It's Their Time (A Guide to Youth Sports)
By Jeff Pettit
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This book is from the view of a coach, trainer, and an umpire. There is a lot of work to be done on how youth sports are handled. It seems we have lost the real reason we have our kids get involved--for the fun of it. The fun has been replaced with stress and the pressure to be perfect. This book has opinions and examples of what can be learned from sports. Maybe a parent or a coach see themselves in the book, good or bad. And maybe, one step at a time, we can start to change the culture in youth sports.
It is a different world that the kids have to deal with today. Peer pressure, academic pressure, family pressure, and self-imposed pressure. The one place that should be a safe haven is whatever sport they choose to play and have fun. But, sometimes, adults take that away.
The chapters in this book relate in some way to most all of us. "Why Stress Them Out" (mistakes do happen at all levels, and it is okay); "Be a Teacher First" (if you are a good teacher, coaching becomes easier); "This Is Their Time" (adults' actions should not take away from the kids' joy); "Learn from the Game" (respect, commitment, work ethic, passion, fair competition); "Help Them Succeed" (don't ask them to do what they are not ready for); "Let Them Be Their Best" (today's best might not be the same as yesterday's best, but it was their best today). Ability is what you are capable of; motivation determines what you do; attitude determines how you will do it.
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It's Their Time (A Guide to Youth Sports) - Jeff Pettit
Table of Contents
Title
Copyright
Introduction
Why Stress Them Out
Just a little boy
Be a Teacher First
This Is Their Time
Learn from the Game
Help Them Succeed
Pretty Good
Let Them Be Their Best
AAA When Life and Sports Meet
cover.jpgIt's Their Time (A Guide to Youth Sports)
Jeff Pettit
Copyright © 2023 Jeff Pettit
All rights reserved
First Edition
NEWMAN SPRINGS PUBLISHING
320 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
First originally published by Newman Springs Publishing 2023
ISBN 979-8-88763-515-6 (Paperback)
ISBN 979-8-88763-516-3 (Digital)
Printed in the United States of America
This book is dedicated to those who helped shape my ability to coach and teach. My dad was the main reason I got into coaching. Seeing him so proud and full of excitement for the kids on his team to succeed was special. It was always for the kids.
There were a few others as well who helped me on this journey. My youth football coach in seventh and eighth grade was like a father figure in the relationship we were able to create. Then my JV, and later a varsity baseball coach in high school, was a calming influence