How the Coach Without a Father Became One of America's Greatest MentorsA Guide and Handbook to Mentorship, Coaching Leadership, Business Leadership Coach Merle 'Skip" Hall grew up fatherless in a time when most other boys had fathers. He went on to coach dozens of NFL players, top college coaches, and even NFL coaches. This story of Coach Hall's life highlights the influence coaches have mentoring athletes as well as the power of coaching and recruiting for business. Everyone in a leadership role will be encouraged by the idea that positive coaching leads to success. "A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime." -Billy Graham Once you learn the power of Coach 'Em Up, you will be able to Create consistent principles which lead to winning year after year Avoid the guilt and chaos of negative leadership Overcome the challenge of mediocrity Empower leadership skills in other leaders, coaches, and colleagues Overcome obstacles to success Dispel the myth that positivity is a soft skill Challenge the cultural norms Learn about the power of Don James Thursday Speeches Win more often Coach Hall coached and mentored football players with the likes of Mike Lude, Nick Saban, Don James, Jim Zorn, Chuck Pagano, and other top coaches and leaders. This book is not just for members of the coaching community. It is a resource for teachers, employers, and even parents-for anyone that works with young people, helping them develop and grow. As a bonus, Coach 'Em Up offers a resource section which can be used for pre-game speeches, pre season planning with coaches, vision blueprints, and ideas for annual team themes. "This book provides an insider look into the world of coaching and business. Coach Hall's passion for a unique style of coaching comes through loud and clear." -Chris Petersen, Head Football Coach, University of Washington and Boise State University "Skip Hall's performance speaks for itself. His leadership inspires and influences all who are lucky enough to know him. He always went above and beyond to encourage his players and fellow coaches."-Nick Saban, Head Coach, University of Alabama, seven-time National Champion "Coach Hall wanted our football team to take on a new identity and culture, a culture of positivity and building relationships. He wanted a culture of accountability that was done the right way-not belittling but building each other up."-Chuck Pagano, NFL Head Coach, Indianapolis Colts "It is a true honor to recommend this book. One of the great joys of my life was to play linebacker for the University of Washington Huskies and to be coached by Skip Hall. Not only did he inspire, challenge, and motivate us on the field, he mentored and taught us how to be men of character."-Mike Rohrbach, Founder and Executive Director of Run to Win, Team Captain of University of Washington football, University of Washington Sports Chaplain "Don James looked for young energetic coaches with good character. He found that in Skip Hall, who was always kind to everyone and took positive coaching seriously in an era where other football programs weren't always focused in that direction."-Carol James, wife of legendary coach Don James Skip has been a phenomenal coach with an infectious personality since the beginning of our acquaintance in the 1960s. He also proved to be a sensational recruiter over the many years that I have known him. Everyone will learn something from his story.-Mike Lude, former Athletic Director University of Washington

As competitors, coaches, mentors and role models, we've created a culture that only celebrates and glorifies outcomes. We've turned games into a hyper competitive race that no one will ever win. It's time to reclaim the game.

All Great Coaches Are Good Leaders But Not All Good Leaders Are Great Coaches Coach ’Em Way Up teaches readers to exhibit their best thinking, set a great example, assess how you teach, lead with confidence, and mentor others to put them on a path to lasting competitive greatness while becoming great people, too. Based on the teachings of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, readers get effective leadership strategies for creating a culture of excellence in today’s modern workplace. Simply put, Coach ‘Em Way Up does for readers what John Wooden did for decades: guide you to achieve true success challenge you to reach extraordinary levels of performance prepare you to coach yourself and others to be the very best inspire you to pursue not just greatness but also goodness Make John Wooden a coach and mentor for your future. Allow him to coach you to coach yourself, your team, and business up—all the way up.

Are you coaching for your own gratification or are you coaching to make a difference in the lives of young people? Coach 'Em Up takes you into the world of coaching at the high school level. You will be challenged to evaluate your approach to coaching and honestly assess your guiding principles. Are you a coach that measures success by wins and losses? Is success measured by your status among fellow coaches? Or, do you measure success by the development of athletes that come through your program? Our primary focus as coaches is to create a system within our programs that prepares our athletes for life after sports. Coaches either do that or they don't. You will discover the meaning of a Program Coach and Seasonal Coach. The most important question for you right now is which one are you?The contents in the pages that follow come from experiences and lessons learned throughout a career of coaching. You will be given examples of successes and failures in an effort to provide a model of self-assessment and program evaluation. Here are some examples of how you will be challenged as a coach:* Where are you on the coaching spectrum* Know the roles of each coach in the program* Become a lifelong learner as a coach* Build a program around the PFA mantra* Take responsibility for your decisions* Understand your driveWhat are you waiting for? It's time to begin the journey of discovering the meaning behind your career. It's time to go beyond the "W" and Coach 'Em Up!Change the way you approach coaching. Change the way you lead our future.

Coach 'Em Way Up is the first book to link the values John Wooden lived by and his Pyramid of Success to the five principles of the John Wooden Coaching Model, which have never been presented in a leadership book before.

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