Win the Youth Sports Game: How Ordinary Kids Can Thrive
Front Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Praise for Win The Youth Sports Game -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: The 5,854-Day Journey Begins -- 1. Peewee Sports-A Perfect Place to Start (U5-U6) -- 2. Select Sports: They Start Earlier than You Think (U7-U9) -- 3. Mama, Don't Let Your Kids Grow Up to Be Special -- 4. Travel-Team Roulette, Shenanigans with Coaches, and the Rankings Game (U10-U12) -- 5. How Can the U14 Opponents Drive Themselves Home? -- 6. The Stakes Are Bigger When It's a Teen Game (U12-U13) -- 7. Sports Means More -- 8. Tournacations, 180,000 Miles, and Seven Inches That Made a Difference (U13-U14) -- 9. How Adults Muck Up Youth Sports -- 10. Bigger Fields, Higher Nets, and Deeper Commitments (U15) -- 11. Coaches: The Good, the Bad, and the Yellers -- 12. Recruiting Videos-Don't Believe the Hype (U16) -- 13. Scouting the College Sports Landscape -- 14. Finding the Sweet Spot for College Recruitment Success (U17-U18) -- 15. Glossy Brochures and What "Lies" Within -- 16. Closing Out the Journey Toward College (U18-U19) -- 17. Your Kid May Be Special-but They're Not Getting a D1 Scholarship -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: The Sixteen-Year Sports Journey by the Numbers -- Appendix II: Fifty-Four Obstacles and Challenges That Youth Athletes Must Overcome -- Appendix III: What the College Coaches Had to Say -- Appendix IV: Suggested Further Reading -- Bibliography and Quote Sources -- Plates.