King of Teams: How to Create Winning Teams in an Unconventional Way

By Damon Allison Sr.

Did you know that having a winning team is not about having the best players?

Damon Allison Sr., who has won three national Amateur Athletic Union championships as a basketball coach and helped more than a dozen players make it to the NBA, reveals how three simple ingredients can help your team win.

In fact, culture, chemistry, and heart won’t just help you win in athletics but in life as well. Allison walks you through how staying focused on your vision and values can help you create winning teams. He also explores how to:

• share your leadership with others;
• get players to play for you the right way;
• identify skills of individual players and promote chemistry.

Everyone wants to win, but there’s a process in learning how to win. While coaching at the highest level of youth basketball, the author found the secret sauce to create winning teams, which begins with having the right mindset.

Take an unforgettable leadership journey that will provide you with tools and inspiration to become a winning coach with King of Teams.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Jul 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665710152

Damon Allison Sr.

Damon Allison Sr. is professional teacher and basketball coach who enjoys sharing his leadership through every facet of his life. He has more than seventeen years of coaching experience and has won three national Amateur Athletic Union championships. He coached more than a dozen players who went on to play for the NBA, including Monte Morris, Derrick Walton Jr., and Xavier Tillman, and led more than fifty collegiate players to full-ride scholarships. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife and family. Damon Allison Sr. is professional teacher and basketball coach who enjoys sharing his leadership through every facet of his life. He has more than seventeen years of coaching experience and has won three national Amateur Athletic Union championships. He coached more than a dozen players who went on to play for the NBA, including Monte Morris, Derrick Walton Jr., and Xavier Tillman, and led more than fifty collegiate players to full-ride scholarships. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife and family.

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CONTENTS

Testimony & Quotes About Our Journey

Introduction

Chapter 1     The Reason Behind My Why

Chapter 2     Heart: Fighting The Good Fight

Chapter 3     Chemistry: Creating The Mindset

Chapter 4     Culture: Aau Travel Experience

Chapter 5     Recruiting vs. Being Selected

Chapter 6     The Winning Team:

Chapter 7     Testing The Championship Theory

Chapter 8     You Must Share Your Leadership

Chapter 9     Full Circle

Chapter 10   Have Balance Or Do Time. Your Choice:

Chapter 11   Transition:

Chapter 12   Thoughts About Balance:

Chapter 13   Mindset

Chapter 14   Having Parents With Heart

Chapter 15   What Better Time Than Now?

Teams That Impacted Me:

2013 National Champs

Super 64 Adidas Vegas Champs

Head Coach Damon Allison, Assistant Coach: Van Mayfield, Josh Kozinski, Jamal Popler, Jon Jon Williams, Fredrick Edmonds Boo Man, Derrick Walton Jr, Jalen Hayes, Monte Man Man Morris, Quintan Harris, President and CEO Norm Oden, Assistant Coach Jeff Kozinski, Assistant Coach Brandon Berrett

Number One National Ranked Team

Head Coach Damon Allison, Assistant Coach: Van Mayfield, Assistant Coach Jeff Kozinski Demetrius Lake, Jermaine Jackson Jr, Adam Kozinski, Foster Loyer, Xavier Tillman, Isaiah Livers, James Beck Jr, Dylan Alderson, Jack Ballintine, Matthew Beachler

Powerhouse teams that I was a part of in the Corporate World:

Southwest Michigan First: Director of Economic Development

Zeigler Auto Group: Development of Aspiring Leadership and Recruiting

TESTIMONY & QUOTES

ABOUT OUR JOURNEY

From Players and Coaches

Derrick Walton, Jr.: University of Michigan, LA Clippers, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia 76ers

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Falling in love with the grind and discipline is the key to success. It’ll push you through days mentally and physically that you don’t have the strength to do it!

Isaiah Livers: University of Michigan, 2021 NBA Draft

What made our team the best, was that we had expectations of being the best team. We were just a group of guys who loved the game of basketball. I remember our team being the most connected team every tournament. Win or lose we stayed by each other’s side!

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Xavier Tillman: Michigan State University, Memphis Grizzles

I feel like this squad was ultra-competitive. Nobody expected guys out of Michigan to turn into the best team in the country, but we did! Every one of us wanted to be the best. That’s what pushed us to be so good together.

Matthew Beachler: Starting Shooting Guard at Central Michigan University

It was a great experience to have a group of individuals come together as a team and fight for a common goal. We understood that if our team were successful, that individual accolades would come.

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Coach Brandon Berrett: Head High School Basketball Coach, University Prep

"We were a great program because we followed each other’s success. We made sure to stay close as coaches. All of our players