Helen Plum Library

A fascinating guide to a career as a life coach written by award-winning journalist Tom Chiarella and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field-essential reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession. Being a life coach is a unique career with the ability to change lives. Becoming a Life Coach takes us behind-the-scenes through the experiences of two top-tier life coaches who spend their days working one-on-one...

"A disgraced soccer executive reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team"-- Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team's owner--who happens to be her father--sends...

There is no such thing as a golden cue that works for everyone 100% of the time. Therefore, the more cues a coach has in their toolbox, the more likely they will be able to effectively communicate with their athletes. Coaches use cues--short, easy-to-remember phrases--to help athletes perform movements correctly as well as to convey useful sports psychology perspectives. Athletes commonly hear movement cues like Crush the Can and Grip the Ground along...

Hank Haney's candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history

This guide is completely updated with more skills, more drills and strategies, and more of the stellar instruction that have made it the top-selling title on softball

"Be prepared this season with Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball. This easy-to-follow guide will walk you through the essential drills and knowledge that every inexperienced youth basketball coach needs. Develop your team?s skills in practice and run effective plays to make this season rewarding and fun for you and your team." -- from publisher's website

"Coaching Youth Baseball stresses fun, safety, and effective instruction, helping coaches create an environment that promotes learning, encourages a love of the game, and motivates athletes to come out year after year. This book focuses on teaching coaches how to convey skills in an engaging and positive manner, with a focus on teaching offensive and defensive skills through gamelike drills"--

"The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Revenge Wears Prada--a dishy tell-all about a beautiful tennis prodigy who, after changing coaches, suddenly makes headlines on and off the court. Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has always been a good girl. She excelled at tennis early, coached by her father, a former player himself, and soon became one of the top juniors in the world. When she leaves UCLA--and breaks...