Louisa B. (louisas) reviewed Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport on + 2 more book reviews
This a great book for parents that are not familiar with kids in sports. If you are already into sports this may not be the book for you.
The authors talk about what to expect in the kids sports arena. It is an overview, not particular to any one sport. Ripken talks a lot about his family and his particular experiences with kids and sports. Things he talks about are sportsmanship, how to develop good relations with coaches, local teams versus traveling teams, age of kids and sports. The focus is on having fun with your kids, with sports included.
The authors talk about what to expect in the kids sports arena. It is an overview, not particular to any one sport. Ripken talks a lot about his family and his particular experiences with kids and sports. Things he talks about are sportsmanship, how to develop good relations with coaches, local teams versus traveling teams, age of kids and sports. The focus is on having fun with your kids, with sports included.
Kimberly N. (KimberlyN) -
This book is written for parents with child-athletes ages 5 to about 14. My children are slightly older, but I still got a lot out of this book. Cal Ripken, Jr. covers all aspects of children and sports: organized and unorganized, club/travel teams and sandlot pick up games, team and individual. I especially appreciated the verbiage he gives when you need to talk with coaches about issues which arise, the comparison of children in sports from 30-40 years ago to now, and how important visualization is to athletes. I highly recommend this book to every parent of a child in sports all the way through high school and if I had a younger child, I would probably reread it every 3 years to refresh my thoughts on how to help my child enjoy sports as long as possible.
NOTE: If you have a child who is about to give up sports, you might read this to help you ascertain why and make sure your child transitions well or, maybe, continues as an athlete.
NOTE: If you have a child who is about to give up sports, you might read this to help you ascertain why and make sure your child transitions well or, maybe, continues as an athlete.
