14 Books That Have Impacted Coaches


The following is based upon responses to Janssen Sports Leadership Center’s book survey which asked coaches to list the books that have made the biggest impact on them as a coach, leader, and person.

14. The Carolina Way —Dean Smith, Gerald Bell & John Kilgo.

13. Sacred Hoops--Phil Jackson

12. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership—John Maxwell

11. The Bible

10. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People—Stephen Covey 

9. The Winner Within—Pat Riley

8. They Call Me Coach—John Wooden

7. The Team Captain's Leadership Manual—Jeff Janssen

6. Success is a Choice—Rick Pitino

5. Reach for the Summit—Pat Summitt

4. Wooden - John Wooden

3. The Seven Secrets of Successful Coaches—Jeff Janssen and Greg Dale

2. Championship Team Building—Jeff Janssen

1. Leading with the Heart—Mike Krzyzewski

Invest time in reading and applying the ideas in any one of these books and you will undoubtedly be a better coach, leader, and person for it.

--The Coaching and Leadership Journal

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