The cheers and the tears
Subtitle: a healthy alternative to the dark side of youth sports today
By: Shane Murphy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers; Jossey-Bass
Published: 1999
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Sports for children -- United States; Sports for children -- Social aspects -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index.
Table of contents: title: The crisis in youth sport; title: How did we end up in this predicament? The development of youth sports in America; title: What do parents want?; title: What do kids want?; title: Escaping the parent trap : pushing your own dreams or encouraging the young athlete?; title: The family's journey : nurturing safe and healthy young athletes; title: How children become competitive; title: How competition affects children; title: Positive approaches to youth sports.