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Molding Young Athletes: How Parents and Coaches Can Positively Influence Kids in Sports by Darrel Erickson / Paperback / 200 Pages / Purington Press / March 2004 / 0974354368 / List Price $14.95 Instead of just another manual teaching physical skills, this long-overdue book helps parents and coaches positively develop all kids from the inside out. With this common-sense resource, adults can instill the desirable and critical values of self-confidence, motivation, anger and pressure control, optimism, sportsmanship, self-discipline, perseverance, and joy.

Teaching Character Through Sport: Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy by Bruce Brown / Paperback / Coaches Choice / June 2003 / 1585187291 / List Price $19.95 Noted author and speaker Bruce Brown examines the key issues is creating a lasting legacy, including; how to make a difference, common traits among successful coaches, beliefs about character and sport, action statements about teaching character through sport, redefining the term "athlete", teaching specific values, practicing sportsmanship, the qualities of great teams, team building through positive conditioning, the role of parents in athletics and much, much more.

Raising a Team Player: Teaching Kids Lasting Values on the Field, on the Court and on the Bench by Harry Sheehy, Athletic Director at Williams College / Hardcover / 152 Pages / Storey Books / April 2002 / 1580174477 / List Price $14.95 Sheehy shares lessons and wisdom learned from more than seventeen years of working with young athletes. He encourages parents to get involved, discusses working with children on various aspects of sportsmanship, and offers advice on appropriate ways to praise, encourage, temper, support, and teach young team players.

101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent: Making Athletics a Positive Experience for Your Child by Joel Fish & Susan Magee / Paperback / 256 Pages / Simon & Schuster / August 2003 / 0743227026 /
List Price $14.00 In 101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent, Dr. Joel Fish, a sport psychologist who is also the dad of three young athletes, shares both his clinical expertise and practical experience to help parents develop a deeper understanding of the many issues that surround the young athlete. For athletes of all skill levels, from Little League to high school

Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child's Fun and Success in Youth Dports by Bob Bigelow / Paperback / 280 Pages / Hci / August 2001 / 1558749276 / List Price $12.95 Focusing on the five most popular sports, the authors outline ways to set up teams that foster fair play, skill development and social interaction. With anecdotes and interviews from sports greats, officials, parents, and coaches, the book provides a glimpse of adults who've gone over the top, plus advice on how you can keep yourself and others in check.