These days it seems everyone has a youth sports horror story--whether
it's about a tyrant coach obsessed with his team record that only plays
the best kids on the team, or a parent who publicly berates his kid for
not making a goal. But should it really only be all about winning? What
about having fun, learning a sport, and developing athletic skills?
Beyond Winning with Whole Child Sports offers an alternative approach to
teaching sports to kids. It deemphasizes short-term goals like winning
and youth championships and discourages the introduction of
adult-oriented, league-structured competition. Instead it emphasizes
training techniques and coaching strategies aimed at improving core
strength, balance, and creativity in aspiring athletes, using an
age-appropriate four-stage timeline, based on a child's physical,
psychological, and neurological development. Beyond Winning with Whole
Child Sports provides frustrated parents with help in the form of advice
and concrete solutions to common questions, and step-by-step
instructions for helping young children develop athletic ability in an
environment that's less structured while encouraging athletic and
personal growth. It also reveals how to avoid bullying, trash talk, and
elitism.
