The Champion's Way
The Champion's Way is a book that was written based on my doctoral dissertation. The idea for this research came after leaving a coaching job with the US Ski Team to pursue a doctoral degree at Boston University. I went back to school for personal interests and to have an impact on how athletes are coached and developed.
At the time of my research, there was a dearth of information about winning in the educational, scientific and general literature data bases. In fact, at that time most sport psychology books rarely even used the word winning let alone defined winning as first place. Thus, I decided to focus directly on the concept of winning. I wanted to learn how and why some people win, while other seemingly very talented athletes never win.< /p>
Through this research much was revealed about athletes who win. In fact, I was able to differentiate between champion athletes and athletes who win occasionally or athletes who never win. Champions are defined as the multiple - expected winners. They are the athletes who win regularly at every level, including the highest levels of their sport. There are differences between career champions and champions for a day.
Understanding winning and defining winning are critical to discovering and staying on the path one must take in order to become a champion. After reading The Champion's Way coaches of youth sport, beginners, elite and professional athletes will be able to better serve the individuals and teams that they are coaching. Parents of young and aspiring athletes may also benefit from this knowledge. Athletes themselves will have a better understanding of what it takes to win and to become a champion in their particular sport.
Lastly, understanding the path to becoming a champion can also help those in search of general fitness and potentially those who have high aspirations completely outside of the sports and/or fitness worlds. In the following blogs you will learn about champion athletes and the path one must take in order to become a champion. These blogs will be based on my original dissertation research and my continued research and interest in human potential. These blogs will give you a glimpse of The Champion's Way
Steve