Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to Our Kids

· Morgan James Publishing
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“A powerful guide for both parents and coaches who want kids to have fun, enjoyable, and meaningful youth sporting experiences . . . I highly recommend it!” —John Ballantine, president and co-founder, Kids in the Game

The modern-day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of thirteen, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Changing the Game is, well, a game changer. It explores in both depth and breadth the youth sports experience, its blood, sweat, and tears. Any parent who wants their children to gain the physical, psychological, emotional, and social benefits of what sport has to offer (and isn’t that every parent!) better read this book. It will make you a better sports parent, and it will ensure that your children get all the good stuff and avoid most of the bad stuff from participating in sports.” —James Taylor, Ph.D., author of Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child

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John O'Sullivan is the founder of the Changing the Game Project and the host of the Way of Champions Podcast. He travels the globe providing coach education, parent engagement, and leadership training for athletes in sports as diverse as golf, soccer, lacrosse, Aussie rules football, rugby, swimming, and beyond. He is a sought after consultant and presenter, having worked with organizations such as the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, US Lacrosse, US Youth Soccer, USA Wrestling, USA Swimming, USA Football, Little League, Ireland Rugby, Australian Rugby League, US Sailing, US Ski and Snowboard, and many other schools and youth sports organizations.John is the co-founder of the Way of Champions Transformational Coaching Conference and is on the National Advisory Board for the Positive Coaching Alliance, the National Association of Physical Literacy, and Blaze Sports. His work can be found on outlets such as CNN, ESPN, Outside, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and many of the world's most trusted news sources. His three books Changing the Game:The Parent's Guide to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to Our Kids, Is It Wise to Specialize?, and Every Moment Matters are all national bestsellers.John's TEDx talk, "Changing the Game in Youth Sports," has become mandatory viewing for many parents when they sign their children up for sports, and he is dedicated to giving youth sports back to our kids and putting a little more "play" back in "playing ball."

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