Summer Reading for Coaches and Athletes’ Success
Do you have a summer reading list for yourself and your athletes?
Athletes tend to apply more consistent action when they have a clear understanding and true belief in a proven method behind the madness. So let’s first start by helping you explain some of the benefits of reading to your athletes.
Improves Intelligence:
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
Improves Empathy:
One common quality of all great coaches is that they have the ability to empathize with their athletes prior to acting out. Reading can assist in developing the ability to see things from another’s perspective, which can have a significant impact on the relationships you build with your athletes.
“People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care,”
Reduces Stress and Depression:
Reading provides the opportunity to escape from the worries and stresses that today’s student athletes experience from their peers, family and coaches on a daily basis.
Improves Memory and Focus:
Just like going for a daily run can improve an athlete’s cardiovascular conditioning, reading on a daily basis can push our overall limits of mental health, memory and focus.
To help you get started on your summer reading list we have included 3 of our best books all published by the Winning Mindset Team listed below:
Develop The Predator Mindset: Win in Sports, School and Life
Dedicated to explaining the Predator versus Prey Mindset, and why it is the key difference between success and failure in sports, school, and life
The Teacher’s Guide to the Mental Edge
Mindset training has been utilized in sports to maximize the potential of athletes at every level. It is time to bring that attitude and mentality to students!
Spiritual Strength: Building Athletes for Christ
You will learn what it means to be an athlete, choose a sport, join the team, train, compete, and maintain health and wellness in your spiritual life.