Raising empowered athletes a youth sports parenting guide for raising happy, brave, and resilient kids
"Today's youth sports experience provokes countless questions for well-intentioned parents. How young should kids start playing sports? Should they specialize-and when? What should a parent do when their kid is not getting the playing time they think their child deserves? How do parents en...
| Main Author: | Jones, Kirsten (Motivational speaker) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, Illinois :
Triumph Books,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Whatever happened to rec ball?
- Whose dream is it?
- Snowplow, drone, or helicopter : (don't) pick your poison
- Pressure versus support
- When life gives you lemons...
- Role model or wrecking ball?
- Enjoying the ride
- Is it wise to specialize?
- Hardcore competitors at age five
- How to limit athletic potential
- The mindset toolbox
- Mental health, a nation in crisis
- Putting WE over ME
- The role of a volunteer coach
- Transactional versus transformational coaching
- Push through or pivot?
- The recruiting game
- The transfer portal & name image likeness (NIL).