Anybody can call people out, leaders call people up.
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“The coaching book I needed to read years ago!”
Praise for Calling Up
“J.P. did a fascinating job creating a storyline that not only keeps you engaged but drives you all throughout to think deeper and challenge yourself to a higher level of coaching. He essentially does what the title reads; calls us
up! Great read!”
–Adam Bradley,
Founder and Director of Lead-Em Up and The Hardwood Hustle Podcast
“J.P. has woven a compelling tale of a struggling coach and his mentor that highlights many of the issues facing coaches today. The book highlights all the important issues and will help the reader become a better leader and a more influential coach.”
–John O’Sullivan,
Founder and CEO of Changing the Game Project
“I highly recommend all coaches AND parents read this book! I frantically underlined and scribbled notes as I went. There is so much incredibly important information to help guide and provide a blue print for what it really means to be a leader!”
–Asia Mape
Founder of ilovetowatchyouplay.com
“J.P.’s fable Calling Up should be mandatory reading for coaches of all backgrounds. Easy to read, relatable, and full of practical advice – this book will cause you to reflect on your own coaching practices, but even more importantly, will help you have a greater impact those you lead.”
-Nate Sanderson,
Head Basketball Coach at Linn Marr High School and Breakthrough Basketball
“Calling Up brings exactly the kind of message all of us need to hear as coaches. Leading with positivity and authentic care for your athletes will always create better results than fear and authoritarianism. Delivering this message through a relatable character and entertaining story makes the message twice as powerful.”
-Pete Jacobson
Founder of WinSmarter.com and Head Wrestling Coach at Edgemont High School
More About the Book
“Call people up, not out” is a phrase I heard the journalist Anderson Cooper use to describe transformational and inspirational world leaders. Since hearing that phrase in 2015, I set out to become that type of leader in my own profession, and studied the principle differences in “calling people up” instead of “calling people out.” The difference is average vs. great, success vs. failure, and as basic as it can be, winning vs. losing.
In the spirit of this phrase, my new book, Calling Up is the fable of a high school basketball coach named Daniel, who faces the many challenges coaches in every sport and every level face in today’s sporting culture and challenging environment. After hitting rock bottom, Daniel sets out on a thought-provoking personal and professional journey to become the leader and build the team he has always wanted.
With the help of a few mentors, Daniel learns powerful principles and strategies to transform not only his coaching and his team, but also his life! He learns not only how to call people up, but how to build a culture of calling people up to reach their own level of greatness.
Calling Up is broken into four different parts. The first part follows Daniel’s journey to find inner clarity and vision. The second part tracks how Daniel creates an internal process for personal development. In the third part we see how Daniel lays the foundation for his new team culture. And finally, the book concludes with Daniel refining his process for continued personal and team growth.
As we follow Daniel’s journey, the book puts a mirror squarely in the face of the reader, challenging the audience to survey their own lives, success, failure, leadership style, and culture practices. By the end of the book, readers should have meaningful tools and the structure to begin to hold themselves and their teams accountable.
Download the Calling Up Coach’s Guide PDF
Coaches don’t need more principles and motivation! We need a better system. At the core of Calling Up is a variety of strategies, procedures, and behaviors we can implement within our system. Our system for personal development and growth. And our system for culture development and growth.
This is a guide for implementing that personal and cultural system that you can use simultaneous to reading this book or after reading the book.
Each section contains a reflection exercise, application of the essential concept outlined in the chapter, and follow up reading that will supplement your coaching development.
Becoming a transformational coach can be a messy process, but this guide should help you put it all together and be a true difference maker on and off the court.
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