Resources: What Makes a Good Coach


On the Web


Some of the best Internet sites offering information and advice for parents and coaches include:


• American Sport Education Program - offers courses for coaches.


• Center for Sports Parenting - provides parents with answers to questions and issues that surface while raising a child who loves sports.


• Coaching Youth Sports - is an online newsletter for coaches and parents that presents information about learning and performing sports skills, with the emphasis on athleticism, not winning.


• MomsTeam.com - works to create a safer, saner, less stressful and more inclusive youth sports experience. Offers general information on topics such as nutrition and safety, as well as pages devoted to specific sports.


• National Alliance for Youth Sports - offers a training program for volunteer youth coaches with the aim of making participation in youth sports a positive and safe experience.


• National Institute for Child-Centered Coaching - sells materials for coaches and parents on nurturing coaching.


• North American Youth Sports Institute - offers consulting in fitness and recreation for individuals, groups and schools.


• Positive Coaching Alliance - advocates for change in youth sports coaching on multiple levels. Offers documents and resources.


• Sports Illustrated for Kids - aims to create a fun, safe environment for kids, with news, games and interactive features.


• Youth-Sports.com - provides information, advice and instructional products for parents, coaches and children involved in youth sports.


Books


• Beyond X’s and O’s: What Generic Parents, Volunteer Coaches and Teachers Can Learn About Generic Kids and All of the Sports They Play, by Jack Hutslar, North American Youth Sports Institute, 1985.


• Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child’s Fun and Success in Youth Sports, by Bob Bigelow, Tom Moroney and Linda Hall, Health Communications, 2001.


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