Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting - Softcover

Doyle, Dan; Burch, Deborah Doermann

9780977624010: Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977624013 ISBN 13: 9780977624010

Publisher: Hall of Fame Pr, 2008

For the last eight years, Dan Doyle,founder and executive director of the Institute for International Sport, and parenting expert Deborah Doermann Burch have researched The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting. The Encyclopedia offers prescriptive advice on virtually every issue that confront parents of young athletes of all ages. The research has encompassed an extensive array of surveys with a wide variety of individuals and groups, including present and former athletes; parents and grandparents; non-athletes - and a special survey conducted with 500 highly successful individuals on their views of sport. In his capacity as Distinguished Lecturer for the NCAA Foundation, Doyle has interacted with thousands of student-athletes at the nearly 100 schools at which he has spoken over the last eight years. Subjects include detailed chapters on issues such as Playing for a Demanding Coach, The Unparalleled Value of Team, and Should My Child Play on a Travel Team? The text has been reviewed by over 60 distinguished individuals, all of whom have experience in either sports parenting or education.

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From the Publisher:

* Senator George Mitchell calls the book, "A remarkable service to us all."

* Mark Murphy, Athletic Director at Northwestern and former captain of the Washington Redskins, says, "Brilliant...by far the most comprehensive book that I have ever seen..."

* Sports poet Jack Ridl calls the book, "Stunningly thorough...a voice of sanity amid a bedlam of hype."

* Tom Condon of the Hartford Courant says, "The book contains more wisdom about parenting, not just sports parenting, than I've ever seen in one place."

* Novelist Mary Ann Tirone-Smith states, "Brilliant...remarkable...by far the most comprehensive gathering of advice for parents of youngsters who participate in sports."

About the Author:

Dan Doyle is founder and executive director of the Institute for International Sport. In his capacity as executive director, Doyle has conceived a number of internationally acclaimed programs such as the World Scholar-Athlete Games, National Sportsmanship Day, the Center for Sports Leadership and the Center for Sports Parenting. Deborah Doermann Burch is a graduate of Bates College.

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