Coaching for the Love of the Game: A Practical Guide for Working with Young Athletes - Hardcover

Etnier, Jennifer L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1469654822 ISBN 13: 9781469654829

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2020

Synopsis

More than 45 million children play youth sports in the United States each year, and most are coached by parent volunteers with good intentions but little training. This lack of training and an overemphasis on winning often results in stress and frustration for coaches and players alike, which can discourage young athletes so much that they walk away from sports altogether. With this new guide for amateur parent coaches, Jennifer Etnier, author of Bring Your ‘A’ Game, aims to change that. Etnier offers a system of positive coaching that can be applied to any sport, from the beginner level to high school athletics, and explains that good coaching requires working with young athletes at their developmental level and providing feedback designed to keep children engaged and having fun.

Etnier gives easy-to-understand guidance on important aspects of successful coaching—including information on the development of children’s motor skills, communication with a young athlete’s parents, and nurturing a growth-oriented mind-set—making this a critical resource for youth coaches of all experience levels.

About this title

About the Author

Jennifer L. Etnier is professor of kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and author of Bring Your ‘A’ Game: A Young Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1469654822
• ISBN 13: 9781469654829
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Alderman Dominy
• Number of pages: 192