Home Team Advantage The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports

Name: Home Team Advantage The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports
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ISBN: 9780060881634

ISBN-10: 0060881631

ISBN-13: 9780060881634

Edition: 2006

Authors: Brooke de Lench

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Over the past decade, the stakes in youth sports have reached startling heights; the pressure to win often eclipses the desire to have fun. Sports injuries have increased tenfold; aggression on and off the field-between kids, parents, and coaches-is at a fever pitch; and drug and alcohol use among young athletes is on the rise. While there are plenty of books that help the best-intentioned parent, most of them are written by men, for men. They do not address concerns specific to mothers, nor empower them to confidently step onto the out-of-control playground to assume whatever role they choose-spectator, advocate, administrator, coach, fund-raiser, or team mom. Home Team Advantage is an…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.38" wide x 9.12" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.232

Brooke de Lench is the founder and editor-in-chief of MomsTeam.com, an online publication for mothers parenting children active in youth sports. She also established Teams of Angels, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to reducing catastrophic injury in youth sports. She is the mother of three sons and lives in the Boston area.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Role of Sports Mothers in the Family



A Mother's Voice: The Missing Piece of the Youth Sports Puzzle



Too Much, Too Soon: Making Sure Your Child's Involvement in Sports Is Developmentally Appropriate



Fun, Fun, Fun: How to Put Winning in Its Place



Not Bad for a Girl: A Mother's Role in Raising an Athletic Daughter



Letting Boys Be Boys: A Mother's Role in Raising an Athletic Son



Ready, Set, Go!: How to Get Organized and Stay That Way



High-Wire Act: Balancing Sports with Family



Preventing Child Abuse in Youth Sports: What Mothers Can Do



Player Down!: Protecting Kids from Serious Injury or Death



Sports Mothers, Coaches, and Other Parents



Put Me In, Coach!: The Signs of a Good Youth Sports Coach



Communication Breakdown: How to Communicate Effectively with Your Child's Coach



Can't We All Just Get Along?: Dealing with Out-of-Control Parents



What Mothers Can Do to Reform Youth Sports



From the Stands to the Sidelines: Why Mothers Make Great Coaches and Administrators



The Controversy over Cutting



Why All Politics Are Local: What Mothers Can Do to Improve Youth Sports Programs in Their Communities



Expansion Teams: How to Start a New Youth Sports Program


Conclusion


Further Reading


Bibliography


Permissions


Index