Do you feel overwhelmed by fundraising or demands from your booster club?

Have you reached your breaking point with issues about playing time?

The Politics of Coaching: A Survival Guide to Keep Coaches from Getting Burned is a groundbreaking new book that provides real world examples and proven techniques˙to put coaches in control of eternally explosive issues like picking teams, playing time, and parent confrontations.

With chapters devoted to other important issues like fundraising, booster clubs, relationships with youth sports organizations, and how to get a head coaching job,˙"The Politics of Coaching" is a comprehensive guide that will˙equip you with the knowledge˙you need to survive and thrive in this combustible coaching climate.

"Having this book on the shelf is a must if you want to know the ins and outs of dealing with off the field issues that arise on a daily basis. The Politics of Coaching will make you more prepared and a better coach."
Steve Warren, Head Football Coach/Athletic Coordinator Abilene High School, Texas

Joe Ehrmann, the coach profiled in the national bestseller Season of Life, explains how coaches at every level, from Little League to high school to NCAA Division I and even the professional leagues, can use sports to transform lives.

Coaches have a tremendous platform, says Joe Ehrmann, a former Syracuse University All-American and NFL star. Perhaps second only to parents, coaches can impact young people as no one else can. But most coaches fail to do the teaching, mentoring, even life-saving intervention that their platform provides. Too many are transactional coaches; they focus solely on winning and meeting their personal needs. They see sports as a simple exchange: the athlete performs to a coach's demands and in return gets something, usually praise or a position in the starting lineup. Some coaches, however, use their platform. They teach the Xs and Os, but also teach the Ys of life. They help young people grow into responsible adults; they leave a lasting legacy. These are the transformational coaches. These coaches change lives, and they also change society by helping to develop healthy men and women.

Sports have become a secular religion, according to Ehrmann. Tens of millions of children play sports, and millions of coaches have the potential to influence the lives of these children-and through them to touch their parents' lives as well. Children can be diminished and discouraged by their sports experiences, or they can be strengthened, uplifted, even in some cases redeemed. Sports can be a life-changing experience if coaches understand why they are coaching and redefine their measurement of success.

InSideOut Coaching explains how to become a trans-formational coach. Coaches first have to "go inside" and articulate their reasons for coaching. Only those who have taken the InSideOut journey can become transformational. Joe Ehrmann provides examples of coaches in his life who took this journey and taught him how to find something bigger than himself in sports.He describes his own InSideOut experience, starting with the death of his beloved brother, which helped him understand how sports could transcend the play-ing field. He gives coaches the information and the tools they need to become transformational.

Joe Ehrmann has taken his message about the extraordinary power of sports all over the country. It has been warmly endorsed by NFL head coaches, athletic directors at major universities, high school head coaches, even business groups and community organizations. Now any parent-coach or school or community coach can read Ehrmann's message and learn how to make sports a life-changing experience.

262 pages. 2011.

This book in the CPEP series provides detailed, tested activities tailored to the specific developmental needs of students in grades K-2. For easy selection and use, the 500 activities in each CPEP book are organized into eight sections, including Introductory Activities, Fitness Activities, Movement Awareness (K-4), Rhythm & Dance, Gymnastics, Games Skills, Special Games, and Closing Activities. This allows you to create complete, well-balanced lesson plan in minutes! Includes a yearly, weekly, and daily PE planning section.

320 pages. 1992. ISBN 013673054X.

The ball handler who fakes and then drives past a defender for an easy score. A pass rusher who leaves a would-be blocker in his wake on the way to sacking the quarterback. A setter who manages to maneuver both body and ball in the blink of an eye to make the perfect pass for the kill and match-winning point. These are all reasons agility and quickness are such prized physical attributes in modern sport.

Efforts to become markedly quicker or more agile, however, aren't always successful. Genetic limitations, technical deficiencies, and inferior training activities are among the major obstacles.

Developing Agility and Quickness helps athletes blow past those barriers thanks to the top sport conditioning authority in the world, the National Strength and Conditioning Association. NSCA hand-picked its top experts to present the best training advice, drills, and programs for optimizing athletes' linear and lateral movements. Make Developing Agility and Quickness a key part of your conditioning program, and get a step ahead of the competition.

200 pages. 2012.

277 pages. 2011.