Full out : lessons in life and leadership from America's favorite coach

Full out Lessons in life and leadership from America's favorite coach

Monica Aldama, 1970-

Book - 2022

"From a woman known as "the Bill Belichick of cheerleading" (The Cut)-the breakout star of the Netflix series, CHEER-a motivational and inspiring guide to becoming a champion in all areas of your life. In FULL OUT, the breakout star of Netflix's CHEER, Monica Aldama, shows how she built one of the most successful, beloved-and now also the most famous-cheerleading programs in the country. Coach Monica tells her story and shares her advice on leadership, achievement, resilience, and success. Her approach goes beyond the mat-showing how the principles of building a winning cheer team apply to the corporate world, parenting, and all aspects of life. Whatever your field, the same principles apply: trust, hard work, discipline..., community, consistency. There's a lot of talk these days about short cuts and life hacks, but as the funny, moving stories in FULL OUT reveal, what really counts is commitment, integrity, helping your friends, and improving together with your teammates.Through deeply personal stories of triumph and tragedy, from the divorce and remarriage to her husband, her challenges as a young mother working full time, as well as the students she had to kick off her team, Coach Monica unique form of perseverance is revealed. FULL OUT will show you how to take command of your talent, make the most of your potential, and find the drive to win"--

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Subjects
Aldama, Monica, > 1970-
Cheerleading > Coaching.
Women coaches (Athletics) > Unted States > Biography.
Personal coaching.
Conduct of life.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Genres
Autobiographies
Biographies
Published
New York : Gallery Books 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Monica Aldama, 1970- (author)
Physical Description
viii, 240 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781982165918
  • Introduction: Go full out!
  • Discipline is a gift
  • Don't assume everyone else is like you
  • Fight to get on mat-- but be gracious if you're off
  • Separate fantasy from reality
  • Be accountable to your team
  • Lead by example
  • A $5 planner can change everything
  • Support your community. If you can't, find another community
  • Talk and talk and talk some more
  • Your doubt is my fuel
  • When you get distracted is when you hit the floor
  • Build a strong pyramid
  • Keep going until you get it right-- and then keep going until you can't get it wrong
  • Point. Your. Toes. Perception is reality
  • Find inspiration everywhere
  • Trust your instincts
  • We can! We will! We must... prepare for surprises
  • Make the best of a bad situation
  • The joy of work
  • Find a training buddy
  • The more rituals, the better
  • When you're going through hard times, keep going
  • If you're struggling, don't keep quiet
  • Trophies save lives.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Aldama, from Netflix's docuseries Cheer, takes her wisdom from the mat to the page in this heartening debut. Using her no-nonsense style, Aldama--who coaches at Navarro College in Corsicana, Tex.--helps readers apply to their own lives the tenets of cheerleading that she's used to lead her team to win 14 national championships. She advises on how to lead by example ("You can't try to change other people if you're not working on yourself"), prepping for success ("A $5 planner can change your life"), getting out of one's comfort zone (which Aldama was forced to do on Dancing with the Stars last fall), and seeking motivation wherever one goes. She also emphasizes the power of "mat talk"--or cheering for others and oneself ("Are you filling your mind with words of encouragement and self-love?" she asks readers)--and the importance of going "full out," a term used in cheer to describe "giving everything to the task at hand." Fans will appreciate the behind-the-scenes accounts she shares of filming the show--including how, after learning not to gasp every time someone did a "hard tumbling pass," the camera crew "became part of the team's choreography." There's lots to cheer for in Aldama's upbeat and practical advice. Margaret Riley King, WME Agency. (Jan.)

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Review by Library Journal Review

Aldama, star of Netflix's Cheer, has built one of the most successful cheerleading programs in the country and believes that the qualities one learns in cheering can also ensure accomplishment in life. The term "full out" means approaching life with courage and commitment, pushing through exhaustion and insecurity in the interest of doing what's best for all. Aldama discusses this and more as she provides a detailed account of cheer training and then gleans the lessons inherent to the craft--being accountable, supporting others, and vaulting out of one's comfort zone. VERDICT Young adults will connect with the "coach" instructions and helpful guidelines for planning their lives. Other readers will gain respect for the world of cheering.

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