{"product_id":"a-coachs-guide-to-maximizing-the-youth-sport-experience-work-hard-be-kind-paperback","title":"A Coach's Guide to Maximizing the Youth Sport Experience: Work Hard, Be Kind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Fry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLori Gano-Overway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarta Guivernau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book guides sport coaches, parents and administrators in creating a caring and task-involving sport climate that helps athletes perform their best and have an enjoyable and meaningful sport experience. It introduces the concept of a caring and task-involving climate and provides a \"how to\" guide to creating this climate in sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirstly, this guide introduces the caring and task-involving climate and summarizes research highlighting its many benefits. Secondly, the five features of this climate are presented along with the reflective exercises for developing them within a team. Coaches will see strategies in action, sample conversations, and a variety of ways to implement the features of a caring and task-involving experience. By describing how it may be implemented and methods for overcoming possible challenges, this book finally highlights how parents and sport administrators can support the creation and preservation of caring and task-involving climates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy helping teams develop caring climates that optimize athletes' sport experience and performance, this book is essential reading for coaches, sport administrators, parents, and sport psychology practitioners. It will also be of great interest to those who have minimal training in sport psychology, but who are involved in sport at many levels, such as youth and high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Fry\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of Sport Psychology and Director of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab at the University of Kansas, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLori Gano-Overway is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at James Madison University, USA, and certified mental performance consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarta Guivernau\u003c\/strong\u003e is an assistant professor in the Department of Foundations, Leadership and Administration at Kent State University, USA, and certified mental performance consultant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMi-Sook Kim is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at San Francisco State University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Newton\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Health, Kinesiology and Recreation at the University of Utah, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45335529390182,"sku":"9780367254155","price":72.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TkNRZzNONnlodE0yR0FJbkNNRlkwUT09.webp?v=1774575991","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-coachs-guide-to-maximizing-the-youth-sport-experience-work-hard-be-kind-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}