E Brown: 200 books

A concise, applicable definition of a positive athletic attitude for coaches at all levels. The definition is broken down into teachable parts with each section having a series of questions for the athletes on your team. The last twelve pages of this booklet are dedicated to how coaches can work with...

Being an athlete is far more than having physical skills and being able to perform better than an opponent on a given day. Being an athlete and a great teammate involves choices of effort and attitude – in other words character. These are the lessons that should be taught by both coaches and parents...

This booklet is taken from a chapter in my book Teaching Character Through Sport – Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy. It focuses on the parent’s role from the perspective of the athlete. The booklet talks about what parents can do to help performance, and increase enjoyment before the game,...

Your success or failure as a coach will be in direct proportion to your ability to plan, teach, relate and motivate. What kind of coach would you like to play for? What does positive motivation look like? (1) Coaching Motivational Concepts (2) Using Statistics to Motivate (3) Use of Punishment (4)...

It is no longer acceptable for utility engineers to make spending decisions solely because they make good engineering sense. In today’s environment, they must also demonstrate solid business acumen and show that recommendations make good business sense. With this goal in mind, Business Essentials...

Designed for coaches who want to incorporate lessons of character into their daily practice plans. Part of every teams practice sessions should include how to become an athlete and teammate of character. Each trait is divided into sections to give coaches a lesson plan for the day. Section 1 – A...

This booklet contains all the posts from year three on our Proactive Coaching Facebook page. They are divided into sections for Coaches… Competitors… Team Leaders… and Parents

Called to Coach and Inspire – “There Was This Coach” Seven motivational concepts used by inspirational coaches to improve performance, grow confidence and change lives. 1 – Learning to be positive demanding 2 – Visualizing success. Believing in them before they believe in themselves 3 –...

This booklet contains all the posts from year five on our Proactive Coaching Facebook page. They are divided into sections for Coaches… Competitors… Team Leaders… and Parents

This booklet is a follow up to a book I wrote several years ago entitled, 101 Positive Athletic Traditions. At the end of the book I asked readers who had other traditions that they would be willing to share to write to me. This is a compilation of the best of those traditions I received from coaches,...

This booklet is written to help the key people see why some programs are successful and what can be done to turn the others around. The roles and responsibilities of coaches, athletic directors, administrators and communities.

The 10 Disciplines 1.Arrive early and energized 2.Purposeful Work – Focused attention and effort for an entire training session 3.Respecting authority and opponents 4.Personal responsibility and accountability 5.Listening with positive intent and to learn 6.Controlling emotions and reactions even...

Great Teams – The Seven Essentials This booklet focuses on the seven qualities of great teams: 1 – Leadership 2 – Guiding Principles 3 – Pride 4 – Communication 5 – Motivation 6 – Persistence 7 – Positive Attitude 32 pages Written for Coaches and anyone else who leads a team

This booklet contains all the posts from year two on our Proactive Coaching Facebook page. They are divided into sections for Coaches… Competitors… Team Leaders… and Parents