Brown, Jim
Jim Brown
Coach Jim Brown has dedicated himself to the total development of his athletes as a volunteer coach of the St. Raphael Varsity football team. He has also been president of the St. Raphael Football Program for thirty years.
Brown was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and he worked his way through Northwestern University, graduating with an engineering degree and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business. He worked for Lucent Technologies for thirty-four years, where he started up their international division. His last assignment was to change Lucent’s company culture to a values-oriented one, with high-performing teams, and a coaching style of leadership. Brown used his industrial and youth sports experiences to write More than a Game, which delivers valuable lessons to youth, parents, and organizational leaders.
“The play-by-play narratives of practices and games will keep sports fans riveted, but nonsports fans who like an inspirational story will want to take part, too.”
—Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist
“Captures the delicate balance between teaching and learning, the values and lessons of teamwork, and the passion and joy that is the ultimate goal of youth athletics . . ."
—Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Head Coach
"Jim Brown captures both the good times and the bad in these pages, while teaching us about the great value of sports along the way."
—Christine Brennan, USA Today sports columnist, ABC News/NPR commentator, and author of Best Seat in the House
"Whether you coach a youth sports team, a business organization, or a family unit . . . you will learn meaningful insights into values, leadership and relationships."
—Mac Anderson, founder of Successories and Simple Truths
Jim Brown coached youth sports for 40 years. Working with 1,000 players, Coach Brown won more than 75 percent of his 400 games, relying solely on positive reinforcement to achieve his dramatic results.
On the field, in the locker room, and away from the athletic facilities, he created a learning environment in which football was a vehicle for the total development of his athletes. The stories included in this book clearly demonstrate how a tight focus on the personal development of each athlete can deliver victories on and off the football field.
Through his work with young adults, Coach Brown personified a positive message fundamental to the development of athletic, family and corporate teams, as well as individuals of all ages. Coach Brown exemplifies the best in positive coaching, and More Than a Game will show you how you too can turn athletic competition into life changing experience.