Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting In A Toxic Sports Environment [Paperback]

I would've loved to have Beyond Winning as a resource when my kids were younger. It's loaded with ideas and practical advice. With this book in hand you'll no longer struggle to come up with ways to encourage your kids to go outside and play. But I also love the practical approach to dealing with so many unfortunate circumstances which arise in youth sports today. Boomer Esiason, in-studio CBS analyst for The NFL Today and former NFL quarterback Playing at sports is a huge part of childhood. So why are most American kids getting turned off sport by the time they should be really leaping into it? This book takes what we all knowthat sport has gone sour and stressful for many parents and kidsand delivers answers with clear ideas for how to guide your child and teenager towards happy physical activity right through their growing up and beyond. Every dilemma you have ever faced seems to have been addressed, in concrete and specific ways, by people who know kids sport inside out, and want to bring it out of the dark place it has sunk into, and make it fun, exuberant, and strengthening once again. Steve Biddulph, author of Raising Boys and Manhood Elite sports are all too often tarnished by a pervasive win-at-all-costs mentality. But every elite athlete starts as an innocent kid out there playing fun games. Beyond Winning provides common sense, practical guidance to all who value true sport and recognize current youth culture victimizes our children. As parents of three kids playing sports, my wife and I will use this resource to do our best to ensure our kids learn positive lessons in life through sports. Travis Tygart, CEO, United States Anti-Doping Agency At a time whenrightly or wronglyyouth sports have become a cultural crucible, so important to so many, it is imperative that our coaches are strong, ethical, and empathetic. Reading this book as both a sportswriter and youth sports coach, I lost track of how often I nodded in agreement about observatioló.