Customer Reviews

Whose Game Is It, Anyway?: A Guide to Helping Your Child Get the Most from Sports, Organized by Age and Stage

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a great book for all parents. It is both intelligent and compelling. Any parent who intends to be an active participant in their children's forays into sport owes it to themself as well as their children to read this fine book.

As a clinical psychologist, sports fan and father of 3 young children, I found this book to be an extraordinary resource for any parent who wants their children to get the most out of sports, at any age. It is an extremely well written and organized book by a leading expert in the field of sports psychology and child development. I highly recommend it.

Well done - finally a book that helps parents help their children get the most out of what should be fun and growing experiences on the playing field.

This book was very helpful in thinking through a variety of issues regarding our children's involvement in sports, particularly the material about the developmental considerations. It appealed to me as both a parent and a clinical social worker.

As the coach of a 5th grade basketball team, I find the book to be immensely helpful. "Whose Game Is It Anyway" provides unique and practical insight into handling the complex challenges of coaching and parenting youngsters in today's intensely competitive society. Sports provide a wonderful opportunity for children to develop skills that can help them navigate life, yet too often, we as parents, coaches, and teachers, obstruct their development rather than facilitate it. If you're interested in helping children reach their potential as athletes, and most importantly, as healthy, happy, and productive members of society, you MUST read the book.

This book is helping me and my son to conquer the obstacles that are set in his way. This book is helping him to follow his dreams and have fun playing the sports that he loves. It is helping me with my role as a parent of an athletic child. I am so glad for the publication of this book. I could have used it 5 years ago. At times things can get very difficult; that is why we need this book to help us through our problems. The book should be mandatory for every person involved in the development of an athletic child.

The authors present an intelligent approach to what has been for many parents a thorny problem.

Parents, parent Teacher groups, recreation departments, and schools will welcome the expertise of the authors of this guide. Kids of all ages will benefit from their careful analyses and advice.

"Whose game is it anyway, A guide to helping your child get the sports organized by age and stage" is true to it's name and an excellent, well written, practical book that deals with youth athletes of all abilities, from the reluctant, side-line athlete, to the high-performing college athlete. The book is infused with realistic scenarios - a compilation of experience from all three authors who are each a sports psychologist, parent and competitive athlete from high school and college, making the guide an exceptional resource for parents, coaches and athletic program directors.

The book is organized by descriptively titled chapters, allowing the reader to hone in on what's relevant, though the book is a worthwhile read in its entirety. Useful and applicable, the real-life vignettes give insight into how parents can deal with complex athlete/child situations and challenges. I found a scenario that fit each of my three children , giving me insight into the best way to help my kids, though I'd wish I'd read this book earlier rather than later. Sensitive topics are brought forward in some chapters, which may make it an uncomfortable read at times for parents, such as how some young athletes are afraid to tell their parents they want to try a different sport or quit altogether, or that a child may be suffering from burnout, which is difficult to comes to terms with both for parents and coach. All in all, an outstanding book that I would highly recommend for any parent with children involved in sports.

Why should our children play sport? The authors set a new perspective that enable us, parents, to define more clearly why we wish our children to be part of the sporting drive. One of the most helpful book I read lately on how to set expectations, how to manage your child and yourself!