101 Ways to Motivate Athletes [Paperback]

Keith T. Manos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2006

Addresses the most important part of coaching: motivating athletes. Offers over 100 specific and detailed ideas for establishing a positive team culture and a successful, winning organization. Includes ideas for the preseason, early in the season, all season, midseason, postseason and more. Ideal for coaches and administrators of all sports with athletes at any level of play.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A must read book for any coach who wants his athletes to be winners in their sport. -- Lanny Bryant, Editor, Wrestling USA Magazine (Order of Merit, National Wrestling Hall of Fame)

Coaches have said that competing is 90% mental. Coach Manos has addressed that 90%. -- Greg Urbas, Head Coach, St. Edward High School (OH)

I strongly recommend this book. All coaches, from novice to highly experienced, will find this book most helpful. -- Gerard A. Banez, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, Director, Pediatric Behavioral Medicine, The Children's Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic

About the Author

Keith Manos is an English teacher and the former wrestling coach and athletic director at Richmond Heights High School (OH).

Manos was named Division III Ohio Wrestling Coach of the Year (1988), NE District Division III Wrestling Coach of the Year (1989), GCWCOA Division III Wrestling Coach of the year (1989), and East Suburban Conference Wrestling Coach of the Year twice (1988 & 1989). The Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association honored him with their Award of Merit in 2002. Manos was the head coach of the United States All-Star Wrestling Team (vs. Oklahoma All-Stars) in 1989 and head coach of the Ohio All-Star Wrestling Team in 1991, and has coached multiple all-star wrestling teams and wrestling clubs in Toledo, Sandusky, and Cleveland.

During his tenure as a head coach, Manos had 29 qualifiers to the state tournament, with 21 state tournaments placers and three state champions, including Dan Hanson, a four-time state champion. In eight years at Richmond Heights High School, Manos’s teams finished in the top 10 at the state tournament five times.

In 2000 Keith was also honored as Ohio’s English Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Coaches Choice; DVD Video edition (May 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585189618
• ISBN-13: 978-1585189618
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,123,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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