The Playbook

Written by Mike Manhardt, founder of the F.A.M.I.L.Y.® movement (Forget About Me I Love You®), this 55-page playbook equips coaches, captains, and team leaders with real-world strategies to build cultures rooted in unity, sacrifice, and unconditional love.

Covering twelve key areas of leadership — from servant leadership and accountability to resilience, communication, and purpose beyond the scoreboard — each chapter offers relatable examples, challenges for coaches and captains, and actionable steps to put the F.A.M.I.L.Y.® mindset into practice on and off the field. This isn’t just a book. It’s a blueprint for building teams that feel like family.