{"product_id":"the-cheers-and-the-tears-9780787940379","title":"The Cheers and the Tears","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cheers and the Tears offers parents and coaches sensible advice and healthy alternative approaches to the competitive and stressful world of youth sports.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Full of practical and helpful ideas for parents who want their child''s youth sports experience to be a success. . . . Refreshing, honest, and down to earth.\u003cbr\u003e --Joan Ryan, author, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes; columnist, San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shane Murphy understands parents and helps them help their children. His guidance is immensely practical. This book is essential reading for anyone who works with children in sports.\u003cbr\u003e --Christy Ness, Olympic figure skating coach, coached Kristi Yamaguchi to the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in Women''s Figure Skating\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Cheer and the Tears is terrific! Shane Murphy provides excellent solutions to tough issues. If your child is involved in organized sports at any level, read this book!\u003cbr\u003e --Sean McCann, sport psychologist, United States Olympic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full of practical and helpful ideas for parents who want their child's youth sports experience to be a success. . . . Refreshing, honest, and down to earth.\" --Joan Ryan, author, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Shane Murphy understands parents and helps them help their children. His guidance is immensely practical. This book is essential reading for anyone who works with children in sports.\" --Christy Ness, Olympic figure skating coach, coached Kristi Yamaguchi to the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in Women's Figure Skating\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The Cheer and the Tears is terrific! Shane Murphy provides excellent solutions to tough issues. If your child is involved in organized sports at any level, read this book! --Sean McCann, sport psychologist, United States Olympic Committee\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Shane Murphy has done a great job of identifying and summarizing the key issues of this important component of millions of kids' lives. Not only that, but he does it in an enjoyable and readable fashion. You can tell he writes as both a sports expert and a Dad.\" --Tom Crawford, director of coaching, United States Olympic Committee\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is a book for people who care about children and sports. Murphy uses nearly two decades of experience as a sport psychologist to provide a caring, critical, and constructive look at the problems and prospects of youth sports. His insights are timely, insightful, and immediately useful for parents and coaches in interested in a sound foundation for participating positively in the lives of children.\" --Jay Coakley, sociologist and author of Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Crisis in Youth Sports.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How Did We End Up in This Predicament?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Do Parents Want?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Do Kids Want?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Escaping the Parent Trap: Pushing Your Own Dreams or Encouraging the Young Athlete?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Family's Journey: Nurturing Safe and Healthy Young Athletes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How Do Children Become Competitive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How Competition Affects Children.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Positive Approaches to Youth Sports.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For Further Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For More Information.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Author.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405029876055,"sku":"9780787940379","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787940379.jpg?v=1730488420","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cheers-and-the-tears-9780787940379","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}