Home › Basketball › Care to Compete: A Coach's Guide to Connection That Wins the Margins

Care to Compete: A Coach's Guide to Connection That Wins the Margins

by Hunter Price

Coaching built in the everyday

Regular price $15.85 USD
Regular price $26.42 USD Sale price $15.85 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Format

Print BookAvailable Hardcover $20.80 USD$34.67 USD
Print BookCurrently viewing Paperback $15.85 USD$26.42 USD
Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

Coaching built in the everyday

Hunter Price centers coaching on the ordinary work of building a team: setting standards, developing character, and responding to challenges such as parent pressure, uneven effort, limited resources, and athletes who are not yet committed. The book is aimed at practical use, pairing guidance on team culture with application questions for individual reflection and discussion with coaching colleagues. Its emphasis is on the small decisions and relationships that shape a program beyond its most visible moments, offering a framework for coaches working in schools and other settings with real-world constraints.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Coaches working with school or community teams and limited resources
  • Coaching staff seeking discussion prompts and practical ways to address team culture
  • Coaches focused on character development and everyday leadership

Themes

Team cultureCharacter developmentCoaching leadershipResource constraintsAthlete engagement

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

Walk into any bookstore and you'll find coaching books written by champions, hall-of-famers, and household names.

 

Their stories are inspiring. But most of us don't coach five-star athletes or have state-of-the-art facilities.

 

We coach real kids. In real schools. With real limitations.

 

And real problems.

 

This book is for that coach.

 

The one who arrives early to unlock the gym and stays late to lock it back up. Who buys equipment out of pocket. Who learns athletes' names, their siblings' names, and who needs a ride home after practice. The coach who knows that culture isn't built in championship moments.

 

It's built in a thousand small decisions made when no one's watching.

 

Drawing from years in the trenches, Hunter Price offers a practical roadmap for building strong cultures, developing character, and leading teams through the everyday challenges that don't make highlight reels-parent pressure, inconsistent effort, limited resources, and athletes who don't always buy in.

 

You'll find practical application questions designed to deepen your thinking and spark meaningful discussions with your staff and fellow coaches.

 

Instead of legendary stories you can't replicate, you'll find tools you can use tomorrow.

 

Because you don't need a bigger budget to lead better.

You need better standards.

 

If you're an everyday coach trying to do uncommon work, this book was written for you.

 

Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews