Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes, and Giving Youth Sports Back to Our Kids

ISBN-13: 9781614486466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 200 str.

John O'Sullivan

Opis

Every year over 40 million children play youth sports in the United States, yet nearly 70% of kids drop out of organized athletics by the age of 13. Most of these children quit because our youth sports culture has taken the 'play' out of 'play ball.' A shift in values, the rise of expensive youth sports models, and the myth of abundant athletic scholarships has led parents and coaches to focus on wins instead of enjoyment, and trophies at the expense of development. As a result, every day increasing numbers of children quit playing sports. This is a dangerous trend.
In "Changing the Game," John O'Sullivan draws upon two decades of high level playing and coaching experience to take us behind the scenes of competitive youth sports, and shows us how they have changed from being a fun pastime to an ultra competitive, adult centered enterprise. Through extensive research and interviews, he demonstrates that our current youth sports culture is harming our children, and needs to change. He then outlines a plan that not only helps parents raise competent, confident, and fearless competitors, but does so while making sports enjoyable again. "Changing the Game" advises parents to help their children find their own passion in life, and provides them with a path to make positive changes in their family, their community, and their country.
"The romance is gone, the fun has disappeared, and children no longer simply 'play' sports," says O'Sullivan. "Changing the Game" is a call to action to reverse this trend, simply by helping our own kids become high performers. Are you ready to take action for your child? Are you ready to change the game?