Coaching for Character Coaching for CharacterAbout the Product
Coaching for Character provides coaches with a valuable tool to help them understand the basic principles of sportsmanship, the justification of these principles, and how to teach their players to understand and apply them. By applying the understanding of sportsmanship explained in the book, coaches will create more disciplined and coachable individual athletes and teams. And, more important, they will help young athletes develop the character and perspective that will serve them well throughout their lives.Coaching for Character ’s special suggestions for teaching sportsmanship, coaches will find new ways to reach their athletes—without preaching or sacrificing practice time that could be spent on developing the physical skills, conditioning, and mental strategies that are also essential to athletic success.About the Author Craig Clifford is assistant professor of philosophy at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. He also is director of the honors program at Tarleton State.The Tenure of Phil Wisdom: Dialogues (University Press of America, 1995) and In the Deep Heart’s Core: Reflections on Life, Letters, and Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 1985).Randolph M. Feezell is professor of philosophy at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. How Should I Live? Philosophical Conversations About Moral Life (Paragon House, 1991). He also is the author of Faith, Freedom, and Value: Introductory Philosophical Dialogues (Westview Press, 1989). Table of Contents Part I. Thinking about Sportsmanship Part II. The Principles of Sportsmanship Part III. Thinking About Sport and Life Appendix. Suggestions for Teaching Sportsmanship Words of Praise "Clifford and Feezell have done an excellent job of identifying that fine line that exists between participation-only and win-at-all-costs attitudes. This is must-reading for ALL coaches, but especially for those younger coaches just entering the profession. This book really made me think about the expectations I have for our players, both on and off the basketball floor." Lon Kruger"The educational purpose of high school athletics and fine arts programs must be about more than teaching a young person to hit a curve ball or throw a perfect spiral or play an instrument or even earn a scholarship. Our No. 1 goal should be developing good people for our country--good citizens who will contribute to the quality of life in America and the world. Through this book and our NFICEP Citizenship Through Sports training, we will be better able to accomplish this mission." Robert F. Kanaby
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