Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Excellence in Sports

by Hugh McCutcheon, Thad Levine (Foreword by)

Overview

From an Olympic gold medal-winning coach, a new playbook for effective athlete education and team building

Championship results require championship behaviors—it’s as simple as that. In this essential book, Hugh McCutcheon provides a proven framework for competitive excellence based in motor learning, psychology, and decades of coaching experience and success.

Championship Behaviors provides athletes, parents of athletes, and coaches a defined path to the "how" of significant achievement while simply and clearly explaining the research behind the "why." McCutcheon speaks to the need for aspiring athletes to work, learn, and compete and the responsibility coaches have to teach, coach, and mentor. As he says, "We won’t always have five-star talent, but we can often make up the difference by being five-star teachers, learners, and competitors."

 A sought-after coach and consultant, McCutcheon also illuminates the value of integrating the physical, mental, and social aspects of sport to maximize chances of competitive success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629379579
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	11/15/2022
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,114,332
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Born and raised in New Zealand, Hugh McCutcheon was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2018. He is best known as the former head coach of the US men's national volleyball team (Gold Medalists, Beijing Olympics, 2008) and the former head coach of the US women's national volleyball team (Silver Medalists, London Olympics, 2012). Hugh stands as one of only three coaches to win medals with both genders and the only coach in USA Olympic history to have podium finishes with a men’s and women’s team. In 2008, he was named Olympic Coach of the Year. He currently coaches at the University of Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Foreword Thad Levine v

Preface: My Pursuit of Excellence viii

Introduction: What Are Championship Behaviors? 1

Part I Foundations 21

1 Championship Goal-Setting 23

2 Motivation, Motives, and Mindsets 29

3 Leadership 45

4 Work 53

Part II Development 57

5 Research in Learning and Skill Development 60

6 The Championship Model for Skill Acquisition and Application 70

Column 1 72

Column 2 103

Column 3 113

Column 4 137

Column 5 149

Column 6 151

Column 7 153

Part III Achievement 173

7 Trust 175

8 Mentoring 191

9 Competitive Excellence 197

10 Culture 207

11 Mental, Physical, and Social Considerations 218

Conclusion: Operating at the Center 235

Notes 241