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Book Review: Wooden on Leadership – How to Create a Winning Organization

Wooden on Leadership is full of legendary coach John Wooden's insights into coaching and leadership. It's a book I definitely recommend you put on your reading list.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coach Development
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Winning vs. Succeeding

Every coach can learn from John Wooden. In this video he shares some of his philosophy, especially around the difference between succeeding and winning.
by John Forman
Volleyball Practice Planning
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Hustle and noise doesn’t make it a good session

A loud, high activity gym seems like a good thing, but not if all that noise and bustle covers up an otherwise ineffective session.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching
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Being available for your players

You don't always need to have meetings with your players. Sometimes all that matters is that they know you're available.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching
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Don’t just critique, correct

It's not enough for us to provide players with a critique of performance, we also need to give them the chance to do it right.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching
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Do you foster a culture of alibis?

Once upon a time, volleyball coaching legend Julio Velasco made some comments about what he called "the culture of the alibis" which continue to resonate.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching Resources
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What’s the greatest coaching book ever?

I contend that the book we each rate as the best we've ever read is the one that was most impactful on us, probably near the start of our career.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching Product Reviews
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Book Review: Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson

Although it didn't alter my thinking on coaching the way it may have done for some others, I did find Sacred Hoops to be a good coaching book read.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching
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Judging coaching greatness

How do you judge coaching greatness? For me it is not about league standing or winning championships, but about getting the most out of what you have.
by John Forman
Volleyball Coaching
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Training at a faster tempo than matches

Using volleyball games and drills which run at a faster tempo than do normal matches helps keep training intensity up and makes competition seem easy.
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