The Story behind the Book: Soccer Is Fun without Parents (Jonas)
This week's book back story is about Peter Jonas' book, Soccer Is Fun without Parents.
From the publisher --
Unfortunately, Peter died a short time after writing this book so it probably did not get as much attention as it otherwise would. Peter was an athletic coach and professor, who saw two things that prompted him to write this book, weaving the themes together in a unique way:
(1) Parents are too negatively involved in their children's sports
and
(2) Leadership skills are an inherent part of sports.
He develops both in an easy-to-read style. His ability to reach out to the everyday person is what attracted us to the book, and we do not regret publishing it though our association with Peter was too short-lived. He lives on in this book and others he has written.
Obviously, literary experts concur with our assessment. The book has received two awards.
Description of the book:
Approximately 75 percent of children who play organized sports quit by age 13. While there is no definitive answer about why, many researchers suggest that it is because of pressure from parents. One referee always likes to say that he equates kid's soccer to a musical recital. Parents don't yell instructions to their seven-year old when they are singing or playing the piano. They are not jumping up from their seats when the proper chord is struck, yelling, "Great job Jimmy!" or "Big kick on the next chord!" Yet. they feel it is OK to do so on the soccer field. Why?
A humorous take on a range of related topics: parenting, leadership, sports.
5-Star review of the book:
Sports parents must read!
Every parent who migrates weekends to the pitch, needs to read this book. Peter has created a new Archetypal model for parents on the sidelines and everyone will be able to put the names on each type from the games they attend. Well done. Joseph Moylan, PhD
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