Home Team Advantage
图书信息
| 作者 | de Lench, Brooke |
| 出版社 | HarperCollins e-books |
| ISBN | 9780061746888 |
| 出版时间 | 2009-10-01 |
| 字数 | 48.6万 |
| 分类 | HarperCollins e-books,进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教 |
读书简介
Over the past decade, the stakes in youth sports have reached startling heights; the pressure to win often eclipses the desire to have fun. Sports injuries have increased tenfold; aggression on and off the field between kids, parents, and coaches is at a fever pitch; and drug and alcohol use among young athletes is on the rise. While there are plenty of books that help the best-intentioned parent, most of them are written by men, for men. They do not address concerns specific to mothers, nor empower them to confidently step onto the out-of-control playground to assume whatever role they choose spectator, advocate, administrator, coach, fund-raiser, or team mom.Home Team Advantage is an essential resource manual that will inspire women to confidently tackle some of the issues preventing their kids from enjoying sports. Brooke de Lench authoritatively covers issues ranging from ensuring playing time and confronting out-of-control coaches to countering the "winning at all costs" mentality. Packed with real-life anecdotes and information from experts, Home Team Advantage provides constructive, practical, and forward-thinking advice to help mothers understand the critical role they can play in putting the words fun, game, and play back into youth sports.
目录
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Part 1 The Role of Sports Mothers in the Family
Chapter One: A Mother’s Voice
Chapter Two: Too Much, Too Soon
Chapter Three: Fun, Fun, Fun
Chapter Four: Not Bad for a Girl
Chapter Five: Letting Boys Be Boys
Chapter Six: Ready, Set, Go!
Chapter Seven: High-Wire Act
Chapter Eight: Preventing Child Abuse in Youth Sports
Chapter Nine: Player Down!
Part 2 Sports Mothers, Coaches, and Other Parents
Chapter Ten: Put Me In, Coach!
Chapter Eleven: Communication Breakdown
Chapter Twelve: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Part 3 What Mothers Can Do to Reform Youth Sports
Chapter Thirteen: From the Stands to the Sidelines
Chapter Fourteen: The Controversy over Cutting
Chapter Fifteen: Why All Politics Are Local
Chapter Sixteen: Expansion Teams
Conclusion
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PERMISSIONS
SEARCHABLE TERMS
About the Author
ADVANCE PRAISE
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher