Barbara Teetor Waite, John A. Pfitsch

From Underdog to Winner: In Pursuit of 100% Performance (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John Pfitsch (1919-2012,) coach at Grinnell College for 50 years, and Barbara Waite, former chair of the Sport Psychology Program at The University of Iowa, square off to scrutinize theories and philosophies behind 100% performance, Coach Pfitsch's term for the best his student-athletes had to offer. Using Coach Pfitsch's typewritten manuscript from the 1980s, hours of recorded interviews, and a little imagination, a conversation between Barbara Waite and Coach Pfitsch's ghost reveals more than just how to win athletic contests. Coach Pfitsch's ideas, developed throughout his coaching career at University of Kansas, Midland College and Grinnell College, come alive through his extraordinary stories and lively conversation in From Underdog to Winner: In Pursuit of 100% Performance.

"John Pfitsch's 'out-of-the-box,' progressive approach to training athletes makes me wish I'd been one of his players," says Bob Rotella, Ph. D., performance consultant and author of How Champions Think. "Coaches and athletes are in the best position to observe and study the phenomena occurring on the field and court."

"Not so fast," says Barbara Waite, sport psychologist, and self-appointed interrupter of John Pfitsch stories. Before drawing any conclusions, she wants to see what research has to say about Coach Pfitsch's ideas.

In From Underdog to Winner this unlikely duo explores what it takes for teams, individuals, even underdogs facing formidable odds, to produce their best performance possible.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: barbwaite
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780998498812
• Artikelnr.: 48578283

Autorenporträt

Barbara Teetor Waite grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana playing all the major sports from season to season in her back yard and neighborhood. She was fortunate to live in a city offering a youth baseball league initially organized to feed the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which gave her the opportunity to play competitive baseball. Summer camp broadened her sport knowledge and skills. United States Tennis Association tournaments challenged her to compete in tennis. She pursued athletics, competitive flying, and a general studies curriculum at The University of Arizona. She earned a master's and doctorate in sport psychology at The University of Virginia. As a visiting assistant professor, she directed the Sport Psychology Program at The University of Iowa. She coached tennis and softball, taught physical education, and directed the staff/faculty wellness program at Grinnell College. Barbara continues to pursue writing, music, and the "silent" sports of hiking, biking, paddling, and sailing. She credits her family for instilling her life-long love of learning. Her writing can be found on line, in bookstores, and at frendshippublications.com.