High School Athlete

The town's newest temptation? A tattooed, devastatingly hot soccer legend. My childhood best friend. The boy I always wanted... and now my son's hero. Matty Reyes blew out of our small town chasing fame under European stadium lights. I gave up my big-city dreams to stay home and raise my son. Now he's back... bigger, harder, darker... and nothing like the reckless boy who once tempted me. Showing up at my café like he never left. Dropping to his knees to lace my son's cleats. Lingering at my counter long after his coffee's gone cold. Every touch is a dare. Every slow, hungry look is a ...

With tips and tools for both students and parents, this book is designed to help secure a bright future in college sports. You need the advice in this book, from creating an athletic resume to evaluating scholarship offers, you’ll learn the ins and outs of this complex process.

The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called “inspiring and entertaining” (Jerry Schumacher) and “a deliciously rich tale” (Neal Bascomb). When Sean Brosnan arrived at...

A landmark book that reveals the way boys think and that shows parents, educators and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common and difficult challenges -- by the bestselling author who changed our conception of adolescent girls. Do you constantly struggle to pull...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The crazy but true story of how owner George Steinbrenner, followed by his son Hal, have controlled the most famous team in American sports. Since taking over the New York Yankees franchise in 1973, the Steinbrenners have transformed the fabled team from a...

Your family's athletic scholarship dream can become a reality when you apply the recruiting steps clearly laid out in The Athletic Scholarship Playbook. Jon Fugler takes the mystery out of recruiting and athletic scholarships, providing parents and student-athletes a clear, actionable plan. This playbook is your recruiting road map that will lead you to success, covering steps for all sports, both men's and women's.

What does it mean to compete fiercely without losing your soul? For many Catholic athletes, faith and sport can feel like separate worlds. Mass belongs to Sunday. Training belongs to the field, court, track, pool, gym, or arena. Prayer is one thing; the desire to win is another. The Catholic Athlete argues that this separation is false. Drawing from Scripture, St. Paul’s athletic imagery, St. John Paul II’s theology of the body, the witness of Catholic saints, and the hard realities of competitive sport, Theron Jude offers a serious and practical guide for athletes who want to bring ...

All our lives they treated us like brother and sister, but our hearts knew the truth. Annelise is one of the most straitlaced, overachieving, perfect-at-everything snobs with whom I’ve ever had the unfortunate luck to share breathing space. She hates me as much as I hate her. Just because we share a couple of half-sisters doesn’t mean we have to like each other. But every holiday and birthday and family event has forced us to exist in the same room! Miss Perfect and The Troublemaker. Then three weeks stuck together at a beach house changes everything, especially our hearts. Who would ...

When one grumpy quarterback has to room with a sunshiny housemate...sparks fly with their forbidden love. Opposites attract as these two high school seniors, who are stuck under the same roof, fight their explosive chemistry on their way to their fated love. Mia is fun. Friendly. Sassy. Outgoing. Not supposed to date Alexi. Alexi has boundaries enough for the both of them. Alexi is picky. Wealthy. Quarterback. Private. Enthralled with Mia. He plans to return to Europe, but everything in him is drawn to his lovely housemate. Will their love be enough for him to stay?

After a shocking accident, Silas Tucker’s legendary football career is suddenly over in this action-packed sports thriller powered by loyalty, competition, and family. Humbled, but never defeated, he returns to his backwoods hometown, Cross Rivers, North Carolina, where his father was murdered...

Parents, do you want to know how college coaches evaluate your child and who and how they recruit? Written by a former NCAA head coach and—more importantly—a baseball dad, The Process shares with you what it takes to get there from Little League through high school. Walter Beede is a baseball dad who played and coached for the last forty years. He has helped develop both of his sons into college ball players, and his son Tyler into an MLB player for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. Having lived through the entire process as a student-athlete, a college head coach, and a ...

From a New York Times bestselling author, sports journalist, and fellow believer comes a riveting exploration of the sports-centered Christian revival sweeping America. After a thirty-year reduction in Americans who identified as Christians, the 2020s have seen the birth of a new Christian...

High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted baseball pitcher. Except Colin feels differently. Change the Game is an audio adaptation of celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick’s YA graphic memoir, where he looks back on a pivotal decision he faced as a baseball pitcher during his senior year of high school. Narrated by Colin Kaepernick, this audiobook features a stellar cast including Jaden Michael (Colin in Black and White).

Two rivals. One secret. A love that could cost them everything under the Friday night lights. Noah Price lives in a town where football is a religion and the star quarterback is expected to be a saint. His future, his family’s business, and his entire identity rest on a D1 scholarship that feels more fragile every week. The last thing he needs is a distraction. Especially not Maya Torres, the rival school’s head cheerleader and the girl he is supposed to hate. Maya has spent years trapped in a football dynasty she wants nothing to do with. To her town she is a Torres first and a girl ...

Beyond the Game: Strategies for Coaches to Navigate Parental Dynamics in High School Sports by James Roden, M.Ed., MBA, M.Sc. In the high-stakes world of high school sports, the dynamic between coaches, athletes, and parents can often be as complex and challenging as the games themselves. James Roden, with his extensive background in education and coaching, brings forth a comprehensive guide in "Beyond the Game", addressing the critical aspects of parental involvement in high school athletics. Drawing from years of experience as the head football coach in Texas, Roden combines insights from...

Friday night lights. Bitter rivals. One secret that could ruin everything. Noah: My life has one playbook: win the scholarship, save my family, and never show a single crack in the armor. Then I’m forced into a PR nightmare—planning the fall festival with Maya Torres. She’s the head cheerleader for our rivals, and she looks at me like I’m everything wrong with the world. She’s not wrong. Maya: My escape plan is flawless: graduate, get into my dream school, and never look back at this town or its football obsession. My first obstacle? Being shackled to Noah Price, the star ...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a second-chance rom-com about an author who goes viral when readers discover her book’s hero was inspired by a beloved pro hockey player—and her high school crush. Debut author Gemma Stanton knows romance readers love a bad boy—and she has the...

She trains through early mornings, hard practices, and the pre-game silence where her thoughts get loud. She has put in the work. But when every win lifts her and every loss breaks her, no amount of training fixes the real problem. She does not need a pep talk. She needs a foundation. Devotional for Female Athletes is a 52-week mental and spiritual training guide that pairs the proven tools of Sport Psychology and CBT with the unshakeable truth of Scripture, built for the teen girl who competes at her best when she knows exactly whose she is. What's Inside: 52 Weeks in Modular Themes: From ...

An uplifting leadership book about a coach who helped transform the nation’s worst high school hockey team into one of the best. Bacon’s strategy is straightforward: set high expectations, make them accountable to each other, and inspire them all to lead their team. When John U. Bacon played...

"Narrator Adam Lazarre-White conveys Cooper's youth and aspirations in a rich, steady voice that suggests emotional authenticity and humor." -- AudioFile Magazine Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true...