Sport Psychology for Youth Coaches: Developing Champions in Sports and Life

by Frank L. Smoll and Ronald Edward Smith

Book Overview

Today, more than 68 million children and adolescents participate in sport programs in the United States. Yet despite the growth and popularity of highly-organized athletic competition, controversy still swirls around the role that adults, particularly coaches, play in the world of youth sports. Coaches not only occupy a critical leadership position in the athletic setting, but their influence can extend into other areas of life as well.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442217154
• ISBN13: 9781442217157
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"