Michele Smith's Book of Good Softball Cheer: A Practical Guide for Developing Leadership Skills in Softball and in Life [Paperback]

Michele Smith (Author), Lawrence Hsieh (Author), Phil Velikan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2008

With all of the pressure and distractions of modern student life, young athletes really have to focus their energy if they want to be the best student-athletes that they can be. This book will help them achieve their goals. Includes chapters on leadership, opportunity, teamwork, proactive practice and perseverance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Michele Smith's Book of Good Softball Cheer is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of the Mom's Choice Awards. Parents and educators look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book/product has been honored by this distinguished award. --Mom's Choice Awards

About the Author

Michele Smith is a two-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. National Softball Team. A potent double-threat in pitching and offense, Michele is an active veteran and seven-time MVP of the elite Japan Pro Softball League and helped lead her team, the Toyota Shokki, to seven league championships.

Lawrence Hsiech is an author and corporate attorney. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and Cornell University. Lawrence volunteers his time as a youth sports coach.

Product Details

• Paperback: 115 pages
• Publisher: Wish Publishing (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930546882
• ISBN-13: 978-1930546882
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Softball

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expect the Best From the Best!, May 13, 2008

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M. Carder "Softball Daddy" (IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michele Smith's Book of Good Softball Cheer: A Practical Guide for Developing Leadership Skills in Softball and in Life (Paperback)

I bought this book for my daughter on her birthday. Most people with kids know that getting your child to read can often be a difficult task. So, for me to get her to read anything is nothing short of amazing. I am grateful that my daughter has someone like Ms. Smith to look up to. She never stops trying to inspire and propel the sport. Needless to say she read this book from cover to cover. I have recommended it to the parents of her teammates. Everyone will be able to get a great message from the book and be inspired on and off the field!

The reviewer that suggested Ms. Smith had nothing to contribute to this book but her name is mistaken and clearly has never met her personally. If you have met her, it's clear she would never attach her name to anything that she wasn't directly involved with. In fact we attended one of her camps where she was giving out questionnaires regarding the book. So to suggest that she was a "celebrity" attaching her name to a book is ridiculous!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, March 29, 2008

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Bill - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michele Smith's Book of Good Softball Cheer: A Practical Guide for Developing Leadership Skills in Softball and in Life (Paperback)

I am a volunteer youth sports coach, and am a big fan of Michele Smith. I've always believed that sports participation teaches kids so many valuable lessons in life. And this book does a great job crystallizing how lessons learned on the field mirror those needed to succeed in school and life. The book is highly organized (with separate chapters on leadership, second chances, opportunity, perseverance and others), and fun for parents and kids to read. I love how the book teaches kids to think outside the box. For example, in the opportunity chapter, it talks not only about how to make the most of opportunities, it also talks about how to create new opportunities. The photos and drawings were fun also. I highly recommend this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, March 27, 2008

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Margaret - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michele Smith's Book of Good Softball Cheer: A Practical Guide for Developing Leadership Skills in Softball and in Life (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book. One of my students who is a softball player showed me this book, and I was so impressed by the book's message that I decided to put the book on our required reading list for our middle schoolers. I think the book's chapters on leadership, perseverance, teamwork, community service, etc. teach our kids that success and self-esteem are based on achievement and character, rather than popularity.