| Why Johnny Hates Sports: Why Organized Youth Sports Are Failing Our Children and What We Can Do about It Contributor(s): Engh, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 075700041X ISBN-13: 9780757000416 Publisher: Square One Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: "Mom! Do I really have to go to the game?" All across this country, an ever-increasing number of children are dropping out of organized sports, not because they don't like to play, but because the system they play in is failing them. Written by one of this country's leading advocates of youth sports, Why Johnny Hates Sports is the first book to look at the growing problems inherent in the way we introduce our kids to sports. In this timely book, Fred Engh examines the unsettling state of youth sports in America. He explains how and why many of the original goals of the youth leagues have been affected by today's win-at-all-costs attitude. Most important, he provides a wide variety of proven solutions to each and every one of the problems covered. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Essays - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Family & Relationships | Activities |
| Dewey: 796.083 |
| LCCN: 2001057828 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.01" W x 9.01" (0.80 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Family |
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| Publisher Description: All across the country, a growing number of children are dropping out of organized sports--not because they don't like to play, but because the system they play in is failing them. Written by one of this country's leading advocates of youth sports, Why Johnny Hates Sports explains why many of the original goals of youth leagues have been affected by today's win-at-all-costs attitude. It then documents the negative physical and psychological impact that parents, coaches, and administrators can have on children, while providing effective solutions to each of the problems covered. Why Johnny Hates Sports is both an expos of abuses and a call to arms. It clearly illustrates a serious problem that has plagued youth sports for too long. Most important, it provides practical answers that can alter this destructive course. |
Contributor Bio(s): Engh, Fred: - Fred Engh has been involved in youth sports for over thirty years--as a coach, athletic director, and sports educator. In 1981, he founded a program that evolved into The National Alliance For Youth Sports (NAYS), a nonprofit organization that works to provide safe sports for America's youth. As president of the Alliance, Engh has appeared on numerous television shows, including Dateline NBC and 20/20. |