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The authors are all practicing clinical psychologists, and one is a former Olympic athlete. Between them, they have seen all the good and bad outcomes of sports participation by children and adolescents. Based on their experiences, and interviews with athletes, parents, coaches, and teachers, they offer a look at development from age one to early adulthood and how athletics can help or hinder that development. Case studies illustrate the stress of crunch moments in games, high emotions of coaches and parents (on occasion ending in violence), children who lose the sense of fun in sports when competition becomes overwhelming, and children who underperform to maintain friendships. Separate chapters examine the influence of coaches, eating disorders and steroid use, and overweight children. Throughout, at whatever the children's age or skill level, the authors advise parents to encourage their children and remain positive. To prevent abuses by coaches, fans, or even other parents, the authors advise parents: know yourself, know your child, and know the environment. Extremely helpful to parents with children involved in sports. Vanessa Bush
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The authors are all practicing clinical psychologists, and one is a former Olympic athlete. Between them, they have seen all the good and bad outcomes of sports participation by children and adolescents. Based on their experiences, and interviews with athletes, parents, coaches, and teachers, they offer a look at development from age one to early adulthood and how athletics can help or hinder that development. Case studies illustrate the stress of crunch moments in games, high emotions of coaches and parents (on occasion ending in violence), children who lose the sense of fun in sports when competition becomes overwhelming, and children who underperform to maintain friendships. Separate chapters examine the influence of coaches, eating disorders and steroid use, and overweight children. Throughout, at whatever the children's age or skill level, the authors advise parents to encourage their children and remain positive. To prevent abuses by coaches, fans, or even other parents, the authors advise parents: know yourself, know your child, and know the environment. Extremely helpful to parents with children involved in sports. Vanessa Bush
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Comprehensive and well-developed. Although there are many good books on parenting young athletes, this one should be considered essential.
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A 9-year-old Little League pitcher struggles mightily to hold back his tears. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
accurate praise, child athlete, sports environment, playing lacrosse, tough coach, steroid users, travel team, overweight kids, know your child, varsity level, overweight children Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little League, Coach Dunn, Red Sox, Does the Coach Know Best, Good Team Bad, Tiger Woods, Pop Warner, Michael Jordan, Todd Marinovich New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Children and Youth In Sport by Frank L Smoll in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- My Losing Season: A Memoir by Pat Conroy on page 139, and Back Matter
- Family Rules by Kenneth Kaye in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Fuel for Young Athletes: Essential Foods and Fluids for Future Champions by Ann Litt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Eating Disorders: A Quick Guide by Dee Dawson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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