Who's Coaching Your Kids?Who's Coaching Your Kids? By Hochevar G, Koenig M, Layne T. Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm , OK 73112, Safesport Publishing, 1989, paper, 164 pp, illus, $10.95 Two former football coaches and a physical therapist who specializes in the treatment of sports injuries Sports Injuries Definition Sports injuries result from acute trauma or repetitive stress associated with athletic activities. Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue (ligaments, muscles, tendons). wrote this interesting guide and reference book intended primarily for parents of youths involved in sports leagues A sports league is an organization that exists to provide a regulated competition for a number of people to compete in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can . The authors' goal is to promote children's sports activities in a safe, positive, and fun team atmosphere. To this end, they consistently connect the personality and knowledge of the coach with the quality of a child's athletic experience. The first five chapters of the book are concerned with the basic qualities of reputable rep·u·ta·ble adj. Having a good reputation; honorable. rep  u·ta·bil coaches. Included are questions parents can
ask coaches and coaching behaviors parents can look for. Suggestions are
offered for constructive parental involvement. The authors emphasize the
importance of teaching the fundamentals of a particular sport with
patience, paying equal attention to all players. Football is the example
used, and the basics of blocking, tackling, running, and throwing are
well described and illustrated. in a chapter on proper protective
equipment, the authors emphasize the importance of such equipment in
injury prevention. The final section of the book contains a brief
overview of athletic injuries common to young players, general rules of
treatment, and stretching and strengthening exercises that could be
modified for most sports, although they are designed for football. The
popularity of youth sports has created a need for coaches and parents to
examine ways to make sports activity physically and psychologically
healthy for all participants. The authors offer valuable suggestions to
help meet this need. This easy-to-read book is written in the form of a
panel discussion, with moderators asking questions they believe
concerned parents should ask. I strongly recommend the text to parents
and to all youth league coaches. Physical therapists will find the
sections on injury prevention and treatment quite basic; however, many
will find the bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. from selected sports medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and sources useful
and pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. . Byron E Bork
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