The High School Sports Parent: Developing Triple-Impact Competitors - Softcover

Jim Thompson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982131739 ISBN 13: 9780982131732

Publisher: Balance Sports Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Learning to compete on the stage of high school sports is a big transition for youth athletes and is often perplexing for their parents. In The Double-Goal Coach, Positive Coaching Alliance founder Jim Thompson articulated two goals of sports: winning on the scoreboard and the more important goal of using sports to teach life lessons. Now in The High School Sports Parent, Thompson provides guidance and practical, easy-to-use tools to show how parents can maintain a Second-Goal focus to: - Help their teen thrive and become a Triple-Impact Competitor who makes himself, his teammates, and the game better - Navigate the complicated high school sports landscape - Use high school sports endless procession of teachable moments to teach and reinforce positive character traits - Deal effectively with common dilemmas faced by high school sports parents Done right, high school sports is a meaningful development experience that athletes will remember for a lifetime. But that requires sports parents who understand their role and play it to the hilt. Research-based and reflecting Thompson s 25 years of pioneering work in youth sports, The High School Sports Parent is a roadmap for the tumultuous trip that parents embark upon when their children transition into high school sports.

About this title

About the Author:

Jim Thompson is author of six books on youth sports, including Positive Coaching, Shooting in the Dark, and The Double-Goal Coach. He is an Ashoka Fellow and was named by the Institute for International Sport as one of the top Sports Educators in the U.S. He founded Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) in 1998 at Stanford University where he teaches classes in coaching, leadership, and sport and spirituality.

Review:

Every sports parent should read this book. The High School Sports Parent will help parents keep the proper perspective and ensure their kids have a positive and fun experience. ----Marie M. Ishida, Executive Director, California Interscholastic Federation

The High School Sports Parent is a must-read. Some day everyone will recognize the terms Second-Goal Parent, Triple-Impact Competitor, and Double-Goal Coach. When this day comes, all who participate in sport will be assured of a positive experience. ----Tim Flannery, Assistant Director, National Federation of State High School Associations

à was thrilled when this book became available. As a high school athletic director, I plan to get a copy of this book into the hands of every parent coming into our building so they can maximize their child's (and their own!) high school sports opportunities. -- --Ken Harkenrider, Athletic Director, Canterbury High, Fort Wayne, IN

Ï was thrilled when this book became available. As a high school athletic director, I plan to get a copy of this book into the hands of every parent coming into our building so they can maximize their child's (and their own!) high school sports opportunities. ----Ken Harkenrider, Athletic Director, Canterbury High, Fort Wayne, IN

Every sports parent should read this book. The High School Sports Parent will help parents keep the proper perspective and ensure their kids have a positive and fun experience. ----Marie M. Ishida, Executive Director, California Interscholastic Federation

About this edition

• Publisher: Balance Sports Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0982131739
• ISBN 13: 9780982131732
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 68