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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| The State of Youth Sports | |
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| The Benefits of Youth Sports | |
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| Shifting the Paradigm in Youth Sports | |
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| The Importance of Youth Sports | |
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| The Problems We Face | |
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| Our Values Have Changed | |
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| Youth Sports Gone Mad | |
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| Money Ball | |
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| Chasing the Scholarship Myth | |
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| What Can I Do? | |
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| The Vision of Your Future Child | |
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| Match Your Actions with Your Vision | |
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| A High-Performing Mindset Is a Happy Mindset | |
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| The 7 Cs of a High-Performing State of Mind | |
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| The 7 Cs | |
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| Common Sense | |
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| Keep It in Perspective | |
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| Be Patient | |
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| Be Grateful, Express Your Gratitude, and Teach Your Child to Do the Same | |
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| Matching Your Actions to Your Intentions | |
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| Conditions | |
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| The Factors Determining Athletic Performance | |
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| Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) | |
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| Providing a Safe Environment | |
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| Helping Your Child to Learn and Apply Life Lessons | |
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| Communication | |
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| Be an Active Listener | |
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| Paraphrase Their Main Points | |
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| Respect Their Emotions | |
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| Don't Put Your Child on the Defensive | |
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| Control Your Emotions | |
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| Practice What You Preach | |
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| Be Consistent | |
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| Control | |
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| Let Your Kids Go | |
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| Setting Goals with Your Child | |
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| Start with Three Simple Goals | |
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| How to Push Your Child | |
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| The Ride Home and the Post-Game Talk | |
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| Recognizing if You Have Not Released Your Child | |
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| Competence | |
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| The Definition of Competence | |
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| The Games Do Matter but Not How You Think | |
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| The Slanty Line Theory | |
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| Relative Age and the Outlier Effect | |
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| Overcoming Disappointment | |
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| Confidence | |
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| The Definition of Athletic Confidence | |
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| Where Does Confidence Come From? | |
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| Game-Changing Question for Parents | |
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| Allow Them to Fail | |
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| How to Praise Your Child | |
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| Caring | |
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| Love Is Not a Weapon | |
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| Be Your Child's #1 Fan | |
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| The Responsibilities of a Sports Parent | |
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| The Parental Code of Conduct… Written by Your Kids | |
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| Changing The Youth Sports Mindset | |
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| the Change Begins at Home | |
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| Start Small | |
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| Change Your Club | |
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| Change Your Country | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Notes | |
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| Resources and Suggested Reading | |
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| Helpful Web Resources | |
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| Sports Parenting Resources | |
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| Join the Changing the Game Project Online | |