NEW HAMPSHIRE COACHING LEGEND JOAN FORGE MARKS 50 YEARS OF COACHING WITH NEW BOOK, FORGING A POSITIVE TEAM CULTURE
PLYMOUTH, NH, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- After more than 50 years of coaching at the high
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PLYMOUTH, NH, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — After more than 50 years of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels, Joan Forge is proud to share the lessons, experiences, and philosophy that have shaped her career in her new book, Forging a Positive Team Culture.
Throughout a coaching career spanning five decades, Forge has earned 19 championships, numerous Coach of the Year honors, and multiple Hall of Fame inductions. But for Forge, the true measure of success has never been found solely on a scoreboard.
Forging a Positive Team Culture is not a book about wins and losses, X’s and O’s, or game-day strategy. It is about something far more lasting: building better people, not simply better athletes.
Forge believes the most successful teams are built in environments where athletes feel valued, supported, confident, challenged, and safe—and where hard work and high expectations can exist alongside fun, trust, and a genuine sense of belonging.
Drawing from more than half a century of experiences with young athletes, Forge shares practical lessons, personal stories, team traditions, and proven strategies for creating a culture in which athletes can thrive both on and off the court.
Written for coaches, parents, educators, and anyone who works with young people, Forging a Positive Team Culture offers a reminder that the greatest impact of coaching often has little to do with the final score. Championships are remembered, but the relationships built, lessons learned, confidence gained, and lives changed can last a lifetime.
BOOK LAUNCH & LECTURE
September 16, 2026
Plymouth State University
17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264
BOOK SIGNING
October 22, 2026 • 6:00 p.m.
Canoe Restaurant
232 Whittier Hwy, Center Harbor, NH 03226
(603) 253-4762
@canoerestaurantandtavern
ABOUT THE BOOK
Forging a Positive Team Culture is Joan Forge’s reflection on more than five decades of coaching and the responsibility coaches have to shape not only successful athletes, but confident, resilient, and compassionate people. Through stories, practical lessons and personal experience, Forge explores the importance of standards, traditions, accountability, positivity, belonging and care in creating teams where athletes can grow through both success and adversity. The book is intended for coaches, parents, educators and anyone who believes sports can be a powerful vehicle for developing character and leadership.
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