in one season.

4.18

729

🏈 Football History 🔄 Turnaround Leadership 🫡 Disciplined Leadership 🏋️ Fundamentals Coaching 🌱 Talent Development

That First Season 95%

Seven wins from the NFL's worst team: the methods that built a dynasty in one season.

by John Eisenberg 2009

4.18

729 ratings

🏈 Football History 🔄 Turnaround Leadership 🫡 Disciplined Leadership 🏋️ Fundamentals Coaching 🌱 Talent Development

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 95%

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

Carlo Ancelotti

by Carlo Ancelotti • 2016

Manage up, build family culture, trust stars: the soft skills that won four Champions Leagues.

4.04

4k+

⚽ Football Management 🤝 Relational Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⭐ Talent Management ⬆️ Managing Up

Carlo Ancelotti 93%

Manage up, build family culture, trust stars: the soft skills that won four Champions Leagues.

by Carlo Ancelotti 2016

4.04

4k+ ratings

⚽ Football Management 🤝 Relational Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⭐ Talent Management ⬆️ Managing Up

Newton's Football

by Allen St. John • 2013

Football as science: unpredictable bounces, strategic arms races, and the physics of brain injury.

3.84

185

🏈 Football Strategy ⚛️ Physics Of Sport 🧠 Concussion Crisis 📋 Coaching Philosophy 📜 Sports History

Newton's Football 93%

Football as science: unpredictable bounces, strategic arms races, and the physics of brain injury.

by Allen St. John 2013

3.84

185 ratings

🏈 Football Strategy ⚛️ Physics Of Sport 🧠 Concussion Crisis 📋 Coaching Philosophy 📜 Sports History

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 93%

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

Cabeça Fria, Coração Quente

by Abel Ferreira • 2022

Two straight Libertadores, 79 games in 14 months: the system that turns chaos into dynasty.

4.45

367

⚽ Football Coaching 🏟️ Football Management 🧠 Mental Preparation 🤝 Team Culture 📈 High Performance

Cabeça Fria, Coração Quente 93%

Two straight Libertadores, 79 games in 14 months: the system that turns chaos into dynasty.

by Abel Ferreira 2022

4.45

367 ratings

⚽ Football Coaching 🏟️ Football Management 🧠 Mental Preparation 🤝 Team Culture 📈 High Performance

The Art of Winning

by Bill Belichick • 2025

A six-ring coach reveals the real playbook: master the grind, adapt ruthlessly, own every mistake.

3.95

1k+

🏈 Coaching Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🎯 Accountability Culture 🧩 Team Building

The Art of Winning 93%

A six-ring coach reveals the real playbook: master the grind, adapt ruthlessly, own every mistake.

by Bill Belichick 2025

3.95

1k+ ratings

🏈 Coaching Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🎯 Accountability Culture 🧩 Team Building

Quiet Strength

by Tony Dungy • 2007

Win a Super Bowl, keep your soul. A coach's blueprint built on faith, family, and character.

4.19

11k+

🏈 Football Coaching 🛡️ Servant Leadership ✝️ Faith And Work 🧱 Character Over Talent 👨‍👩‍👦 Family-First Leadership

Quiet Strength 93%

Win a Super Bowl, keep your soul. A coach's blueprint built on faith, family, and character.

by Tony Dungy 2007

4.19

11k+ ratings

🏈 Football Coaching 🛡️ Servant Leadership ✝️ Faith And Work 🧱 Character Over Talent 👨‍👩‍👦 Family-First Leadership

The Score Takes Care of Itself

by Bill Walsh • 2009

From 2-14 to dynasty: the coach who proved that standards, not scoreboards, build winners.

4.21

7k+

🏈 Coaching Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 📋 Performance Standards 📚 Leader As Teacher 🧘 Poise Under Pressure

The Score Takes Care of Itself 93%

From 2-14 to dynasty: the coach who proved that standards, not scoreboards, build winners.

by Bill Walsh 2009

4.21

7k+ ratings

🏈 Coaching Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 📋 Performance Standards 📚 Leader As Teacher 🧘 Poise Under Pressure

Pep Guardiola

by Guillem Balagué • 2012

How a village boy's vision built football's greatest dynasty, then consumed him.

4.07

3k+

🧠 Coaching Philosophy 🤝 Team Culture ⚽ Total Football 🏟️ Elite Football ♟️ Tactical Innovation

Pep Guardiola 93%

How a village boy's vision built football's greatest dynasty, then consumed him.

by Guillem Balagué 2012

4.07

3k+ ratings

🧠 Coaching Philosophy 🤝 Team Culture ⚽ Total Football 🏟️ Elite Football ♟️ Tactical Innovation

Friday Night Lights

by H.G. Bissinger • 1988

In Odessa, Texas, high school football offers glory and escape. Most players get neither.

4.14

67k+

🏈 High School Football 📰 Sports Journalism 🏘️ Small Town America 🤝 Race And Athletics 🎓 Educational Inequality

Friday Night Lights 92%

In Odessa, Texas, high school football offers glory and escape. Most players get neither.

by H.G. Bissinger 1988

4.14

67k+ ratings

🏈 High School Football 📰 Sports Journalism 🏘️ Small Town America 🤝 Race And Athletics 🎓 Educational Inequality

Messi vs. Ronaldo

by Jonathan Clegg • 2022

The rivalry that drove Messi and Ronaldo to greatness also broke soccer's business model.

4.17

753

⚽ Soccer History 💰 Sports Economics ⚔️ Football Rivalry 📈 Sports Marketing 💸 Transfer Market

Messi vs. Ronaldo 92%

The rivalry that drove Messi and Ronaldo to greatness also broke soccer's business model.

by Jonathan Clegg 2022

4.17

753 ratings

⚽ Soccer History 💰 Sports Economics ⚔️ Football Rivalry 📈 Sports Marketing 💸 Transfer Market

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 92%

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

Billion-Dollar Ball

by Gilbert M. Gaul • 2015

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

3.88

654

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

Billion-Dollar Ball 92%

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

by Gilbert M. Gaul 2015

3.88

654 ratings

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game

by Anonymous • 2014

Why the best defenders avoid tackling and other secrets from an anonymous pro.

3.57

623

🕵️ Football Insider 🔄 Tactical Fluidity 📊 Sports Analytics 💰 Commercialization Of Sport 🧠 Sports Psychology

The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game Summary

The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game 92%

Why the best defenders avoid tackling and other secrets from an anonymous pro.

by Anonymous 2014

3.57

623 ratings

🕵️ Football Insider 🔄 Tactical Fluidity 📊 Sports Analytics 💰 Commercialization Of Sport 🧠 Sports Psychology

Even the Defeats

by John Silk • 2020

Alex Ferguson's 26-year dynasty was built on the losses he refused to waste.

4.75

⚽ Football Management 📉 Learning From Failure 🔄 Squad Rebuilding ⚔️ Rivalry Dynamics 🌱 Youth Development

Even the Defeats 92%

Alex Ferguson's 26-year dynasty was built on the losses he refused to waste.

by John Silk 2020

4.75

4 ratings

⚽ Football Management 📉 Learning From Failure 🔄 Squad Rebuilding ⚔️ Rivalry Dynamics 🌱 Youth Development

Hard Work

by Roy Williams • 2009

An alcoholic father. Selling calendars to get by. Then Dean Smith called. Roy Williams' full climb.

4.18

908

📋 Coaching Memoirs 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🤝 Team Culture 🎓 Mentorship 🏆 Sports Leadership

Hard Work 92%

An alcoholic father. Selling calendars to get by. Then Dean Smith called. Roy Williams' full climb.

by Roy Williams 2009

4.18

908 ratings

📋 Coaching Memoirs 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🤝 Team Culture 🎓 Mentorship 🏆 Sports Leadership

How Full Is Your Bucket?

by Tom Rath • 2004

From Rosengård to world football: proof that rage, not politeness, wins titles.

3.87

9k+

🏃 Sports Memoir 🥅 Elite Football 🌍 Immigrant Identity 🏴 Outsider Mentality 🧠 Performance Psychology

How Full Is Your Bucket? 92%

From Rosengård to world football: proof that rage, not politeness, wins titles.

by Tom Rath 2004

3.87

9k+ ratings

🏃 Sports Memoir 🥅 Elite Football 🌍 Immigrant Identity 🏴 Outsider Mentality 🧠 Performance Psychology

My Life in Red and White

by Arsène Wenger • 2020

From an Alsace village to 22 years at Arsenal: an outsider who changed English football.

3.66

5k+

⚽ Football Management 🏆 Premier League History 🌱 Youth Development 🏢 Organizational Leadership 💼 Football Business

My Life in Red and White 92%

From an Alsace village to 22 years at Arsenal: an outsider who changed English football.

by Arsène Wenger 2020

3.66

5k+ ratings

⚽ Football Management 🏆 Premier League History 🌱 Youth Development 🏢 Organizational Leadership 💼 Football Business

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 92%

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

insideout coaching

by Joe Ehrmann • 2011

A coach's real legacy isn't the final score. It's the adults those players become.

4.26

922

🧒 Youth Coaching 📖 Coaching Philosophy 🏛️ Character Development 🤝 Team Culture 💙 Empathy In Leadership

insideout coaching 92%

A coach's real legacy isn't the final score. It's the adults those players become.

by Joe Ehrmann 2011

4.26

922 ratings

🧒 Youth Coaching 📖 Coaching Philosophy 🏛️ Character Development 🤝 Team Culture 💙 Empathy In Leadership

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 92%

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

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

The Barcelona Legacy

by Jonathan Wilson • 2018

Cruyff's football ideas created Guardiola and Mourinho, who took them in opposite directions.

4.09

1k+

🏃 Football Tactics ⚽ Total Football 🎯 Possession Football 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🔥 Sporting Rivalries

The Barcelona Legacy 92%

Cruyff's football ideas created Guardiola and Mourinho, who took them in opposite directions.

by Jonathan Wilson 2018

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏃 Football Tactics ⚽ Total Football 🎯 Possession Football 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🔥 Sporting Rivalries

The Lombardi Rules

by Vince Lombardi • 2002

Football's hardest coach left 26 rules for leaders who know talent alone never wins.

4.04

769

🏈 Sports Leadership 🧠 Mental Toughness 🔥 Competitive Mindset 🤝 Team Building 🛡️ Leadership Integrity

The Lombardi Rules 92%

Football's hardest coach left 26 rules for leaders who know talent alone never wins.

by Vince Lombardi 2002

4.04

769 ratings

🏈 Sports Leadership 🧠 Mental Toughness 🔥 Competitive Mindset 🤝 Team Building 🛡️ Leadership Integrity

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 92%

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

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

The Man Watching

by Tim Crothers • 2006

How a former insurance salesman built a women's soccer dynasty that won 21 national championships.

4.37

339

🏟️ College Athletics 🏅 Women's Sports ⚽ Soccer Coaching 🔍 Talent Identification 🏆 Dynasty Building

The Man Watching 92%

How a former insurance salesman built a women's soccer dynasty that won 21 national championships.

by Tim Crothers 2006

4.37

339 ratings

🏟️ College Athletics 🏅 Women's Sports ⚽ Soccer Coaching 🔍 Talent Identification 🏆 Dynasty Building

Leading with the Heart

by Mike Krzyzewski • 2001

A Hall of Fame coach's formula for building teams that play for each other, not the scoreboard.

4.2

4k+

🏀 Sports Leadership 📋 Coaching 🤝 Team Culture ⛰️ Overcoming Adversity 🎯 Effort Over Outcomes

Leading with the Heart 92%

A Hall of Fame coach's formula for building teams that play for each other, not the scoreboard.

by Mike Krzyzewski 2001

4.2

4k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Leadership 📋 Coaching 🤝 Team Culture ⛰️ Overcoming Adversity 🎯 Effort Over Outcomes

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

How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson

by Damian Hughes • 2014

Why Ferguson tested character harder than talent: nine management principles from a 26-year dynasty.

3.95

139

🏟️ Football Management 🧢 Sports Leadership 🧠 Performance Psychology 🔍 Character Assessment 👁️ Visualization Techniques

How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson Summary

How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson 91%

Why Ferguson tested character harder than talent: nine management principles from a 26-year dynasty.

by Damian Hughes 2014

3.95

139 ratings

🏟️ Football Management 🧢 Sports Leadership 🧠 Performance Psychology 🔍 Character Assessment 👁️ Visualization Techniques

Inverting the Pyramid

by Jonathan Wilson • 2008

How offside rules, coffee houses, and fascism invented modern football formations.

4.14

13k+

🔄 Tactical Evolution 🌎 South American Football 🇪🇺 European Football 📋 Coaching Philosophies 🛡️ Defensive Systems

Inverting the Pyramid 91%

How offside rules, coffee houses, and fascism invented modern football formations.

by Jonathan Wilson 2008

4.14

13k+ ratings

🔄 Tactical Evolution 🌎 South American Football 🇪🇺 European Football 📋 Coaching Philosophies 🛡️ Defensive Systems

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 91%

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

The Formula

by Joshua Robinson • 2024

Beneath the speed, F1's real race was in business, engineering loopholes, and reality television.

4.31

7k+

🏎️ Motorsport Management 🏟️ Sports Business ✈️ Aero Engineering 📺 Sports Media 🔄 Corporate Reinvention

The Formula 91%

Beneath the speed, F1's real race was in business, engineering loopholes, and reality television.

by Joshua Robinson 2024

4.31

7k+ ratings

🏎️ Motorsport Management 🏟️ Sports Business ✈️ Aero Engineering 📺 Sports Media 🔄 Corporate Reinvention

Winning!

by Clive Woodward • 2004

Talent wins games. Relentless attention to detail wins World Cups: a champion coach's blueprint.

4.14

497

🏉 Sports Leadership ⚡ High-Performance Teams 🏆 Performance Culture 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🧠 Competitive Mindset

Winning! 91%

Talent wins games. Relentless attention to detail wins World Cups: a champion coach's blueprint.

by Clive Woodward 2004

4.14

497 ratings

🏉 Sports Leadership ⚡ High-Performance Teams 🏆 Performance Culture 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🧠 Competitive Mindset

Getting to Us

by Seth Davis • 2018

Stars win games. Cohesion wins championships. What nine legendary coaches know about teams.

4.13

547

🏆 Sports Coaching 👥 Team Leadership 🤝 Team Cohesion 📚 Coaching Biographies 💎 Authentic Leadership

Getting to Us 91%

Stars win games. Cohesion wins championships. What nine legendary coaches know about teams.

by Seth Davis 2018

4.13

547 ratings

🏆 Sports Coaching 👥 Team Leadership 🤝 Team Cohesion 📚 Coaching Biographies 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Price of Football

by Kieran Maguire • 2020

Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.

4.06

267

⚽ Football Finance 📈 Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🏢 Club Ownership 📊 Financial Reporting

The Price of Football 91%

Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.

by Kieran Maguire 2020

4.06

267 ratings

⚽ Football Finance 📈 Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🏢 Club Ownership 📊 Financial Reporting

Believe

by Jeremy Egner • 2024

The chaotic, lucky path from throwaway ad to the streaming era's most comforting hit.

3.93

2k+

🎬 Television Production 🎥 Behind The Scenes ⚽ Football Culture 💪 Modern Masculinity ❤️ Radical Kindness

Believe 91%

The chaotic, lucky path from throwaway ad to the streaming era's most comforting hit.

by Jeremy Egner 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🎬 Television Production 🎥 Behind The Scenes ⚽ Football Culture 💪 Modern Masculinity ❤️ Radical Kindness

The Captain Class

by Sam Walker • 2016

Great teams don't run on stars or coaches. They run on captains who serve, not shine.

4.02

4k+

🧩 Team Dynamics 🏅 Sports Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👀 Body Language

The Captain Class 91%

Great teams don't run on stars or coaches. They run on captains who serve, not shine.

by Sam Walker 2016

4.02

4k+ ratings

🧩 Team Dynamics 🏅 Sports Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👀 Body Language

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 91%

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

Sideline CEO

by Marty Smith • 2023

What championship coaches know about trust, delegation, and culture that most bosses never learn.

4.06

188

🏈 Sports Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🎯 Delegation Skills ⚡ Crisis Leadership 🧱 Culture Building

Sideline CEO 91%

What championship coaches know about trust, delegation, and culture that most bosses never learn.

by Marty Smith 2023

4.06

188 ratings

🏈 Sports Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🎯 Delegation Skills ⚡ Crisis Leadership 🧱 Culture Building

The Matheny Manifesto

by Mike Matheny • 2015

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

4.28

2k+

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

The Matheny Manifesto 91%

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

by Mike Matheny 2015

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

Above the Line

by Urban Meyer • 2015

Most people react on autopilot. Champions pause and choose. A coach's playbook for the difference.

4.14

3k+

🏈 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Building 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Mental Toughness 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Above the Line 91%

Most people react on autopilot. Champions pause and choose. A coach's playbook for the difference.

by Urban Meyer 2015

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Building 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Mental Toughness 🎯 Deliberate Practice

The Hard Hat

by Jon Gordon • 2015

A player dies mid-game. His team doesn't break. His unspoken rules for selflessness are the reason.

4.15

2k+

🧱 Team Building 🤲 Servant Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🚶‍♂️ Leading By Example 💪 Adversity And Resilience

The Hard Hat 91%

A player dies mid-game. His team doesn't break. His unspoken rules for selflessness are the reason.

by Jon Gordon 2015

4.15

2k+ ratings

🧱 Team Building 🤲 Servant Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🚶‍♂️ Leading By Example 💪 Adversity And Resilience

Legacy

by James Kerr • 2013

The leadership code of the All Blacks: why the world's winningest team sweeps its own locker room.

4.10

12k+

🏆 High Performance Teams 🧹 Servant Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Pressure Management 🧠 Mental Toughness

Legacy 91%

The leadership code of the All Blacks: why the world's winningest team sweeps its own locker room.

by James Kerr 2013

4.10

12k+ ratings

🏆 High Performance Teams 🧹 Servant Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Pressure Management 🧠 Mental Toughness

Think and Win like Dhoni

by Sfurti Sahare • 2016

Steal the mental playbook of a World Cup-winning captain for your own career.

4.16

608

🏏 Sports Leadership 🧠 Performance Psychology 🎯 Goal Achievement 🛤️ Process Over Outcome 💪 Mental Toughness

Think and Win like Dhoni 91%

Steal the mental playbook of a World Cup-winning captain for your own career.

by Sfurti Sahare 2016

4.16

608 ratings

🏏 Sports Leadership 🧠 Performance Psychology 🎯 Goal Achievement 🛤️ Process Over Outcome 💪 Mental Toughness

The Special One

by Diego Torres • 2014

He threatened to shoot a player. That was just the start of Mourinho's Madrid meltdown.

3.50

491

⚽ European Football 🇪🇸 La Liga ☢️ Toxic Leadership 📰 Media Manipulation 📉 Institutional Decay

The Special One 90%

He threatened to shoot a player. That was just the start of Mourinho's Madrid meltdown.

by Diego Torres 2014

3.50

491 ratings

⚽ European Football 🇪🇸 La Liga ☢️ Toxic Leadership 📰 Media Manipulation 📉 Institutional Decay

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 90%

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

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