Description
Growing up in San Diego, Cook acquired his coaching philosophy from his experiences first as a football coach, then as a student of the sport of volleyball on the beaches of Southern California. After a stint as an assistant volleyball coach at Nebraska, he returned to Nebraska as head coach in 2000 and won the national championship in his first season. Even with a bar set so high, Cook saw at Nebraska’s tradition-rich program the opportunity of even greater growth and success. He made up our minds to concentrate on higher expectations, training, motivation, goal setting, and other how you can build the strongest teams imaginable.
In Dream Like a Champion Cook shares the philosophy at the back of Nebraska’s culture of success and reveals how he’s had to be informed, evolve, and be coached himself, even in his fifth decade as a coach. With openness and candor he delivers insights about his methods and passes along lessons that can be utilized by leaders in any field. Cook also shares at the back of-the-scenes anecdotes about Nebraska volleyball moments and players—and how he coaches and teaches his players about life beyond the court.