{"product_id":"cornfields-to-gold-medals-don-showalter-9781637272046","title":"Cornfields to Gold Medals: Coaching Championship Basketball, Lessons in Leadership, and a Rise from Humble Beginnings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlending personal narrative with practical guidance, \u003ci\u003eCornfields to Gold Medals\u003c\/i\u003e delivers well-traveled leadership principles for on and off the court.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Coach Don Showalter's rise to international recognition as a coach can be traced to his time at the helm of USA Basketball's Junior National Team, where he went 62-0 and brought home 10 gold medals. Yet, for all his international success he remains grounded in the Midwestern values that shaped his character; principles have made him a passionate ambassador for the sport of basketball and one of its great teachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCornfields to Gold Medals\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-American story that takes the reader on Showalter's life journey through the sport he has coached for nearly half a century. It begins humbly, on a family farm perched atop the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa, and extends to gymnasiums in every corner of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Interspersed in this compelling personal narrative are 10 lessons in leadership, strategies Showalter employed throughout his 44-years coaching young athletes. Each is accompanied by key points in how to teach the lesson, and shares effective strategies for readers to implement in daily practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRooted in heartland principles of community, hard work, and service, this essential book offers leaders insight into guiding others and time to reflect on what is truly important.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Showalter, Pete Van Mullem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637272049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637272046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d","brand":"Don Showalter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079231336703,"sku":"9781637272046","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06fe57e8-f7df-49ec-abb3-f35199311d42.jpg?v=1685479939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cornfields-to-gold-medals-don-showalter-9781637272046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}