Lessons for Parents and Coaches of Young Baseball Players

Youth baseball and other sports are not only a training ground for basic athletic skills, but also for life lessons such as teamwork, self-discipline, hard work, concentration, perseverance, and good sportsmanship. But all too often, adults get in the way of young ball players learning these lessons. They seem to easily lose sight of these larger goals as they get caught up in wanting their own children or team to win. Sometimes they ruin the whole experience for the kids. This book is here to help. The book has nine "innings" (or chapters) that provide practical advice for how to maxmize kids' sports for the most important participants -- the kids. Parents will learn proper etiquette, good communication skills, life skill priorities, realistic expectations, how to turn failures into successes, how to coach your own kids, and how to make the game fun. With a foreword by Peter Gammons.