Getting in the Game

Whether your preschooler is showing interest in soccer or your teen wants to join the football team, you should be proud to have a child interested in athletics. After all, the benefits of playing organized sports can last a lifetime-from improved health and wellness to a greater sense of confidence and self-worth.

But when you're parenting an aspiring athlete, you also take on a unique set of challenges. You must learn to nurture, teach, and strengthen your child-all while coping with the extra demands the world of sports brings.

As a longtime athlete, parent, and coach, Thomas Lott is familiar with the ins and outs of raising young athletes and the many life lessons that team sports can teach a child both on and off the field. In "Getting in the Game," Lott provides a helpful primer for parents as they guide children through all the challenges and triumphs of the sporting world-teaching the everlasting importance of teamwork, dedication, and good sportsmanship along the way.