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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure. Book.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Every youth sports parent knows the feeling. You are standing on the sideline, or sitting in the bleachers, or gripping the steering wheel on the way home from a tough loss, and you are absolutely certain you know exactly what your athlete needs. More coaching. More practice. More focus. A different position. A better coach. A longer postgame conversation.What if the thing they need most is something simpler? What if the most powerful thing you can do for your young athlete has nothing to do with their sport at all?In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and sport psychology educator Becky Acra makes the case that the most overlooked person in youth sports is not the athlete. It is the parent. Not because parents are doing it wrong, but because nobody ever clearly defined what doing it right actually looks like.Becky knows this world from every angle. She has spent 26 years coaching other people's children, raised her own athletes through the full range of youth sports experiences, and is completing a master's degree in Sport Performance and Psychology with an emphasis in Positive Coaching. She has been the coach who thought she had all the answers, the parent in the stands who definitely did not, and everything in between. That combination of experience, education, and hard-won humility is what makes this book different.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is designed as a practical, conversational reference guide for the real moments of youth sports parenting. Each of the ten chapters opens with a vignette written from the perspective of a recognizable sports parent, the kind of parent every reader will either know personally or quietly recognize in themselves. From the soccer mom researching private coaches during her daughter's first game, to the hockey dad running faceoff drills with his son every night before practice, to the tennis mom calculating tournament timelines in the emergency room while holding her injured daughter's hand, these stories are honest, often funny, and always true.From there, each chapter delivers clear, research-backed guidance on a specific aspect of the sports parenting experience.Built into every chapter are three recurring features designed for the parent who reads in the school pickup line and sends screenshots to other parents during practice. The Sports Psych Truth box delivers the research behind why athletes respond the way they do, kept simple and relevant. The Parent Check offers a single reflective question to carry into the next game, the next practice, or the next car ride home. The Car Ride Rule provides one clear, practical guideline for the conversation that happens after competition, the conversation that matters more than most parents realize.This is not a book about producing elite athletes. It is a book about producing whole people, and about being the kind of parent your athlete will look back on with gratitude long after the last game is played, the last uniform is folded, and the last car ride is finally, quietly over.Because they will not remember every score. They will remember how it felt to have you in their corner.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is for every parent who loves their kid, loves their sport, and is willing to do the honest work of figuring out where those two things are supposed to meet. In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and mental performance educator Becky Acra offers parents a clear, compassionate, and surprisingly fun guide to one of the most important jobs in youth sports, being the parent. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Every youth sports parent knows the feeling. You are standing on the sideline, or sitting in the bleachers, or gripping the steering wheel on the way home from a tough loss, and you are absolutely certain you know exactly what your athlete needs. More coaching. More practice. More focus. A different position. A better coach. A longer postgame conversation.What if the thing they need most is something simpler? What if the most powerful thing you can do for your young athlete has nothing to do with their sport at all?In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and sport psychology educator Becky Acra makes the case that the most overlooked person in youth sports is not the athlete. It is the parent. Not because parents are doing it wrong, but because nobody ever clearly defined what doing it right actually looks like.Becky knows this world from every angle. She has spent 26 years coaching other people's children, raised her own athletes through the full range of youth sports experiences, and is completing a master's degree in Sport Performance and Psychology with an emphasis in Positive Coaching. She has been the coach who thought she had all the answers, the parent in the stands who definitely did not, and everything in between. That combination of experience, education, and hard-won humility is what makes this book different.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is designed as a practical, conversational reference guide for the real moments of youth sports parenting. Each of the ten chapters opens with a vignette written from the perspective of a recognizable sports parent, the kind of parent every reader will either know personally or quietly recognize in themselves. From the soccer mom researching private coaches during her daughter's first game, to the hockey dad running faceoff drills with his son every night before practice, to the tennis mom calculating tournament timelines in the emergency room while holding her injured daughter's hand, these stories are honest, often funny, and always true.From there, each chapter delivers clear, research-backed guidance on a specific aspect of the sports parenting experience.Built into every chapter are three recurring features designed for the parent who reads in the school pickup line and sends screenshots to other parents during practice. The Sports Psych Truth box delivers the research behind why athletes respond the way they do, kept simple and relevant. The Parent Check offers a single reflective question to carry into the next game, the next practice, or the next car ride home. The Car Ride Rule provides one clear, practical guideline for the conversation that happens after competition, the conversation that matters more than most parents realize.This is not a book about producing elite athletes. It is a book about producing whole people, and about being the kind of parent your athlete will look back on with gratitude long after the last game is played, the last uniform is folded, and the last car ride is finally, quietly over.Because they will not remember every score. They will remember how it felt to have you in their corner.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is for every parent who loves their kid, loves their sport, and is willing to do the honest work of figuring out where those two things are supposed to meet. In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and mental performance educator Becky Acra offers parents a clear, compassionate, and surprisingly fun guide to one of the most important jobs in youth sports, being the parent. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Every youth sports parent knows the feeling. You are standing on the sideline, or sitting in the bleachers, or gripping the steering wheel on the way home from a tough loss, and you are absolutely certain you know exactly what your athlete needs. More coaching. More practice. More focus. A different position. A better coach. A longer postgame conversation.What if the thing they need most is something simpler? What if the most powerful thing you can do for your young athlete has nothing to do with their sport at all?In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and sport psychology educator Becky Acra makes the case that the most overlooked person in youth sports is not the athlete. It is the parent. Not because parents are doing it wrong, but because nobody ever clearly defined what doing it right actually looks like.Becky knows this world from every angle. She has spent 26 years coaching other people's children, raised her own athletes through the full range of youth sports experiences, and is completing a master's degree in Sport Performance and Psychology with an emphasis in Positive Coaching. She has been the coach who thought she had all the answers, the parent in the stands who definitely did not, and everything in between. That combination of experience, education, and hard-won humility is what makes this book different.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is designed as a practical, conversational reference guide for the real moments of youth sports parenting. Each of the ten chapters opens with a vignette written from the perspective of a recognizable sports parent, the kind of parent every reader will either know personally or quietly recognize in themselves. From the soccer mom researching private coaches during her daughter's first game, to the hockey dad running faceoff drills with his son every night before practice, to the tennis mom calculating tournament timelines in the emergency room while holding her injured daughter's hand, these stories are honest, often funny, and always true.From there, each chapter delivers clear, research-backed guidance on a specific aspect of the sports parenting experience.Built into every chapter are three recurring features designed for the parent who reads in the school pickup line and sends screenshots to other parents during practice. The Sports Psych Truth box delivers the research behind why athletes respond the way they do, kept simple and relevant. The Parent Check offers a single reflective question to carry into the next game, the next practice, or the next car ride home. The Car Ride Rule provides one clear, practical guideline for the conversation that happens after competition, the conversation that matters more than most parents realize.This is not a book about producing elite athletes. It is a book about producing whole people, and about being the kind of parent your athlete will look back on with gratitude long after the last game is played, the last uniform is folded, and the last car ride is finally, quietly over.Because they will not remember every score. They will remember how it felt to have you in their corner.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is for every parent who loves their kid, loves their sport, and is willing to do the honest work of figuring out where those two things are supposed to meet. In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and mental performance educator Becky Acra offers parents a clear, compassionate, and surprisingly fun guide to one of the most important jobs in youth sports, being the parent. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Every youth sports parent knows the feeling. You are standing on the sideline, or sitting in the bleachers, or gripping the steering wheel on the way home from a tough loss, and you are absolutely certain you know exactly what your athlete needs. More coaching. More practice. More focus. A different position. A better coach. A longer postgame conversation.What if the thing they need most is something simpler What if the most powerful thing you can do for your young athlete has nothing to do with their sport at all In Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure, coach and sport psychology educator Becky Acra makes the case that the most overlooked person in youth sports is not the athlete. It is the parent. Not because parents are doing it wrong, but because nobody ever clearly defined what doing it right actually looks like.Becky knows this world from every angle. She has spent 26 years coaching other people's children, raised her own athletes through the full range of youth sports experiences, and is completing a master's degree in Sport Performance and Psychology with an emphasis in Positive Coaching. She has been the coach who thought she had all the answers, the parent in the stands who definitely did not, and everything in between. That combination of experience, education, and hard-won humility is what makes this book different.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is designed as a practical, conversational reference guide for the real moments of youth sports parenting. Each of the ten chapters opens with a vignette written from the perspective of a recognizable sports parent, the kind of parent every reader will either know personally or quietly recognize in themselves. From the soccer mom researching private coaches during her daughter's first game, to the hockey dad running faceoff drills with his son every night before practice, to the tennis mom calculating tournament timelines in the emergency room while holding her injured daughter's hand, these stories are honest, often funny, and always true.From there, each chapter delivers clear, research-backed guidance on a specific aspect of the sports parenting experience.Built into every chapter are three recurring features designed for the parent who reads in the school pickup line and sends screenshots to other parents during practice. The Sports Psych Truth box delivers the research behind why athletes respond the way they do, kept simple and relevant. The Parent Check offers a single reflective question to carry into the next game, the next practice, or the next car ride home. The Car Ride Rule provides one clear, practical guideline for the conversation that happens after competition, the conversation that matters more than most parents realize.This is not a book about producing elite athletes. It is a book about producing whole people, and about being the kind of parent your athlete will look back on with gratitude long after the last game is played, the last uniform is folded, and the last car ride is finally, quietly over.Because they will not remember every score. They will remember how it felt to have you in their corner.Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure is for every parent who loves their kid, loves their sport, and is willing to do the honest work of figuring out where those two things are supposed to meet.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Raise the Athlete, Not the Pressure | Becky Acra | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | The Get It Factory | EAN 9781953011213 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.