You and your child in sports: sanity and madness in competition -- Psychology and young athletes: what parents can do -- Physical development: young athletes' bodies and performance -- Choosing a sport program: a first step to a good experience -- Nutrition and young athletes: food for sport -- Sport injuries: when the colors of sports are black and blue -- Athletic stress: developing coping skills through sports -- What? you want me to coach? -- Male and female high school athletes: drugs, college recruiting, and other concerns -- Surviving youth sports: a commonsense approach to some challenging issues
Summary
Parenting Young Athletes is a ""how-to"" guide for parents of children from elementary school through high school. The latest information on child development, sport psychology, and sports medicine is translated into a comprehensive yet reader-friendly book. Offering insight into the ups and downs of youth sports, the authors provide parents with specific advice for raising champions both in sports and in life
