John Calipari
Autor(a) de Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out
About the Author
John Calipari was born in Moon Township, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1959. He played basketball for two years at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before transferring to Clarion University, where he played point guard from 1981 to 1982. He graduated with a degree in marketing. In the mostrar mais 1980s, he held assistant positions at the University of Kansas and the University of Pittsburgh before becoming head coach at the University of Massachusetts in 1988. From 1996 to 1999 he was head coach and Executive VP of basketball operations for the New Jersey Nets. He was an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers from 1999 to 2000. His next two roles have been head coach for the University of Memphis followed by the University of Kentucky. He has won numerous awards throughout his coaching career, including 1992 Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year; 1993, 1994, and 1996 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year; 2006, 2008, and 2009 C-USA Coach of the Year; 1996 and 2008 Naismith National Coach of the Year; and 2009 NABC Co-Coach of the Year, Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, and Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year. In 2004 he was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. He is the author of several books including Refuse to Lose, Bounce Back: Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and in Life, and Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out por John Calipari
College basketball is demanding and highly competitive. John Calipari gives his recipe for success: players first. It means: manage your basketball program and coach your team in order to maximize players' interest and goals. You can resume this enterprise in one phrase: get drafted in NBA, preferably be a lottery pick. One year of college and you are ready to cash in the magic world of the NBA. Along the way, get some national championship for "Blue Nation" and its commander in chief. College basketball, though, is more than that. The work to get a degree, the process of learning basketball's fundamentals, the experiences that come from the campus' environment. Calipari is silent about that, but he cares for his players, maximizes their potential, gives them the hottest ticket in town. Maybe he is right. Better be a straight pragmatic. From this point of view, the book comprises its scope.… (mais)
This book is supposed to motivate you to overcome setbacks. Coach Cal has even set up a website for you to share your story and motivate others, as well as download his "practice plans," activities designed to help you bounce back.
If you can relate to a guy who's major setback in life was being fired from a multimillion dollar NBA coaching job only to go on to other multimillion dollar coaching jobs after being unemployed (or doing an ESPN gig) for a few months, then this book is for you.
If you can handle cliches like "PractiCAL point," and dialogue like "Put your faith in me, and I'll put my faith in you" then this book is for you.
If you can handle other...clever...phrases like "Let's bounce back, bounce forward, and bounce forever" (last sentence in the book) then this book is for you.
I'm glad Calipari overcame his setbacks and landed on his feet. He makes good practical step-by-step points about how to overcome being fired, or demoted, or divorced, or whatever. Much of it lines up with good scriptural teaching (accept God's will, don't be bitter, find good counselors, etc.). However, there's no mention of him bouncing back from having 2 trips to the Final Four being vacated by the NCAA or how he handles being called a "cheater" by every non-UK fan. The useful basketball knowledge I gained was how he recently decided to adopt the dribble-drive offense.
In all, I give this book 2.5 stars out of 5.… (mais)
If you can relate to a guy who's major setback in life was being fired from a multimillion dollar NBA coaching job only to go on to other multimillion dollar coaching jobs after being unemployed (or doing an ESPN gig) for a few months, then this book is for you.
If you can handle cliches like "PractiCAL point," and dialogue like "Put your faith in me, and I'll put my faith in you" then this book is for you.
If you can handle other...clever...phrases like "Let's bounce back, bounce forward, and bounce forever" (last sentence in the book) then this book is for you.
I'm glad Calipari overcame his setbacks and landed on his feet. He makes good practical step-by-step points about how to overcome being fired, or demoted, or divorced, or whatever. Much of it lines up with good scriptural teaching (accept God's will, don't be bitter, find good counselors, etc.). However, there's no mention of him bouncing back from having 2 trips to the Final Four being vacated by the NCAA or how he handles being called a "cheater" by every non-UK fan. The useful basketball knowledge I gained was how he recently decided to adopt the dribble-drive offense.
In all, I give this book 2.5 stars out of 5.… (mais)
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- #165,356
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