I’ll be quick with this one. I’ve done a fair amount of reading in the athlete development space and this may be one of the single best books you can read. So, for anyone who reads or is interested in development, you can buy it used for less than a gallon of gas on Amazon (lowest is $2.82 right now) - add it to your pile: The Talent Code by: Daniel Coyle.
Takeaways / Things you’ll learn about:
The impact of praising effort vs. praising intelligence or talent.
How to practice - without a plan and intent, most “practice” is wasted time.
How important it is to learn skills at a young age.
Why Brazil is so good at soccer - futsal explained.
Ignition and how an island of less than 200,000 got so good at baseball.