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Coaching Kids: It's More than X's and O's

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This book deals with issues that aren't generally discussed at sport specific clinics and that many coaches don't learn until they've had a bad experience. The liability chapter alone was a huge eye opener to me. I'd recommend this book to any coach, regardless of sport or experience.

This book is great for those just starting to coach children and the weekend parent-coach. I've never coached children before and found the chapters to be concise and easy to follow. I especially liked the bulleted summary at the end of each chapter. I have confidence that I could be a successful youth coach and will have this book as a reference by my side!

An excellent resource for every coach but especially the parent who never thought they would be a coach, but find themselves with a whistle around their neck. It is easy to read and has wonderful realistic examples of dealing with many situations not related to the game itself.

I coach 7th and 8th grade girls basketball. I had high hopes for this book when I ordered it directly from the author. I bought it assuming that it might be helpful for our CYO program. It wasn't. After taking a look at it, I decided not to share it with either parents or fellow coaches. I was able to locate free publications from CYO and materials from our AAU program that handle the sportsmanship issues better. I believe that this book was represented to be more than it was. The author may have had good intentions, but this book just doesn't deliver.