Choice Not Chance: Rules for Building a Fierce Competitor

Choice Not Chance Rules for Building a Fierce Competitor

Edited by Joanne P. McCallie · Mike Krzyzewski · Rob Rains
John Wiley & Sons January 2012

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ISBN-13
9781118087114
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication
January 2012
Format
Hardback , 233 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Foreword by Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s Men Basketball Coach

A celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitor

At age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. Choice Not Chancehighlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor, such as "Going against the grain," "Never become satisfied," and "Enjoy the prospect of getting better daily."

The CNC philosophy is widely used by McCallie, her staff, and players, who are very active in the community speaking about "CNC."

  • Joanne P. McCallie is head coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team and was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2010
  • McCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner coach of the year accolades in four different leagues
  • A native of Brunswick, Maine, McCallie owns a career mark of 431-174 and is entering her 20th year as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State and Duke; as a coach and player, she has led her teams to 15 conference titles, 19 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, five NCAA Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Final Four appearances and three NCAA Championship game appearances
  • During the 2004-05 season at Michigan State, she won the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship en route to a National Championship game appearance. For her efforts she was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year

McCallie has taught her teams to play with passion and fight hard for recognition, and her teams have achieved remarkable success. Apply her wisdom to your teams, your employees, and your own life.

Table of Contents

Prelude

Introduction

My dear Maddie:

Chapter 1 Be ready for Change and Adventure

Opportunity Knocks

My First Meeting with Coach K

Chapter 2 Creating “Choice Not Chance”

We Are All a Product of the Choices We Make

Chapter 3 The Underdog, Fighter Mentality

A Navy Brat Grows Up

Wherever They Live, Kids Need to be Motivated

Role Models Help Me Develop My Skills

Nurturing Interest and a Desire to Improve

Graduation Approaches

Chapter 4 Nobody Likes Whiners

Arriving at Northwester and Fighting for Playing Time

A Coaching Change

My First (Bittersweet) Taste of the NCAA Tournament

Chapter 5 Money Alone Won't Make You Happy

What Am I Going to Do With My Life?

Following a Passion --My Return to Basketball

Chapter 6 Never Be Afraid to Try Something and Make a Mistake

Making a Commitment and Sticking With It

Things Begin to Make Sense

A Nearly Fatal Mistake

Why the Scoreboard is Irrelevant – Play the Game to Attack and Compete

Learning from Failure

Seek Out the Wisdom of Others

Chapter 7 Not all of your Players (Or Employees) Will Get Along With Each Other

The Other Side of Success

Learning Balance, Restoring Energy

Expectations for the Future

Chapter 8 Life is More Than the Game

Away from the Court, My Priorities Change

Team in Transition

New Developments on the Court and in My Life

Chapter 9 Set High Team Goals While Motivating on and Individual Level – No Two Players (Just Like No Two Players) are Exactly Alike

Arriving at Michigan State

Lessons from Tom Izzo and Lonny Rosen

Motivating a New Team

Managing Conflict

Chapter 10 Everybody has to be challenged to see how good they can become

Challenges and Progress at Michigan State

Always Measure Your Accomplishments

Chapter 11 Step back and reassess your priorities

How Can We Improve? What Can We Do Better?

Refusing to Give Up – No Matter the Opponent

Chapter 12 A Message from Coach Smith and Coach Wooden

Winning isn't always about who has the best or most talented players

Coming Close Creates Added Motivation

Chapter 13 Coach K Teaches “Do what you came here to do.”

Moving On

Meeting another challenge

Getting to Work at Duke

Coach K Gives Me the Message I Need When I Need It

My First Big Win at Duke

Transition at Work and at Home

Chapter 14 You have to seek out the changes -- and see how you need to react to them -- to make the team (and your world) better

Chapter 15 Recruiting is a true test of will, discipline, character and evaluation ability

Getting the Right Group of Players

Chapter 16 “Competitive Cauldron”

Acknowledgements

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE and MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DUKE UNIVERSITY

About the Author

Joanne P. MCCallie is Head Coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team. The ACC Coach of the Year in 2010 and AP National Coach of the Year in 2005, she's in her fifth season at the helm of the Blue Devils' program. McCallie became the first coach in Division Ihistory to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner "coach of the year" accolades in four different leagues. She has accumulated more than 450 wins as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke. As a coach and player, McCallie has led her teams to nineteen conference titles, three NCAA Final Fours, and three NCAA National Championship Games.

Rob Rains is the author of twenty-eight nonfiction books including autobiographies of Ozzie Smith and Jack Buck. He is currently sports editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, an online daily newspaper, and an adjunct professor in the school of communications at Webster University.

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