Author Description

How do you build a team players never want to leave? In For the Love of the Game, Jeremy Holt delivers a playbook for coaches who want to go beyond the basics – and create something truly meaningful. This is a book for grassroots and youth sport coaches who care about the people in the shirts as much as the results on the scoreboard. Drawing on years of experience and grounded in social identity research, Jeremy introduces the TRIBE protocol– a practical and powerful method for building a team identity that fuels belonging, commitment and high performance. You’ll find: Real coaching stories and vivid examples 60+ ready-to-use team conversations, challenges and session tweaks Insights to tackle common issues like getting your coaching team on-board, picking player leaders, improving attendance, stopping the blame game, and sticking to the game plan Guidance that fits into your week – extra whiteboards or jargon is optional Whether you're coaching on muddy touchlines, inner-city courts or Sunday league pitches, For the Love of the Game will help you create the kind of team experience players talk about for years to come. This is not just a book about sport. It’s a book about what it means to belong.