The Experts’ Reading List

One of the great things about interviewing talented coaches from all over the world is getting to pick their brain on where their mind is being fed. So we’ll take a break from our coaching series this week and I’ll share a great reading list that I’ve compiled from my podcast guests. Then next week we’ll start up a new series on Building a Winning Culture.

I’ve read 12 of these, how many have you read? My challenge to you is to pick 2 or 3 to read in the next 6 months, that is what I’m going to do. I’ve just ordered Pete Carroll’s Win Forever, Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus, and Patrick Lencioni’s The 5 Dsyfunctions of a Team.

I’ve included hyperlinks to all of the books on Amazon, so just click on the name of the book and order it today! Don’t wait or you won’t do it. No excuses.

Also – my friend James Leath published a post with his reading list – check it out for some more great recommendations – Link

1. Pyramid of Success by Coach John Wooden
2. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie – the story ‘Father Forgets’ is timeless
3. The Gold Standard’ by Coach K. – story of bringing together the Dream Team
4. Raising a Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis – story of bringing a boy into manhood
5. Lead for God’s Sake by Todd Gongwer
6. Inside-Out Coaching by Joe Ehrmann – ‘Be a transformational coach rather than a transactional coach’
7. Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx – about Joe Ehrmann
8. Leading with the Heart by Mike Krzyzewski
9. The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
10. The Best-Laid Plans of a High School Basketball CEO by Randy Montgomery and Matt Kramer
11. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard – about Teddy Roosevelt dealing with defeat by challenging himself to a huge audacious goal
12. Teaching to Change Lives by Dr. Howard Hendricks
13. How Children Succeed by Paul Tough
14. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey
15. The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone ‘Never cut anything, never dilute greatness, never pull back on your horsepower, and never put a limit on your ambition, drive, and passion. Demand obsession of yourself and all those around you.’
16. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
17. What a Coach can teach a teacher by Tharp&Gallimore – Followed John Wooden and analyzes the % of his communication
18. The Sports Gene by David Epstein
19. Mindset by Carol Dweck
20. The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon – Get the energy vampires off the bus and surround yourselves with energy-givers and life-givers
21. Double goal coach by Jim Thompson of PCA
22. The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel
23. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
24. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
25. Coaching Made Easier: How to Successfully Manage Your Youth Baseball Team—A Step-by-Step Guide to a Rewarding Season by Rod Huff
26. Coaching Basketball Successfully by Morgan Wootten
27. Win Forever by Pete Carroll
28. The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh
29. Positivity by Barbara Frederickson – Great book for self-talk
30. The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine