100 Books to Read

Reading. Growing up, we all hated it, well at least I know I did. I can still remember the first book that I read front to back and actually enjoyed, Tiger Woods An American Master. There are many benefits to reading such as mental stimulation, stress reduction (which is huge in this business), knowledge, vocabulary expansion, memory improvement, improved focus and concentration, and better writing skills, all amongst many other benefits in which I won’t get into.

As a young aspiring coach, or a coach 20 years in, you should always strive to get better and learn something new each day. Carve out 1 hour during your day to read, whether that is books, articles online, blogs, anything you can find. Topics do not have to be your sole sport; you should venture out into other sports to get a feel for how coaches go about building their programs. Leadership, Motivation, Self Help, Sports, Phycology, Health and Wellness, Management, Success, and any other topics that may interest you are all valuable resources to dive into.

There is no excuse to not learning and growing as a person. You will make time for what is important to you. Put down the Xbox controller, the TV remote and open up a book.

I challenge you to finish AT LEAST 45 books in a year! Push yourself and reap the benefits, see how much you can learn, grow, focus, and healthier you feel.

In no particular order, here is a list of books you must read:

1. Overcoming The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team by Patrick Lencioni

2. Wooden by John Wooden

3. The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith

4. Beyond Basketball Coach K’s Keywords For Success by Mike Krzyzewski

5. Jump Attack by Tim Grover

6. Relentless by Tim Grover

7. The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh

8. The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

9. Leading With The Heart by Mike Krzyzewski

10. Toughness by Jay Bilas

11. Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden

12. Players First Coaching From The Inside Out by John Calipari

13. The One Day Contract by Rick Pitino

14. The Smart Take From The Strong by Pete Carril

15. Mind Gym by Mack Casstevens

16. You Win In The Locker Room First by Jon Gordon

17. The No Complaining Rule by Jon Gordon

18. The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon

19. The Hard Hat by Jon Gordon

20. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

21. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy

22. Soup A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon

23. 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself by Steve Chandler

24. A Season On The Brink by John Feinstein

25. Little Black Book of Connections by Jerrery Gitomer

26. Believe You Can The Power of A Positive Attitude by John Mason

27. The One Thing The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller

28. Got To Give The People What They Want by Jalen Rose

29. The Carpenter by Jon Gordon

30. Contagious by Jonah Berger

31. The Bald Truth by David Falk

32. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

33. Little Green Book of Getting Your Way by Jeffrey Gitomer

34. Gold Standard by Mike Krzyzewski

35. Playing For Knight by Steve Alford

36. Mindset by Carol Dweck

37. Personal Foul by Tim Donaghy

38. Good to Great by Jim Collins

39. How Full Is Your Bucket? By Tom Rath

40. Basketball Junkie by Chris Herron

41. Training Camp by Jon Gordon

42. The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

43. The Seed by Jon Gordon

44. How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban

45. Shaq: Uncut by Shaquille O’Neal

46. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

47. Tuff Juice by Caron Butler

48. The Hoops Whisperer by Idan Ravin

49. Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson

50. Seven Seconds of Less by Jack McCallum

51. The Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnarowski

52. I Feel Like Going On by Ray Lewis

53. Every Day I Fight by Stuart Scott

54. Above the Line by Urban Meyer

55. Drive by Daniel Pink

56. Grit to Great by Linda Thaler

57. Bounce by Matthew Syed

58. A Season With Coack Dick Bennett by Eric Ferris

59. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Peale

60. Getting Things Done by David Allen

61. The Power of Less by Leo Babauta

62. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

63. Influence The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

64. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

65. Start With Why by Simon Sinek

66. Switch How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip Heath

67. The School of Greatness by Lewis Howes

68. Life is Good by Bert Jacobs

69. Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson

70. Success is a Choice by Rick Pitino

71. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by Joohn Maxwell

72. The Politics of Coaching by Carl Pierson

73. InSideOut Coaching by Joe Ehrmann

74. The Champions Mind by Jim Afremow

75. The Golden Whistle by Jim Burson

76. Burn Your Goals by Joshua Medcalf

77. The Carolina Way by Dean Smith

78. Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection by Geno Auriemma

79. Bleeding Orange by Jim Boeheim

80. My Losing Season by Pat Conroy

81. Loose Balls The Short, Wild Life of the ABA by Terry Pluto

82. The Last Shot by Darcy Frey

83. The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam

84. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich by Mark Kriegel

85. Dream Team by Jack McCallum

86. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

87. The Power of Less by Leo Babauta

88. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

89. Multipliers by Liz Wiseman

90. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

91. Team of Rivals by Doris Goodwin

92. Onward by Howard Schultz

93. The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma

94. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

95. The Charge by Brendon Burchard

96. The Power Of Who by Bob Beaudine

97. Start With No by Jim Camp

98. Game On by Tom Farrey

99. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

100. The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel