
Changing the Game
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The modern-day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of thirteen, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O'Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.
" Changing the Game is, well, a game changer. It explores in both depth and breadth the youth sports experience, its blood, sweat, and tears. Any parent who wants their children to gain the physical, psychological, emotional, and social benefits of what sport has to offer (and isn't that every parent!) better read this book. It will make you a better sports parent, and it will ensure that your children get all the good stuff and avoid most of the bad stuff from participating in sports." -James Taylor, Ph.D., author of Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child
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- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I The State of Youth Sports
- Chapter 1 The Benefits of Youth Sports
- Shifting the Paradigm in Youth Sports
- The Importance of Youth Sports
- Chapter 2 The Problems We Face
- Our Values Have Changed
- Youth Sports Gone Mad
- Money Ball
- Chasing the Scholarship Myth
- Chapter 3 What Can I Do?
- The Vision of Your Future Child
- Match Your Actions with Your Vision
- A High-Performing Mindset Is a Happy Mindset
- Part II The 7 Cs of A High-Performing State of Mind
- Chapter 4 The 7 Cs
- Chapter 5 Common Sense
- Keep It in Perspective
- Be Patient
- Be Grateful, Express Your Gratitude, and Teach Your Child to Do the Same
- Matching Your Actions to Your Intentions
- Chapter 6 Conditions
- The Factors Determining Athletic Performance
- Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD)
- Providing a Safe Environment
- Helping Your Child to Learn and Apply Life Lessons
- Chapter 7 Communication
- Be an Active Listener
- Paraphrase Their Main Points
- Respect Their Emotions
- Don't Put Your Child on the Defensive
- Control Your Emotions
- Practice What You Preach
- Be Consistent
- Chapter 8 Control
- Let Your Kids Go
- Setting Goals with Your Child
- Start with Three Simple Goals
- How to Push Your Child
- The Ride Home and the Post-Game Talk
- Recognizing if You Have Not Released Your Child
- Chapter 9 Competence
- The Definition of Competence
- The Games Do Matter but Not How You Think
- The Slanty Line Theory
- Relative Age and the Outlier Effect
- Overcoming Disappointment
- Chapter 10 Confidence
- The Definition of Athletic Confidence
- Where Does Confidence Come From?
- Game-Changing Question for Parents
- Allow Them to Fail
- How to Praise Your Child
- Chapter 11 Caring
- Love Is Not a Weapon
- Be Your Child's #1 Fan
- The Responsibilities of a Sports Parent
- The Parental Code of Conduct . Written by Your Kids
- Part III Changing The Youth Sports Mindset
- Chapter 12 The Change Begins at Home
- Start Small
- Change Your Club
- Change Your Country
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes
- Resources and Suggested Reading
- Helpful Web Resources
- Sports Parenting Resources
- Join the Changing the Game Project Online
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