10 Reasons Athletes are Loving The Culture Captain
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I am so excited for you, your athletes, and your children to read this book.
The initial feedback from players has been incredible, both from those who read earlier versions and the athletes I’ve personally coached through the framework.
"An outstanding resource that turns culture-building from a concept into a practical playbook, packed with relatable examples and actionable tools for coaches and captains." — Michael Murphy, All-Ireland Winning Captain & GAA All-Star
“We implemented J.P.’s Culture Captain framework with our leadership group this year and had our best season in program history. Coaches, athletes, and teams will deeply benefit from this book.” — Danielle Spencer, Head Coach, Stanford Women's Lacrosse
“The Culture Captain framework completely changed what it means to be a teammate for our leadership group. J.P. shows you that when a team operates out of genuine care, athletes can challenge one another and say the hard things in their teammates' best interests. This framework doesn’t just teach the importance of having challenging peer-to-peer conversations—it actually gives you the tools to guide your team through them. I have seen firsthand how greatly my teammates and I have benefited from mastering this level of leadership.” — Sophie Crowther, Trinity Western University (TWU) Soccer
10 Reasons Athletes are Loving The Culture Captain
The Story of an Everyday Athlete: Over the course of the book, you will follow Lily’s journey across four seasons as she navigates the four levels of leadership.
A Unique Fable Format: This isn’t your traditional fable where the protagonist meets a mystical mentor who feeds them all the answers. Instead, Lily gets coached. You get to go inside her head as she actively transforms her mindset and behaviors, helping you to do the same.
Based on True Stories and Real Conversations: Lily's interactions with her leadership coach, Jenny, are drawn directly from my real-world coaching conversations with over 100 elite athletes—from youth sports to the international stage.
The Blueprint of Elite Leaders: Each chapter is half fable and half non-fiction. The non-fiction segments provide real-world role models, dissecting the leadership stories of icons like Sidney Crosby, Abby Wambach, Christie Rampone, Tom Brady, and more.
Relatable to Athletes of All Sports: Over a dozen different sports are woven into the book, including golf, tennis, gymnastics, mountain biking, rugby, football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and field hockey.
Finally, a Book with Female Athletes in Mind: As the father of one girl and two boys, I am well aware that most sports leadership books are written with men as the default. I wrote this for my daughter—I wanted both genders to deeply connect with the story and learn from.
An Easy, Engaging Read: The chapters are short, fast-paced, and packed with graphics to help the reader follow along and stay visually engaged.
Transformational, Not Just Informational: When readers engage with the reflection questions at the end of each chapter, it forces self-insight and unlocks entirely new choices in their behavior.
Read Together, Grow Together: I’ve experienced this with my own daughter, and I’ve seen it with coaches who read early drafts with their players. When you read and discuss this book together, you build a real, unshakeable connection.
The Missing Links: This book helps athletes find fulfillment, master their mental game, lead themselves better, become elite teammates, and align their locker room. While other books focus on just one of these pieces, The Culture Captain proves they are interconnected and brings them all together.
With my previous three books, by the time they were published, I was so sick of looking at them that the thought of reading them again drove me mad.
I’m not having that experience with The Culture Captain. I am genuinely looking forward to reading it again for the audiobook recording, and am enjoying reading it with my kids every night.
I know you are going to absolutely love it—I promise you.
— J.P. Nerbun
“Working with J.P. Nerbun and his Culture Captain leadership framework has given us real clarity around what true leadership looks like. It has challenged our players to think more deeply about how to handle hard, honest conversations, while adding a vital layer of curiosity, vulnerability, and accountability to our culture. This framework is exactly what coaches need to transform their locker rooms.”
— Max Madonia, Head Coach for Australia International Lacrosse
“Through The Culture Captain leadership framework, I’ve learned how to become a far more intentional, accountable, and effective leader. The framework provides the exact tools you need to move past just 'going through the motions' so you can actually drive team improvement. One of my biggest takeaways from the framework was learning how vital it is to build deep connection and trust across all levels of a team. It challenged me to look in the mirror first, hold myself accountable, and step up to lead others in a truly constructive way.”
— Kylie Hendricks, Trinity Western University
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