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Welcome to Youth Sports!
Youth sports are a firmly established part of societies around the world, and they directly touch the lives of millions of children, adolescents, and adults. Research has shown that parents and coaches not only influence children’s socialization into sport, but they have a huge impact on the consequences that occur. Thus, the Focus on Development of young athletes is the primary goal of all the products on this website.
The website features the work of Dr. Frank Smoll, a pioneering sport psychologist, whose research focused squarely on what is known about youth sports based on scientific evidence regarding youngsters’ psychological and physical development.
The follwing is a list of titles publsihed and links to the website.
For Parents
- Sports and Your Young Athlete. $24.95. Contains 10 chapters that address a wide range of issues for sport parents.
- Sports and YourChild: Developing Champions in Sports and Life. $12.95. A 27-page manual. Ideal for parent-education materials in leagues and associations. Affordable multi-user licenses are offered.