The Captain Class is a wonderful book by Sam Walker. Sam studied the most successful teams in the history of sports. He then researched to find out what made them successful. What did he find out? They all had a phenomenal team leader with similar traits. #1 - Extreme Competitiors, #2 - Aggressive Play, #3 - Did the thankless jobs/Servant leaders, #4 Low key demeanor, #5 - Excellent non-verbal communicators, #6 Strong convictions and courage, and #7 - High Emotional IQ. Listen to this podcast where we dive into more detail about his findings.

Captain Class Book

Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach.

has a coaching record of 461-113. His teams have won 14 conference championships, has 4 state runner up finishes and 3 State championship in 10 State appearances

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Greg Berge is the Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and High School Principal in Lake City, MN. He is in his 29th year of education and 18th year as a varsity coach. Greg has a career coaching record of 334-117. His teams have won 11 conference championships (9 straight), two section championships, and one 3rd place state finish. He writes daily online with actionable ideas about Coaching, Leadership, Culture, and Teams. He also writes a free weekly newsletter, has published four books, and has released the Team Leader OS: The Ultimate Leadership Resource for Coaches (a course and many resources to develop your team leaders). Links below:

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