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Sports Her Way: Motivating Girls to start and Stay with Sports

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Susan Wilson sets out a comprehensive, well-thought-out plan for helping girls build a foundation to become active and stay active throughout life. Excellent insights into how girls learn and play differently from boys. I was even able to understand why I personally did poorly in sports as a child and why it has taken me another 15 years to overcome that and become active as an adult. A must-read for anyone interested in coaching girls.

No, I didn't buy this book because I have visions of my daughter being a scholarship athlete. (though that would be nice) I just want her to love sports the way I did as a kid, so we can share those experiences as she grows up. And, maybe I can make her a golfer so I can give my wife a good reason to play more often. (quality time!) The author does a convincing job of explaining all the reasons our daughters will benefit from playing sports & being generally athletic, but I really bought this for the suggestions for exposing my 3-year old to sports. She gives lots of fun activities that my daughter likes to do at home & her advice in handling my daughter have been very valuable. I especially liked the section that addressed what to do when my daughter was hot & cold about going to gymnastics class (namely, don't force her or she'll learn that gymnastics is stressful). The book has been great for preparing me for what to expect as she starts to participate & what she can be doing now to be in a position to be a good athlete when she gets older. Specifically, the author recommends simply developing coordination, agility & (most importantly) a love of physical activity. This book was a great buy, particularly when I only paid $.01 for a used copy.

As an only child myself coupled with being the normal boy/guy, I was bit perplexed dealing with my daughter in athletics. The words are true, girls are different than boys... All the typical training/coaching that I received as a kid growing up didnt seem to be working well with my 7yr daughter.

Susans book enlightened me to the fact that it wasnt so much a content problem transferring my knowledge, but rather a presentation problem. The chapters on language and coaching alone were of great value to me.

I have enjoyed the book and learned enough from it that I now recommend this book to other parents that might be struggling getting & keeping their daughters (or sons!!) engaged in athletics...

As the director of the Attachment Living Institute(http://www.attachmentliving.bizland.com) we found that the ideas, programs, and principles of Susan Wilson's book, Sports Her Way, were entirely compatible with our mission. As the mother of a young boy, the information also works with him, so even if you are not the parents of a girl, you'll find this information to be rewarding, useful, and instructive.