I Just Want to Play: An Interactive, Practical Guide for Parents & Coaches - Softcover

Debbie Lantz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979715407 ISBN 13: 9780979715402

Publisher: Higher Road Leaders Pub., 2007

Synopsis

Today's youth in sports, whether in leagues or in schools, are subject to pressure from a competitive 'driven' culture. This interactive book poses the relevant questions that parents of children, ages 4-16, must ask. Now, parents and coaches can learn easy to apply, age appropriate techniques for improving their skills in teaching, rewarding and communicating effectively with their players. An adult's good intentions can set a child up for failure in today's competitive sports culture. This book will help parents and coaches learn the keys to avoiding those mistakes along with teaching them proven methods to ensure today's youth sport experience sets kids up to possess the leadership skills they need to be effective and positive adults.

About this title

About the Author:

Debbie Lantz, founder and managing partner of Higher Road Leaders, has been actively involved in athletics her entire life. Sports played a significant role in Debbie's development as a child, leading her to pursue a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in exercise physiology. As an adult, she coached at public schools and worked in the fitness industry for many years before taking her coaching skills to business executives across the nation. Leveraging the leadership expertise she acquired through coaching, Lantz developed an executive-level coaching program geared to equip executives with values-based leadership skills. As a mother, Lantz experience youth sports from her son's perspective. After several years of observing coaches and parents and far too many examples of the win at all costs attitude, she was inspired to write I Just Want to Play.

Review:

I was very impressed with the wealth of information in 'I Just Want to Play'. It is exactly what I would recommend to parents and how I would coach youngsters. The most important thing is for children to have fun and grow a love for the sport they choose to play. --Ron Washington, Manager Texas Rangers

Impressive approach...Debbie Lantz advises playing for the love of the game and the enrichment of character and confidence for a successful youth sports experience. --Ron Baron, President and CEO, Continental Baseball League, Inc.

Being in the professional sports industry for 19 years, I can attest to the pressure that athletes face on a daily basis. 'I Just Want to Play' is a great reminder for parents and coaches to allow children to enjoy sports without experiences the 'real world' pressures. Kids should be free to be kids. No Pressure. Just Play. --Avery Johnson, NBA Coach of the Year, '05-06' Season

About this edition

• Publisher: Higher Road Leaders Pub.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0979715407
• ISBN 13: 9780979715402
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 82
• Editor: Higher Road Leaders Publishing