Coaching Your Kids in the Game of Life (Paperback)

~ (Author), Dave Jackson (Author), (Author), Lute Olson (Foreword)

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Byrdsong weaves stories of his coaching and playing days with lessons in parenting to give refreshing insights into family success. -- Moody Magazine, July/August 2000

Product Description

Insights and anecdotes from Coach Ricky Byrdsong's nineteen-year coaching career include a simple yet profound game plan for building a solid family unit, incorporating themes such as "Home Court Advantage," "Half-time Adjustments," and "Rebounding Makes MVPs." Original.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076422445X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764224454
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,268,832 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coaching Your Kids in the Game of Life, June 14, 2000

By	Shawn Parrish (Northbrook, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coaching Your Kids in the Game of Life (Hardcover)

An excellent book that takes sport stories and shows how they can be used as parenting techniques. It is the perfect book for the sports fan who is looking for a different approach to dealing with their children or grandchildren. Ricky has a way of touching your heart, making you think, and making you laugh, all in an effort to help you and your kids win in the game of life.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From his heart - Ricky Byrdsong was a role model, February 12, 2001

By	Joe Gideon (Ozark, Mo) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coaching Your Kids in the Game of Life (Hardcover)

I was given this book by my 18 year old son yesterday and immediately began to cry. You see I was a 18 year old teammate of Ricky's at Iowa State some 20+ years ago. When Ricky's senseless death was widely reported on the national news over the 4th of July in 1999 I was stunned and heartbroke. I told my kids at that time about not how great a basketball player Ricky was, but the exceptional young man he was. That he was a person of character. He was different and a real Christian leader and model even at 20 years old. You must get and read this book, don't let Ricky's life slip you by. This is a book that I can personally assure you was written from his true heart and love of Jesus. God speed Ricky, you'll always be on our team.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Yet Bittersweet Book, January 23, 2001

By	Tom Burke (Chicago area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coaching Your Kids in the Game of Life (Hardcover)

As a Chicago area native, I recall the day that Ricky Byrdsong was murdered in a random shooting by a racist gunman on a spree across two states. It makes Byrdsong's posthumous book that much more touching, reading about his positive and Christian outlooks on people of all types.

The practical advice for parents is both encouraging and inspiring and helps us know that we are on the right track with our kids despite ups-and-downs that are part of life. You can hear Byrdsong's voice in the words which thankfully were not ghostwritten by someone else for him. This voice gives it a lot of "been there" credibility and practical advice.

Buy this book before it goes out-of-print!