Wooden on Leadership Review

John Wooden is a man that knows what success is. Three of the most important traits from Wooden’s pyramid are competitive greatness, confidence, and enthusiasm. Competitive greatness is being

With the right influence, communication and skill development is the key to a valuable coach. Without my two outstanding high school coaches, I wouldn’t have the love for basketball and track the way I do today. They have taught me everything I needed to know for the present, along with tips for the future. Coach Lewis and Coach Kohler have done more for me than what I’ve ever deserved and I will never be able to pay them back for all their help and encouragement. But I hope they have understanding of how much of a change they can make on someone's life, someone's life like my

Joe Ehrmann describes how he has developed his philosophy of coaching by relating the story of his life in his youth, high school and in college describing two different types of coaches he had played for. The first are coaches who were impersonal, authoritarian, and sometimes abusive which he calls transactional coaches; this is in contrast to the humane coaches he calls transformative coaches. Coaches must face this responsibility because we all remember our coaches. “This is the awesome power and responsibility of coaching: You give your players memories, for better or for worse that stay with them until the day they die” (Ehrmann, 2011 p 46-47). Joe Erhmann goes on to ask, “What is the moral and ethical composition of their program?

879 wins in 36yrs of coaching, 2nd most in men's college Division I basketball history behind Bob Knight.

So many Coaches have talent and dedication for what they do. I 'm proud to play for one that has a spectacular history of coaching. That coach is Dennis Lorio, who Graduated from LSU (Louisiana State University) with an economic degree and played baseball. “I love the intensity and the relationship in football” Coach Lorio explaining with a passionate expression. I can see it in his eyes that he is very dedicated and hardworking coach. As of now he is 62 years old and still willing to coach. “It’s not the same without coaching. The joy and the sorrow I feel during the season has been addicted to me. I’ve been in this game almost all my life and that is a very long time.”

coach/teacher for many reasons.One reason is that he is a hard worker because he did not give

“At practice, Coach was always shouting the word Dig!” (Ehrmann 2011, pg. 53)What coach doesn’t ask for their players to work harder, dig deeper, or strive? We all do. “But to Coach it always meant: Dignity, Integrity, and Grace.” (Ehrmann 2011, pg. 53). Joe Ehrmann’s book InSideOut Coaching is an amazing look into why coaches coach. My mind was blown. My book looks like a firework display of highlights, underlines, and notes. There are so many ideas in this short book my head swam. The book really made me question the what, why, and how I am coaching. His ideas and opinions are a game changer for me. I can relate to Parade Magazine’s assessment; Joe Ehrmann is “The most important coach in America.” upon completing the book. For me the D.I.G.

People like winners. Many have the philosophy that the underdog should win occasionally. In game of basketball, everyone loves a Cinderella story. Coach Mike Krzyzewski affectionately known as Coach K usually beats all who come in his path on the basketball court. Coach K teaches about life and leadership; his motto is

Initially, he struggled coaching a high school in Kentucky as he led his team to a 6-11 season. However, he returned to his hometown in Indiana, where he taught English and coached the basketball team at South Bend Central High School. After his career in South Bend, he became the athletic director and coach for the basketball team at Indiana State Teachers College. There his team won back-to-back titles and had an impressive 44-15 record for two seasons. This is where his coaching career started to heat up. In 1948, he became the basketball coach for the UCLA Bruins. In his first eight seasons they won three Pacific Coast Conference Titles. He then went on to lead UCLA to a perfect season and a national championship, and won coach of the year. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton, UCLA went on to have three undefeated seasons, as well as seven straight championships. However, in 1974, their 88-game winning streak ended and Wooden “The Wizard of Westwood” had retired with a 664-162 record and 10 national championships after 29 years of coaching.

The University of Alabama’s head football coach Nick Saban is hands down the best coach in college football. He may not be the smartest coach or the greatest motivator, but one thing about him that you cannot deny is his success. Since 2003, he has dominated college football unlike any of his predecessors and contemporaries. He’s the first to win a national championship with two different Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and has coached four national championship teams. His teams dominate the best college football conference. Saban is more successful than his counterparts because he way of thinking surpasses others. His work ethic, willingness to prepare, and his approach to a goal. His success has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, and

Basketball teams need a coach that believes in them. The team needs a coach that will work hard to help them achieve the goal of winning. They need a coach that communicates and shows interest in each of the players. On the other hand, they need a coach that can be directive, but also supportive. In the case study this week, Shirley was quite the opposite. Conflicting enough, by all appearances she did not have a total grasp of the concept of leadership in coaching basketball. Factors that could cause the lack of leadership could be confidence or even lack of knowledge (Cohen, 2000). In this paper, Shirley’s leadership style and behavior will be discussed, along with looking at situational factors and other leadership styles that

The topic of leadership continues to attract several theoretical arguments as the practice of leadership varies depending on a variety of factors (Loveridge, 2014). However, the contributions made by John Wooden in transforming leadership are impeccable, with his many years as a basketball coach earning him admiration and success in equal measure. John Wooden, therefore, explains how leaders can get the maximum potential out of their followers through enhancing the individual abilities and shaping the personal efforts in a manner that guarantees personal peak performances and subsequent improvement of team or organizational performance.

John Wooden said, “The preparation is where success is truly found…It was the journey I prized above all else (Coughlin & Fisher, 2013, page 1).  Former New York Giant’s Coach Tom Coughlin said “Achieving any goal begins with thorough preparation.  The better you prepare the most likely it is that you’ll succeed” (Coughlin & Fisher, 2013, page 2).  Coach Coughlin emphasized discipline, confidence, and flexibility to deal with the challenges and adversity without panicking.  He believed in confidence being a self-fulfilling prophecy and related to how one prepared mentally using steps toward achieving one’s goals. The combination of confidence and preparation equated to continued success (Coughlin & Fisher, 2013, page 5).  Regarding fear, Coach

Charles Barkley once said, “I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I can dunk a basketball does not mean I should raise your kids.” No adult has a choice as to whether a child looks up to him or her, but parents are responsible for raising their children as best they can. The first role models or leaders in most children’s lives are in fact their parents; although they may not be the best role models, they are often the figures that children first learn from. Even if there was a perfect parent, that should not limit a child from observing other leaders. John Wooden, considerably the most successful basketball coach in NCAA history, led the UCLA Bruins to 10 NCAA championships with an all-time win-loss coaching record 885-203 (UCLA site). A Game Plane for Life: The Power of Mentoring, is a collection Wooden’s anecdotes related to leadership and the applications of those methods to his coaching practices. Observing leaders from the past allowed Wooden to envision clarity in the future; a clarified vision of the future gave Wooden more power in the present. John Wooden was a consistent and prepared leader who fostered a community of trust and knew his values.

During this course I learned many new concepts about leadership. I observed many things from my team members and I learned by observing their behavior because every person has different qualities. A person can learn in better way as a part of a team as compare to when a person do work individually.so I learn the main two things that that are listen to others and decision making from other team members as a part of a team.during team activities .in a team group members discussed different situation and do analysis of work and solve some critical issues during group discussion .the important thing in group that is to listen to others which is very important during any discussion because listen to