"Hey Coach!...Let My Kid Play!"

"Hey Coach,--Let My Kid play is called a handbook, but it'sreally not.¿ Not in the strict sense of ahandbook.¿ It is more accurately, acollection of humorous¿and informed essays about¿how parents can have fun with youth sports.¿ This book is not a "thesis on" nor¿ a "study of"Youth sport parenting.¿ Those books aresterile, matter of fact and no fun.¿ HeyCoach-- is a fun look at a serious subject.¿ It is intended to make sure YOU and yourchild share this wonderful time of your lives.¿"Once youngsters gets to high school, they either stop playing or theyplay at a level that is more intense and less inclusive of¿ dad and mom,", says author Mike Easterling¿ "Youthsports is the time to start the old camera and video recorder and document yourchild's trials and triumphs on the field or hardwood. " Serious topics like how torecognize a poor coach; what the kid's want; and¿ the importance of practice aredealt with in a light and conversational manner.¿ The statistics, charts and projections arealmost non-existent in this book.¿ Thereare great essays and writings about the youth sports experience from the pointof view of one who has been a sport parent, coach and youth athlete himself.If you want to get some insightinto youth sports and make your experience fun.¿This is the book for you.

Mike Easterlingis a motivational speaker and author based in the Washington, DC area.¿After a twenty-two year career as a television executive, Mike now worksas a marketing consultant and speaker.¿His background credentials include Executive Producer of Not in OurLeague, an award winning documentary on the Negro Baseball Leagues. Mikegrew up playing youth sports in his native Brooklyn, NY and on Air Force bases overseas and inthe United States.¿ As an adult, he coached Little League sportsand also was the father of two youth athletes.¿He has seen it all.¿ Theunfortunate death of an youth league hockey coach atthe hands of the father of a player motivated Mike to writeHey Coach, Let My Kid Play!Youth sports like a lot of things in our world today, are not what they used tobe.¿ But youth sports are still mainlyfor fun and Mike intends gives you plenty of that in this book.¿ "If you are having more fun at this than your¿ kids-TIMEOUT!¿ Something is wrong?", says Mike. "These years are best when parents and kidscan create and share great moments together."¿When he is not writing orspeaking, Mike runs the Easterling¿¿ Group, Inc. a communications consultancyfirm. He lives with his family in Columbia, MD.