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May 28, 2019

The Messiah Method is a book about Messiah College's amazing excellence in their Men and Women's D3 Soccer program. Zigarelli takes the 7 disciplines the program holds dear and seeks to apply them to coaching, business, churches, and general leadership.

The principles are solid, and the culture they have built their is phenomenal. It's certainly something you can learn from even if you don't take D3 soccer seriously (I have hard enough time taking MLS seriously).

My qualm with the book however The Messiah Method is a book about Messiah College's amazing excellence in their Men and Women's D3 Soccer program. Zigarelli takes the 7 disciplines the program holds dear and seeks to apply them to coaching, business, churches, and general leadership.

The principles are solid, and the culture they have built their is phenomenal. It's certainly something you can learn from even if you don't take D3 soccer seriously (I have hard enough time taking MLS seriously).

My qualm with the book however is that it should have been labeled as a coaching book. He doesn't spend enough time applying them to other areas like the book claims to do. He left a lot to be desired in most of the disciplines. ...more

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Jul 28, 2019

A great coaching book that discusses how a successful soccer program built an amazing culture that led to success on and off the soccer field.

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Mar 05, 2012

Without seeing the cover you might guess this is a religious book. Instead the book is about the Messiah College soccer program. Both the men's and women's teams have been incredibly successful over the past few years with numerous NCAA Division III championships.

The author, a professor at Messiah, interviewed coach's and players to determine what principles have made the program successful. The seven principles identified by the author were helpful to consider and they have certainly played a Without seeing the cover you might guess this is a religious book. Instead the book is about the Messiah College soccer program. Both the men's and women's teams have been incredibly successful over the past few years with numerous NCAA Division III championships.

The author, a professor at Messiah, interviewed coach's and players to determine what principles have made the program successful. The seven principles identified by the author were helpful to consider and they have certainly played a role in Messiah's success.

As a high school soccer coach I found the book to be useful, even if some of the disciplines were not particularly helpful, for example the chapter dealing with recruiting. The other thing I found slightly annoying was the books organization. After describing the principle being examined, the author shared a variety of stories or example from the coaches. This was followed by "testimonials" from players, former players and at times, more comments from the coaches. While interesting, at times these seemed a bit repetitive as if he needed to stretch the text to hit the 200 page mark.
I would recommend this to any coach, particularly a younger coach who is working to develop their philosophy of coaching. The book would be especially helpful for those who hope to incorporate their faith into their coaching. If nothing else I would encourage people to read the epilogue, titled, "Beyond Doubt." Here the author describes how many of us allow ourselves to be limited by own self-doubts. This alone was worth the price of the book.
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Jan 03, 2015

This could be called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Soccer Programs. Michael Zigarelli boils down the seven effective methods of the most amazing soccer program you've probably never heard of. Zigarelli doesn't shy away from the Christian aspect of the college but doesn't use it as a crutch for mediocrity either. Messiah College, both men and women, have won multiple national titles, and MZ interviewed current and past players and coaches to determine their reasons for success. My hope is to This could be called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Soccer Programs. Michael Zigarelli boils down the seven effective methods of the most amazing soccer program you've probably never heard of. Zigarelli doesn't shy away from the Christian aspect of the college but doesn't use it as a crutch for mediocrity either. Messiah College, both men and women, have won multiple national titles, and MZ interviewed current and past players and coaches to determine their reasons for success. My hope is to utilize some of these techniques in my own non-soccer life. There isn't anything earth shattering in the material, but it is a worthwhile read. ...more

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Mar 31, 2015

Not Just Soccer

I really enjoyed the perspective. It was a little more geared towards God than i expected but that is something that works for the position that I'm in so it was perfect. Definitely a college coaches read, but I think you can learn a lot from outside of college as well. They make it sound like they are great people just to be around, I'd like to walk down the halls of the college and experience it.

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Jan 23, 2015

Great read. Insightful study on a successful sports program. Many of the concepts are for coaches in any sport at many levels. I am fascinated that Brandt's success with his "method" didn't translate to the same level of success in D1 at Navy. I took a lot of ideas from the book to apply to my teams and coaching.

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Jul 28, 2015

Wow wow

Seeing what the teams at Messiah have done is great. I learned a lot for my own organization. My daughter loves soccer so I identified with a lot of the examples as well

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Apr 08, 2016

One of the best books I've ever read on leadership and cultivating positive team/organizational culture. I would highly recommend it to any leader.