In an era when parents and kids are overwhelmed by a sports-crazed,
win-at-all-costs culture, here is a comprehensive guide that helps
parents ensure a positive sports experience for their children. In
Whose Game Is It, Anyway? two of the country's leading youth sports
psychologists team up with a former Olympic athlete and expert on
performance enhancement to share what they have gleaned in more
than forty years of combined experience.
The result is a book unique in its message, format, and scope.
Through moving case studies and thoughtful analyses, Ginsburg,
Durant, and Baltzell advocate a preventive approach through a simple
three-step program: know yourself, know your child, know the environment.
They look at children in age groups, identifying the physical,
psychological, and emotional issues unique to each group and clarifying
what parents can expect from and desire for their kids at every stage.
They also explore myriad relevant topics, including parental pressure,
losing teams, steroid use, the overscheduled child, and much more.
Illuminating, impassioned, and inspiring, Whose Game Is It, Anyway?
is required reading for anyone raising?or educating?a child who
participates in sports.
Whose Game Is It Anyway? A Guide to Helping Your child Get the Most from Sports, Organized by Age and Stage FROM THE PUBLISHER In an era when parents and kids are overwhelmed by a sports-crazed, win-at-all-costs culture, here is a comprehensive guide that helps parents ensure a positive sports experience for their children. In Whose Game Is It, Anyway? two of the country's leading youth sports psychologists team up with a former Olympic athlete and expert on performance enhancement to share what they have gleaned in more than forty years of combined experience.The result is a book unique in its message, format, and scope. Through moving case studies and thoughtful analyses, Ginsburg, Durant, and Baltzell advocate a preventive approach through a simple three-step program: know yourself, know your child, know the environment. They look at children in age groups, identifying the physical, psychological, and emotional issues unique to each group and clarifying what parents can expect from and desire for their kids at every stage. They also explore myriad relevant topics, including parental pressure, losing teams, steroid use, the over scheduled child, and much more. Illuminating, impassioned, and inspiring, Whose Game Is It, Anyway? is required reading for anyone raising- or educating- a child who participates in sports.
FROM THE CRITICS Library Journal With athletic achievement and sports participation both the means to an end (scholarships) and an end in themselves in American culture, parents need guidance as they help their kids experience the best that team involvement can offer while dealing with the pressures of athletic competition. This comprehensive and well-developed book provides just that guidance, whether the kids in question are athletic stars or minimally talented in sports. Youth sports psychologists Ginsburg and Stephen Durant and former Olympic athlete Amy Baltzell focus on the central tenets of "Know your child, know yourself, and know your child's sports environment." Chapters address sports participation by age group, working with coaches, finding the best team environments, overweight children and eating disorders in young athletes, and overscheduling and burnout, among other issues. Although there are many good books available on parenting young athletes, this one should be considered essential for public libraries. (Index not seen.)-Kay Hogan Smith, UAB Lister Hill Lib., Birmingham, AL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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