Table of Contents

Catch Them Being Good Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. My Coaching Philosophy
Chapter 2. Girls Sweat Too: The New Model of the Champion
Chapter 3. Coaching the Young Athlete
Chapter 4. Tryouts: Creating Your Team
Chapter 5. "Chemistry" Is a Verb
Chapter 6. Eyes on the Prize
Chapter 7. Catch Them Being Good
Chapter 8. Inner Winner, Outer Champion: Developing Self-esteem
Chapter 9. Feedback Is the Breakfast of Champions: Communicating with Your Team
Chapter 10. From Survive to Thrive
Chapter 11. Failure as Fertilizer
Chapter 12. Act As If
Chapter 13. Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
Chapter 14. Is It Pressure or Is It Opportunity?
Chapter 15. The Power of One
Chapter 16. Players', Parents', and Coaches' Boot Camp: What to Do in the Off-Season

About the Author

Tony DiCicco coached the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team to the Gold Medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the World Cup Championship in 1999. He is currently the commissioner of the Women's United Soccer Association.
Dr. Colleen Hacker is the sport psychology consultant for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.


Charles Salzberg is a magazine journalist and the author of more than fifteen books.

Reviews

"An invaluable tool for coaches of all levels." (Michelle Akers, Two-Time World Cup Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, and FIFA Player of the Century)