Coaching Coaches

The new 3rd edition of this highly valued and popular textbook offers updated behavior change models, theories and essential healthy lifestyle information with the biometric data coaches need to know. Also included: comprehensive, actionable lessons for the key competencies needed for the NBHWC exam; new guidelines for group coaching, a vastly improved index; coaching templates for doing intake sessions, initial meetings, ongoing sessions, motivational interviewing, and for closing the coaching relationship; client agreement forms; and several types of Wellness Wheels for use with clients. ...

“Coaches rely far too much on asking open-ended questions,” says Marcia Reynolds. But questions only seek answers — inquiry provides insight. When, instead of just questions, clients hear their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs spoken by someone else, it prompts them to critically consider how their thinking affects their goals. Reynolds cites the latest brain science to show why reflective inquiry works and provides techniques, tips, and structures for creating breakthrough conversations.

For coaches who want to transform lives, this updated bestselling guide reveals how reflective inquiry—not just asking questions—creates breakthrough moments that AI can never replicate. In this powerful second edition, ICF global past president Marcia Reynolds shows why reflecting clients'...

This complete guide to life coaching reveals what life coaching is, how to coach yourself and others effectively, and how to create and sustain a successful coaching practice. Leading you through a comprehensive program of advanced life coaching skill, The Life Coaching Handbook is the essential guide for life coaches, and a key sourcebook for NLP practitioners, human resources managers, training professionals, counselors, and the curious. Curly Martin is a professional life coach, author, trainer, and internationally qualified NLP master practitioner.

The mark of a great coach is a constant desire to learn and grow. A hunger to use whatever can make them better. The best-selling author of Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered brings his considerable knowledge about the science of classroom teaching to the sports coaching world to...

Read by the author. Whether you’re thinking about starting a consulting business or have been coaching for a while, Coach Builder will give you the 8-step plan every self-employed coach needs to be successful. Have you experienced a moment when you realized your career wasn’t as secure or...

Moving seamlessly from coaching fundamentals to more advanced ideas such as helping clients to identify life purpose, recognize and combat obstacles, align values and actions, maintain a positive mind-set, and live with integrity, this new edition is one-stop-shopping for beginner and advanced coaches alike. Beginning with a brief history of the foundations of coaching and its future trajectory, Becoming a Professional Life Coach takes listeners step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and techniques for being a successful life coach. 

The New York Times bestselling author of The Matheny Manifesto offers the definitive guide to coaching youth baseball and instilling positive values on and off the field. Long before he became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, Mike Matheny grasped the core values of what...

The Growth Lab gives us another practical and encouraging guide aimed at people first, and organisation a close second. Grow your coaching and wellness practice with insights into ADHD coaching. This concise e-book teaches you the essentials required to coach life and business-coaching clients who have ADHD and often do not know they have executive function challenges. This book is not intended to create an ADHD coach - someone whose primary business is Coaching for the ADHD itself - it is here for the mainstream coach who needs to know more about ADHD. Included in the book is a link to two...

In this informative and inspirational book, Coach K, Duke University's head basketball coach, tells readers how he coaxes peak performances from his team, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the U.S. Army. Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a...

NEW Edition 2026. Everything you always wanted to know about becoming a Life or Personal Coach by Certified Professional Coach, Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., MFT, CPC With 25+ years experience as a Life Coach and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr. Lyn gives you all the proven methods of motivation and goal achievement from the world’s top coaches. Most frequently asked questions about coaching, how to become a coach, how to promote your coaching practice and how to motivate your clients to move toward their success! Dr. Lyn gives you the simple 5-step coaching process and the 12-week ...

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny's New York Times bestselling manifesto about what parents, coaches, and athletes get wrong about sports; what we can do better; and how sports can teach eight keys to success in sports and life. Mike Matheny was just forty-one, without professional...

“There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child’s mind; it’s as if their ability to get there at all gives them the right to stay forever.” There was a turning point in Michael Lewis’s life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying...

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history. When future NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still an eighteen-year-old high school...

Career advice that actually works from a straight-shooter recruiter Did you know the average job search takes more than five months? That’s because today’s job market is more challenging—and more confusing—than ever. How are we supposed to get hired, get paid, and get ahead in our...

"100 Must-Have Strategies for Successful Coaches and Course Creators: Proven Techniques to Elevate Your Coaching and Course Creation Business" is your essential guidebook to mastering the world of coaching and online course creation. Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to refine your skills or a budding entrepreneur eager to make a meaningful impact, this book offers a treasure trove of strategies to propel your business to new heights. Packed with actionable tips, real-world insights, and proven techniques, this comprehensive resource takes you step-by-step through the journey ...

This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere.

Inside this essential coaching blueprint, you'll discover a treasure trove of actionable strategies designed to ignite that winning fire in every player. Learn how to: Forge the bedrock of mental toughness: Implement a coach's blueprint for developing advanced cognitive appraisal, elite emotional regulation, unwavering behavioral persistence, and superior self-efficacy in your team. Cultivate an indomitable growth mindset: Equip your players to embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and relentlessly pursue improvement. Master composure under pressure: Provide practical solutions to help ...

Discover the hidden world of American football analytics in "Decoding the Game: A Journey into American Football Analytics." This captivating book takes you on an enlightening expedition, unraveling the secrets that lie beneath the thrilling gridiron action. From the sidelines to the front offices, data and analytics have revolutionized the sport, shaping player evaluation, strategy development, and decision-making. Drawing upon cutting-edge techniques and real-world examples, "Decoding the Game" delves into the significance of player and team efficiency metrics. Explore advanced ...

As former little league, high school, collegiate and professional baseball players, we appreciate the time, effort and dedication from every parent that takes on the role of coach. We know how challenging coaching can be and we want to do everything we can to help educate them. Our vision was to create a step-by-step reference guide, for even the most inexperienced parents, to help them in every aspect of coaching. Our goal is to equip parents with all the tools necessary to become a first-time coach and get the absolute most out of their players. Building team chemistry, formulating drills...