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Various Provocations: Performance, Amateurism and Professionalism

His emphasis on fun comes mainly from his DNA but also from his reading, specifically W. Timothy Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Tennis, a 122-page book with a cult-like following. Continue reading

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Pete Carroll Coaching Style

On offense, Carroll is known for using an aggressive, nonconservative play-calling that is open to trick plays as well as “going for it” on 4th down instead of punting the ball away Continue reading

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Carroll goes by the book to teach football at USC

Pete Carroll goes by the book to teach football at USC. In an article for the LA Times, Kurt Streeter tells us how:Carroll draws coaching inspiration from writings of a tennis guru USC Football Game Day: Tennis, Anyone

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