I've been wanting to read Mike Leach's book for a while now, picked it up in at Books A Million today. I'm only 60 pages in, but I'd recommend it to anyone on this board. Very interesting how a guy in law school decided to get into coaching and has done as well as he has. Has anyone else picked it up?
Not yet. I didn't know until now that he'd written a book. Who knew coaches today have time to read, let alone write a book? Since he was high on my wish list for head coaches at the time we were hoping for a great hire (which we finally got!), I'll make a note of getting his book. I've already read books by former NBA players(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Barkley), a former NFL player (Jack Tatum) a departed sports writer (Ralph Wiley) & sports writer on the rise (Dan Wetzel). Never a coach.
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:schwartz: Swang that thang!
He wrote it while he wasn't coaching after the Texas Tech debacle. Very interesting guy, there's a lot one could take from this book and apply to their own life as well. He said he decided he wanted to coach while in law school and got a masters in sports science from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile once he was done with law school. His first coaching job was as an assistant at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for $3,000 a year. Pretty remarkable how he was able to work his way up the coaching ladder from there. Said he sent out about 100 resumes before landing that after a year from graduating. That is awesome 58-56. How'd you manage that?
(08-13-2012 07:08 PM)blazertke Wrote: [ -> ]He wrote it while he wasn't coaching after the Texas Tech debacle. Very interesting guy, there's a lot one could take from this book and apply to their own life as well. He said he decided he wanted to coach while in law school and got a masters in sports science from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile once he was done with law school. His first coaching job was as an assistant at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for $3,000 a year. Pretty remarkable how he was able to work his way up the coaching ladder from there. Said he sent out about 100 resumes before landing that after a year from graduating. That is awesome 58-56. How'd you manage that?
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - I spent three years there before transferring to San Jose State. I was born in San Luis Obispo, CA. But, enough about me.
(08-13-2012 08:19 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2012 07:08 PM)blazertke Wrote: [ -> ]He wrote it while he wasn't coaching after the Texas Tech debacle. Very interesting guy, there's a lot one could take from this book and apply to their own life as well. He said he decided he wanted to coach while in law school and got a masters in sports science from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile once he was done with law school. His first coaching job was as an assistant at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for $3,000 a year. Pretty remarkable how he was able to work his way up the coaching ladder from there. Said he sent out about 100 resumes before landing that after a year from graduating. That is awesome 58-56. How'd you manage that?
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - I spent three years there before transferring to San Jose State. I was born in San Luis Obispo, CA. But, enough about me.
I did weather at KCOY for 3 years in the late 90s...were you living there then?