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9780762415892 English 0762415894 Did your son get cheated out of playing time in yester-day's soccer game? Do you not see eye-to-eye with your daughter's basketball coach? Do you think your athlete should specialize in one sport? Are you concerned that your child's athletic gifts are going unnoticed by colleges? For kids today, playing organized sports has become a kind of uncharted territory, and it's important for moms and dads to map out the guidelines for their youngsters as soon as possible. As any parent with a child in sports knows, it can be confusing, frustrating, and even frightening trying to figure out what is best for your young athlete. Here is a guide to help you maximize your youngster's sports experience, whether your child is in it for fun, or gunning for a full athletic scholarship. In The Sports Parenting Edge, leading sports parenting expert Rick Wolff has written the most comprehensive, practical, and positive guide available today for parents who want the best for their children in all their sporting activities. From the preteen dabbler with little athletic skills to the high school All-American seeking college scholarships and more, The Sports Parenting Edge will provide a road map for success, whatever your child's goals. The Sports Parenting Edge offers insight into tough decisions that you as a parent must help your child make. Inside you'll find positive recommendations for picking the right sports, gauging your child's potential, balancing academics and athlerics, developing sportsmanship, managing expectations, guiding your child through inevitable frustrations, and dealing with your own frustration as a parent. With so much at stake -- including your child's development as a person and an athlete -- every parent needs an edge. And this is it. Book jacket.