| Foreword |
ix |
| Preface |
xii |
| Acknowledgments |
xiii |
| Introduction |
1 |
| SECTION I: YESTERYEAR |
|
Chapter 1 The Good Old Days
(Games sure were different back then) |
7 |
Chapter 2 Backyard Diamonds, Courts, and Fields
(Creative playing conditions) |
11 |
Chapter 3 Motivation
(Why did kids play games?) |
15 |
| SECTION II: YOUTH SPORTS TODAY |
|
Chapter 4 Structure Versus Pickup Games
(How things have changed) |
21 |
Chapter 5 Parents
(Many different kinds) |
27 |
Chapter 6 Coaches
(Unique personalities and motivations) |
35 |
Chapter 7 Time Competition
(Kids get pulled in so many directions) |
41 |
| Intermission |
46 |
| SECTION III: INSIDE |
|
Chapter 8 The Individual Player
(What makes him or her tick?) |
49 |
Chapter 9 The Team
(Uniting many individuals to create winners) |
57 |
Chapter 10 Pressure and Motivation
(Starting with the positives) |
67 |
Chapter 11 Anger and Frustration
(Turning it to good use) |
79 |
Chapter 12 Discipline
(Positive applications and benefits) |
85 |
Chapter 13 Progress and Success
(Very important yet often ignored) |
91 |
| SECTION IV: YOU, THE COACH |
|
Chapter 14 The Hats We Wear
(Coaches have a hundred jobs) |
101 |
Chapter 15 Teaching Mechanics
(Fun physical skills become subconscious actions) |
109 |
Chapter 16 Teaching Values
(It all starts on the inside) |
127 |
Chapter 17 The Negatives of Coaching
(Lots to think about and know)
|
139 |
Chapter 18 The Positives of Coaching
(Many tremendous rewards) |
145 |
Chapter 19 Boys Versus Girls
(Differences and how to help them all) |
149 |
Chapter 20 Adult to Adult
(How to interact for the good of our kids) |
157 |
| SECTION V: THE SEASON |
|
Chapter 21 The Beginning
(Here's where it all starts, much to do) |
165 |
Chapter 22 The Middle
(Busy days, great opportunities) |
169 |
Chapter 23 The Finale
(The season's over but not the growth) |
173 |
| SECTION VI: THE FUTURE |
|
Chapter 24 Your Program
(Successful sports in your community) |
179 |
Chapter 25 Coach Unity
(Get on the same page) |
183 |
Chapter 26 Perspective
(With proper perspective, everybody wins!) |
189 |
| Bibliography |
195 |
| Index |
197 |
