Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport

Ripken, Cal; Wolff, Rick

ISBN 10: 1592402208 / ISBN 13: 9781592402205

Published by Gotham (edition ), 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport
• Publisher: Gotham (edition )
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592402208
• ISBN 13: 9781592402205
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

The former Baltimore Orioles baseball star shares his concerns about how youth sports have become more competitive than fun, in a guide for parents and coaches that explains how to avoid counter-productive coaching practices.

About the Author

Cal Ripken, Jr., played 21 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and has broken numerous baseball records, including Lou GehrigÂ’s record for consecutive games played (Ripken played 2,632). He is one of only eight players in history to achieve 400 home runs and 3,000 hits. His previous books include The Only Way I Know (which was a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Washington Post bestseller) and Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Guide to Fundamentals (co-authored with his brother Bill Ripken), also a national bestseller. He lives in Maryland with his wife and their two children.
Co-Author Rick Wolff is Vice President, Executive Editor at Warner Books and the Chairman of the Center for Sports Parenting (www.sportsparenting.org). He is the author of several books about parenting young athletes, including Good Sports: The Concerned ParentsÂ’ Guide to Competitive Sports (Dell, 1992) and The Sports Parenting Edge (Running Press, 2003).