Recommended Reading: Parents and Youth Sports
Parents
and Youth Sports
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Good
Sports: The Concerned Parent's Guide to Competitive
Youth Sports (The Art & Science of Coaching
Series) by Rick Wolff. Paperback
Author Rick Wolff has written this book to help
parents and coaches avoid the pitfalls surrounding
the increasingly competitive environment of
youth sports while helping children enjoy a
positive, challenging and educational sports
experience.
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| Parenting
Your Superstar: How to Help... |
Parenting Your Superstar: How to Help Your Child Balance Achievement
and Happiness by Robert Rotella, Linda K.
Bunker. Paperback (July 1998)
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Straight Talk About Children and Sport: Advice for Parents, Coaches,
and Teachers by Janet Leblanc, Louise Dickson
(Contributor). Paperback (March 1997)
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Parenting, Sportsmom Style: Real Life Solutions for Surviving
the Youth Sports Scene by Laurel Phillips,
et al (Paperback - December 1999)
They review the role sports can have in a youngster's
development, and also advise parents how to
learn about specific sports to be able to understand
what they require of a child and what a child
is experiencing.
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Coaching Kids: It's More than X's and O's by H. Jonathan Buzby,
Jonathan H. Buzby.
A book filled with hands on examples of how
to handle different situations encountered when
coaching youth sports. Information is for all
youth coaches in all sports.
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| In
the Trenches: A Practical Guide to... |
In
the Trenches: A Practical Guide to Coaching
Children & Youth by Mary Campbell. Paperback
(August 1996)
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Youth,
Sports & Self Esteem: A Guide for Parents
by Darrell J. Burnett. Paperback (November
1993)
Drawing from 20 years of working with kids and
families and his experience as a youth league
coach, Burnett offers parents 12 specific guidelines
for promoting their kids' self-esteem through
youth sports. A skills section teaches basic
skills for basketball, football, soccer, and
baseball/softball.
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| Sports
Without Pressure: A Guide for... |
Sports
Without Pressure: A Guide for Parents &
Coaches of Young Athletes by Eric Margenau.
Paperback (October 1992)
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The
Cheers and the Tears: A Healthy Alternative
to the Dark Side of Youth Sports Today by
Shane M. Murphy (Paperback - March 1999)
Dr. Shane offers a healthy alternative, a way
for parents and athletic directors to organize
youth sports in a way that is fun, can bring
families together, and can teach children wonderful
lessons about teamwork, setting goals, and the
value of hard work.
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