| In the Name of Hockey: A closer look at emotional abuse in boys' hockey and other sports. Contributor(s): Di Sciascio-Andrews, Josie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1460250338 ISBN-13: 9781460250334 Publisher: FriesenPress OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sports Psychology - Sports & Recreation | Hockey - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.4 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Parents must question their own motives and expectations in regards to their child's participation in a competitive sport. Was the activity imposed? Are they living vicariously through their child's performance? It is important to establish what success means. Is it winning every game or is it improvement for one's capabilities? Success is relative to age, to personality type, to stages of development, to physical constitution. Parents and coaches must learn to redirect their goals away from final outcomes. Above all, they need to learn that emotionally abusing kids is never worth it, not even in the name of hockey.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Di Sciascio-Andrews, Josie: - Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews is a teacher, an author and a poet. Her work has been published in many magazines, journals and anthologies. She has a Master's Degree in Education and a Master's Degree in Literature from the University of Toronto. Teaching children of all ages and having raised two boys of her own, have given her the pedagogy and a true, lived experience into the emotional toll that the rep hockey experience can take on the lives of young boys.... |