Parent Coaching

“This parenting book actually made me a better parent.”—Lydia Kiesling, The New York Times From #1 New York Times bestselling authors, the ultimate “parenting bible” (The Boston Globe)—a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child. This bestselling...

As the coach, you are the leader of the team and should lead by example. The harder you work, the harder your team will work. There is not a perfect way to coach and it normally takes time to find the style that works best for you and motivates your players. This book will help you in that process. This book is not intended to be a complete guide on coaching because if you have ever coached, you realize that everything to know could not be contained in one book. It will help you become the coach that changes every game, the coach whose team every player wants to be on.

Troy Horne here. Your mental-toughness guide! I am here to help parents understand how to help your young athlete navigate this mental-toughness journey. I know where you are, and I know how to help you help your young athlete find their mental toughness.

The Unstoppable Athlete (Parent Edition) Competition anxiety and overthinking putting a wrench in your athlete’s chase after victory? Learn ways to help them overcome mental hurdles and embrace true potential. Struggling to find a training plan that doesn’t leave a young competitor impatient? Certain they could make it into the record books if they could just discover their edge? Wishing for a peek inside the minds of greats like LeBron James, Simone Biles, and Lionel Messi? After working with over 5,000 athletes, coach and author Andrew J Simpson has identified exactly what makes a ...

Caring for an aging parent can feel overwhelming, confusing, heartbreaking, and—yes—unexpectedly funny. Caring for Aging Parents Without Losing Your Mind! is a witty, heartfelt, and deeply relatable guide for adults who are already caring for an aging parent—or sensing their time is quickly approaching.

Youth baseball coach Marty Schupak shares his 21 years coaching Little League baseball. From picking teams to dealing with parents, this book covers just about everything a coach or parent needs to know about youth baseball. Coach Schupak covers the most fundamental techniques of throwing, hitting, pitching, baserunning as well as some of the biggest problems youth coaches face and how to handle them. The drills section has over 100 creative easy to follow drills with over 200 color pictures. There is a sample practice section that lays out in detail 60 different practices that youth ...

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 13, 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.

Discover the pathway to youth soccer success and master the game like never before, even if the challenges seem overwhelming now! Are you a dedicated parent or coach striving to support your teenagers in their ambitious soccer journey? Are you overwhelmed by the complexities of league selections and ensuring your child thrives in a competitive environment? Do you wonder how to instill a mindset in young players that will help them push past limits and face seasoned teams confidently? Do you know how to pull back the curtain on the "Dark Arts" performed at the highest levels of the sport? If...

Train the Modern Athlete — Smarter. Youth sports have evolved. Today’s young athletes face more pressure, more competition, and more distractions than ever before. Talent alone isn’t enough. What separates confident competitors from frustrated players? Mindset. Structure. Smart development. Young Athlete Mindset Training is a practical guide for coaches and parents who want to build confident, resilient athletes using proven sports psychology principles combined with modern tools like AI and performance data. Inside, you’ll learn how to: ✔ Build real confidence through measurable ...

Ready to transform your youth soccer journey? Do you want to master the game on the field and understand what is going on behind the scenes or on the sidelines? Whether you are a new coach, parent, or player, this book will help peel back the curtain of youth soccer and allow you to make informed and smart decisions for your family’s future! This is not a typical "X's and O's" drill guide, but rather a comprehensive and honest look at how the world of competitive youth soccer really functions. Inside the The Soccer Success PlayBook Vol II, you'll uncover insider secrets and proven ...

Are you struggling to balance encouragement and pressure? Do you want effective ways to help your child handle stress, perform better, and enjoy sports? This guide offers actionable techniques to enhance your child's mental resilience and emotional well-being.

The practical and inspiring parenting book offering a three-step programme to transform family life and raise responsible, capable, happy children – from an acclaimed psychologist and parenting coach. Most parenting books focus on changing a child's behaviour, but the truth is that real change...

If you’re considering this book, chances are you’re tired. Not just physically—but emotionally. You’ve likely spent years adapting, explaining, accommodating, advocating, worrying, and recalibrating. You may feel caught between love and frustration, hope and grief, patience and exhaustion. And perhaps most painfully, you may feel alone in a stage of parenting that few people talk about honestly. This book takes a different approach. Instead of focusing on diagnoses, labels, or childhood interventions, it focuses on capacity-building in late adolescence and young adulthood. Instead ...

He was eleven. He played forward, showed up early, stayed late, and never complained. Then his coach screamed at him in front of the entire arena after a bad pass. He pulled his helmet low, sat on the bench, and didn't look up for the rest of the period. He finished the season. Then he quit. Not because he couldn't handle competition. Because one adult decided his frustration was more important than that kid's experience. If you've coached youth sports for more than one season, you know the pressure. The parents are loud. The kids are watching. The bench is short. And in the worst moments ...

Wrestling is the world’s oldest sport, and yet it’s one of the least understood; misconceptions and stereotypes abound. Today, wrestling is also the fastest growing sport, thanks in part to the meteoric rise in popularity of mixed martial arts and the UFC. Guiding your child through the sport of wrestling—when done right—can be one of the most rewarding journeys you embark on together. When pursued as a team, it will not only prepare them for the challenges of life, but it will arm you with the knowledge that you helped them become a resilient young man or woman. When it comes to ...

As a child, we look up to our parents for support, love guidance & protection. They are the guiding wisdom for us to grow healthily in all areas of our lives. However, when your parents are immature. They are incapable of giving you the support you need. Instead, you become the parent they are seeking. Being grown up in this dynamic is a trauma. There are insecurities, a lack of love, and fears of being vulnerable. We develop unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with our emotions and mental beliefs. This could possibly result in a sabotaging life.

In The Parent Edge, former MLB player and certified mindset coach Chad Hermansen delivers a practical and heartfelt guide for parents navigating the emotional rollercoaster of youth sports. Drawing on his own experience as a pro athlete, father of four, and mental performance coach, Chad shares the single most powerful tool he’s ever learned, the CTFAR self-coaching model and teaches parents how to use it to shift from reactive to intentional.

Bestselling author Frank Giampaolo wrote The Psychology of Tennis Parenting to provide the athlete, parent, and coach with an indispensable road map to maximizing the athlete’s potential at a quicker rate. The Psychology of Tennis Parenting is the successor of The Tennis Parent’s Bible (Volume 1 & 2). Frank offers profound insights into the most critical and challenging issues in developing champions. This book is a must-read for any coach, athlete, or parent interested in significantly improving the game’s software (mental/emotional) components.

A groundbreaking book that has helped thousands of children struggling with social skills to make friends, find acceptance, and have a happy childhood, from a renowned parent expert. Every parent wants their child to be okay—to have friends, to be successful, to feel comfortable in his or her...

So you volunteered to coach your child’s latest sports team. After a few practices and games three things probably have become vividly clear, 1: No one listens to me. 2. The children are not very good. 3. Many of the parents are very tough to deal with on and off the playing field. This book will teach you how to have fun coaching, how to get even the most poorly behaved child to cooperate, and how to get the parents on your side. I cannot guarantee you a perfect experience but I can definitely help you enjoy yourself much more and stay sane in the process. Let the games begin.