What a Coach Can Teach a Teacher: Lessons Urban Schools Can Learn from a Successful Sports Program (Counterpoints)
by Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade
This insightful book reveals how urban schools can learn from a successful sports program to enhance teaching effectiveness. By applying coaching lessons on motivation, discipline, and team dynamics, educators can better engage students and build resilient learning environments in challenging settings.
About This Book
What a Coach Can Teach a Teacher explores the parallels between effective coaching in sports and teaching in urban schools. It highlights transferable strategies from a thriving sports program to improve educational settings.
The book draws on real-world experiences to show how principles of motivation, discipline, and team-building in athletics can strengthen classroom dynamics and student engagement.
Through this lens, educators gain practical insights into fostering resilience and success among urban youth, emphasizing community and high expectations.
Published as part of the Counterpoints series, it offers a fresh perspective on school improvement without relying on traditional academic models.
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