Coaching Better Every Season: A year-round system for athlete development and program success Paperback – December 5, 2016

Great book and written by my professor at Fresno State University.

You want coaching coach? This is the book. Research at its maximum it will give you infinite ideas on how to run your program. Its just a great book.

Coaching Better Every Season is a terrific resource, not only for coaches, but any fan of sports, and people who strive to get better. Upon reflecting on the book and working to provide some insight to others without writing a novel, what comes to mind is the incredible amount of information distilled into a single useful resource.There are wide ranging concepts, theories, and anecdotes which the reader can implement as part of their growth process. The combination of peer reviewed research along with supporting examples from numerous winning coaches helps to strengthen the knowledge.Something that may be overlooked is the inclusion of practical exercises. There are a variety of worksheets related to the content, which, if completed give an immediate, tangible experience of growth.In summation, this itself is a tremendous resource that will serve as a great information node to connect prior knowledge to for the experienced reader or a great starting foundation for someone more new in their journey. Learning from this book can help lead to more learning and growth in the future. Enjoy as I have!

Lots of great coaching information is contained in this book by Dr. Gilbert. It would have been even better if it was shortened a bit. Another great book series with similar content that is organized in shorter, more digestible format is Championship Performance Coaching. You won't go wrong with either book. Both are highly recommended.

I have to say that Wade Gilbert’s “Coaching Better Every Season” is the best practical book on coaching a team or group that I have read. It has more useful information in it than I learn in my MSc of Sports Coaching from Brunel University. It is spilt into 4 parts: Pre Season; In Season; End of Season and Off Season. Each comes with guides, checklists and suggestions on how to get the most from you and your team. It is very well written and researched with great practical examples.You can pick it up and get ideas to help your next session, or to plan your whole year. Highly recommended.

Great resource for anyone who wants to be a better coach. Really practical advice for how to level-up in the program you're running.

Coaching Better Every Season: A year-round system for athlete development and program success" should be mandatory reading for all coaches. When the season ends, coaching doesn't. Dr. Wade Gilbert brings us a year-around system for Athlete Development, using practical exercises and evaluation tools that coaches can apply to athletes and teams at all levels of competition. These innovative strategies are backed by research and field-tested by some of the best coaches in the athletic world. Check this book out for help producing positive results in both the athletic experience and the scoreboard.

This is a very technical and soundly researched book. It is not for the casual coach. Only those who are interested in a heavily research oriented study of coaching should attempt this one. Those who do attempt to read it and then implement even some of his suggestions will see an improvement in their program. I love his focus on athlete well being (and coach well being). Well it is research heavy and technical it contains implementable and practical suggestions to help you coach better.