About this item
Adults would never send their kids off to school if the teachers were not properly trained yet they do it with their youth sports coaches. The time has come for the central figures in youth sports - the coaches - to take charge and make a positive difference in kids' lives. This is the youth coaching training that has been missing. This book contains the forward-thinking techniques that will bring enjoyment back to the games for all - athletes, parents, and coaches. Using his coaching experience, heartfelt personal stories, and thoughtful analysis of the teaching methods of all the greats in coaching, the author provides the answers. For any prospective or current coach who wants to create: * An appropriate youth-centered perspective and practical coaching philosophy.
About the Author
Jack Perconte has dedicated his post-major league baseball career to helping youth and their parents through the complicated world of youth sports. Combining his playing, coaching and parenting experiences he continues to help create better sporting experiences for both athletes and their parents with his writings. He has dealt with coaches as a parent and parents as a coach while raising three kids, and details much of these in his books, "The Making of a Hitter" and "Raising an Athlete." His third book - "Creating a Season to Remember" - is now available and gives youth sports coaches a blueprint for influencing both kids and their parents in a life changing way.
