About this item
You know the anguish kids feel when their sporting experience has been taken over by pushy parents, and over the top coaches. This book solves that problem by educating and empowering kids to take charge of their sporting lives. This book is a personal conversation between the author, the young sportsperson and their parents. Every effort is made to engage the minds of young readers and cause them to question the value and direction of their sporting passion. It's meant to be a short read and to stir conversations between children, parents, coaches, and teams--for everyone's improvement. The main section of the book focuses on Dan Brand 1935-2015, who was a 7 time national champion, and two time Olympic athlete. Dan was a great sports parent, and also a coach in his sport.
About the Author
With the publication of The Athlete Centered Coach, Bill Patton is working hard to influential sports culture globally. There is a revolution going on in coaching, and Bill has always colored outside the lines, so he is ready for new lines to be drawn. He used to take his toys apart to see how they worked. He turned those experiences into a strength. Now he creates innovative templates so that others can build on success and make it their own. He is most proud of winning an NCS Championship, and becoming a published author for the first time. Once when trying to speak another language to a player he thought he was asking if she was embarrassed, but he used the word for pregnant. That got sorted out later. Bill Patton is Tennis Professional and is currently coaching his 7th different high school with 30 years of experience in the field. He has coached at several schools with many great results. Mainly, the players had a great time maximizing their games, and playing on the teams. He is now featured on coachtube.com, with three different tennis courses.Bill and his business partner Styrling Strother have started USATennisCoach, LLC which trains, certifies, mentors, and collaborates with high school tennis coaches. Bill is a USPTA Elite Professional, PTR and MTM Professional. He has read over 100 books, watched over 50 DVDS, attending over 50 conferences and trainings for professionalism in the sport. "Bill is a student of the game", says John Yandell founder of TennisPlayer.net. Mr. Patton is married and has two children who are heading off to college. You can reach Bill via email 720degreecoaching@gmail.com
