Positive Coaching in a Nutshell

Positive Coaching in a Nutshell is a distilled rendition of the coaching classic Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self-Esteem through Sports .

In 86 pages Positive Coaching in a Nutshell provides bite-size tips, tools and techniques for youth sports coaches and parents. Anyone concerned with youth sports, education, and character development can learn how to be a positive coach in two hours or less.

See why so many coaches and parents have found Jim Thompson's wisdom of Positive Coaching to be just the information and inspiration they need to help youth athletes gain the most from sports. Sample chapters include: Teachable Moments Through Relentless Positiviity, Making the Most of Mistakes, Learning form Losing, Nurturing Outstanding Individual Competitors, Helping Individuals Become a Team.

Jim Thompson is the author of Shooting in the Dark: Tales of Coaching and Leadership and The Double-Goal Coach. He founded Positive Coaching Alliance in 1998 at Stanford University where he teaches courses on coaching, leadership and sport and spirituality.

As Executive Director of the Positive Coaching Alliance, Thompson directs an organization sweeping the U.S. because it provides solutions to some of youth sports most perplexing problems. PCA's mission is to transform the culture of youth sports so every youth athlete can have a positive, character-building experience with sports. More than 1,000 schools and youth sports organizations have partnered with PCA to make Honoring the Game a paramount value.