High School Sports Coaches - book project

My book 30 Days with America's High School Coaches has moved from aspiration to reality. The manuscript is done!! (See a list of coaches featured, their sports, and their states, below).

I still need to raise $4,000 to get this project in print, however, and I need your help to get there. Why give? Because this book is already making a difference - 3 months before it's due to be published!!

Why contribute? Because this book is already having a profound impact: 

  1. I've been interviewed by several organizations about the book. Most recently, I spoke with Play Like A Champion Today  on their podcast. (Listen here )
  2. I've accepted an invitation to join the Positive Coaching Alliance's Mid-Atlantic Leadership Council . 
  3. I appeared on a panel about excellence in coaching as part of the Sports Philanthropy World Conference. Read about it here.
  4. The podcast I've launched to accompany the book - Time Out for Better Coaching - has scored interviews with such leading authorities as Jim Thompson, founder of the Positive Coaching Alliance; Eric Hyman, former athletic director at Texas A&M University; and Kristin Sheehan of Play Like A Champion Today. Catch all the episodes.
  5. We are planning launch events in California, Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia
  6. And much more!!

Help this important work get printed, so that I continue the work of spotlighting and promoting the very best in high school coaching.

HERE'S THE LINEUP OF COACHES, SPORTS, AND STATES THAT APPEAR IN THE BOOK

Part I – Coaches and Their Players

1.       Marvin Nash – San Marcos High School – Texas – Football

2.       Al Fracassa and Dave Yarema – Brother Rice High School – Michigan – Football

3.       Dana McWilliams – Upperman High School – Tennessee – Women’s Basketball

4.       Clarence Lewis – Greenville High School – South Carolina – Track and Field

5.       Nathan Yates – Riverbend High School – Virginia – Football

Part II – Coaches and Building Programs

6.       Barry Wortman – Blackman High School – Tennessee – Men’s Basketball

7.       Fernando Gonzalez – San Fernando High School – California – Men’s and Women’s Wrestling

8.       Maurice Henriques – Niwot High School – Colorado – Track and Field

9.       Bobby Alston – Memphis University School – Tennessee – Football

10.   Adam Priefer – Oakwood High School – Ohio – Women’s Basketball

11.   Andrew Hyslop – Carolina Elite Soccer Academy – South Carolina – Soccer

Part III – Coaching Development

12.   Allison Kinniard – Lancaster High School – Ohio – Field Hockey and Softball

13.   Pam Bosser – Lancaster High School – Ohio – Athletic Director

14.   Rick Huffman – Grand Valley High School – Ohio – Men’s Soccer

15.   Tom Generous – Choate Rosemary Hall – Connecticut – Squash

16.   Stacey Swinea – Davidson Academy – Tennessee – Softball

17.   Al Fracassa and Dave Yeager – Brother Rice High School – Michigan – Football

Part IV – Coaches and Their Communities

18.   Michael Groves – Monterey High School – California – Baseball

19.   Heang Uy – North Henderson High School – North Carolina – Wrestling

20.   Mark McElroy – Saddleback Community College – California – Football

21.   Fouad Zaban – Fordson High School – Michigan – Football

22.   Ibrahim Ahman – Fordson High School – Michigan - Football

23.   Shone Evans – La Marque High School – Texas – Football

24.   Ben Gucciardi – Oakland International High School/Soccer Without Borders – California – Soccer

Part V – Approaches to Coaching

25.   Gail Maundrell – Turpin High School – Ohio – Gymnastics and Tennis

26.   Phil “Smokey” Moresi – Framington South High School – Massachusetts – Men’s Basketball

27.   Howard Brown – Framington South High School – Massachusetts – Basketball

28.   Adam Cook – Whitehouse High School – Texas – Football

29.   George Stackhouse – Westover High School – North Carolina – Men’s Basketball

30.   Al Fracassa and Kevin Hart – Brother Rice High School – Michigan – Football