Choice Not Chance Rules for Building a Fierce Competitor

by McCallie, Joanne P.; Rains, Rob; Krzyzewski, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781118087114
• ISBN10: 1118087119
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-28
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Foreword by Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's Men Basketball Coach A celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitor At age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. Choice Not Chancehighlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor, such as "Going against the grain," "Never become satisfied," and "Enjoy the prospect of getting better daily." The CNC philosophy is widely used by McCallie, her staff, and players, who are very active in the community speaking about "CNC." Joanne P. McCallie is head coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team and was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2010 McCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner coach of the year accolades in four different leagues A native of Brunswick, Maine, McCallie owns a career mark of 431-174 and is entering her 20th year as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State and Duke; as a coach and player, she has led her teams to 15 conference titles, 19 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, five NCAA Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Final Four appearances and three NCAA Championship game appearances During the 2004-05 season at Michigan State, she won the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship en route to a National Championship game appearance. For her efforts she was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year McCallie has taught her teams to play with passion and fight hard for recognition, and her teams have achieved remarkable success. Apply her wisdom to your teams, your employees, and your own life.

Author Biography

Joanne P. MCCallie is Head Coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team. The ACC Coach of the Year in 2010 and AP National Coach of the Year in 2005, she's in her fifth season at the helm of the Blue Devils' program. McCallie became the first coach in Division Ihistory to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner "coach of the year" accolades in four different leagues. She has accumulated more than 450 wins as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke. As a coach and player, McCallie has led her teams to nineteen conference titles, three NCAA Final Fours, and three NCAA National Championship Games.

Rob Rains is the author of twenty-eight nonfiction books including autobiographies of Ozzie Smith and Jack Buck. He is currently sports editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, an online daily newspaper, and an adjunct professor in the school of communications at Webster University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Be Ready for Change and Adventure	p. 9
Opportunity Knocks	p. 10
My First Meeting with Coach K	p. 13
Creating "Choice Not Chance"	p. 17
We Are All Products of the Choices We Make	p. 18
The Underdog, Fighter Mentality	p. 23
A Navy Brat Grows Up	p. 24
Wherever They Live, Kids Need to Be Motivated	p. 26
Role Models Help Me Develop My Skills	p. 27
Nurturing Interest and a Desire to Improve	p. 31
Graduation Approaches	p. 34
Nobody Likes Whiners	p. 39
Arriving at Northwestern and Fighting for Playing Time	p. 40
A Coaching Change	p. 42
My First (Bittersweet) Taste of the NCAA Tournament	p. 46
Money Alone Won't Make You Happy	p. 51
What Am I Going to Do with My Life?	p. 52
Following a Passion: My Return to Basketball	p. 54
Never Be Afraid to Try Something and Make a Mistake	p. 59
Making a Commitment and Sticking with It	p. 60
Things Begin to Make Sense	p. 63
A Nearly Fatal Mistake	p. 67
Seek Out Mentors: There Is No Substitute for Experience	p. 73
Why the Scoreboard Is Irrelevant: Play the Game to Attack and Compete	p. 74
Learning from Failure	p. 77
Seek Out the Wisdom of Others	p. 83
Not All of Your Players (or Employees) Will Get Along with Each Other	p. 93
The Other Side of Success	p. 94
Learning Balance, Restoring Energy	p. 97
Expectations for the Future	p. 99
Life Is More than the Game	p. 107
Away from the Court, My Priorities Change	p. 108
Team in Transition	p. 109
New Developments on the Court and in My Life	p. 113
Set High Team Goals While Motivating on an Individual Level: No Two Players (Just Like No Two Employees) Are Exactly Alike	p. 123
Arriving at Michigan State	p. 124
Lessons from Tom Izzo and Lonny Rosen	p. 126
Motivating a New Team	p. 129
Managing Conflict	p. 133
Everybody Has to Be Challenged to See How Good They Can Become	p. 139
Challenges and Progress at Michigan State	p. 140
Always Measure Your Accomplishments	p. 143
Step Back and Reassess Your Priorities	p. 147
How Can We Improve? What Can We Do Better?	p. 148
Refusing to Give Up, No Matter the Opponent	p. 150
A Message from Coach Smith and Coach Wooden	p. 159
Winning Isn't Always about Who Has the Best or Most Talented Players	p. 160
Coming Close Creates Added Motivation	p. 163
Coach K Teaches, "Do What You Came Here to Do"	p. 167
Moving On	p. 168
Meeting Another Challenge	p. 174
Getting to Work at Duke	p. 175
Coach K Gives Me the Message I Need When I Need It	p. 179
My First Big Win at Duke	p. 180
Transition at- Work and at Home	p. 182
You Have to Seek Out the Changes-and See How You Need to React to Them-to Make the Team (and Your World) Better	p. 187
Recruiting Is a True Test of Will, Discipline, Character, and Evaluation Ability	p. 197
Getting the Right Group of Players	p. 198
Competitive Cauldron	p. 207
Acknowledgments	p. 219
University of Maine and Michigan State University	p. 220
Duke University	p. 221
Index	p. 223
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.