| A Parent's Guide to Baseball & Softball: Maxmizing Your Child's Sports Experience Contributor(s): The National Alliance for Youth Sports (Created by) |
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ISBN: 0757002013 ISBN-13: 9780757002014 Publisher: Square One Publishers OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: March 2004 Annotation: Millions of kids throughout the country participate in organized youth programs each year. It's an exciting world of colorful uniforms, post-game ice cream treats, and lots of smiling faces. It's also one in which you as a parent can make a positive difference in helping your youngster grow and make the most of this experience. The "Rules & Tools of the Game Series is here to lend a hand. Each of the five books in this series focuses on a different sport--baseball/softball, basketball, football, hockey, or soccer--and offers a wealth of useful advice to help your child: Set and meet goals for the season. Develop the necessary skills for enjoyment of the sport. Build confidence and self-esteem. Display proper behavior and good sportsmanship at all times. Strive always to do his or her best. Effectively deal with disappointments, conflicts, and other challenges. Respect coaches, teammates, and opposing players. Prevent injuries through safety measures. No matter what their age, children are going to remember this time forever. The "Rules & Tools of the Game Series is an invaluable resource to help them maximize the experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Coaching - Baseball - Sports & Recreation | Softball - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2006281066 |
| Series: Rules & Tools of the Game |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 4.26" W x 6.84" (0.09 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Millions of kids throughout the country participate in organized youth baseball and softball programs each year. It's an exciting world of colorful uniforms, post-game ice cream treats, and lots of smiling faces. It's also one in which you as a parent can make a positive difference in helping your youngster grow and make the most of this experience. A Parent's Guide to Baseball & Softball lends a hand by offering advice to help your child set and meet season goals; develop the necessary skills for the sport; gain self-confidence and self-esteem; develop good sportsmanship; strive to always do his or her best; deal with challenges; prevent injuries through safety measures; and respect coaches, teammates, and opposing players. Children are going to remember this time forever. A Parent's Guide to Baseball & Softball is an invaluable resource to help them maximize the experience. |
Contributor Bio(s): The National Alliance for Youth: - The National Alliance For Youth Sports is America's leading advocate for positive and safe sports for children. The Alliance features a wide range of programs that educate volunteer coaches, parents, youth sport program administrators, and officials about their roles and responsibilities in the context of youth sports. The Alliance's programs are provided at the local level through dynamic partnerships with more than 2,400 community-based organizations. |