Today, more than 68 million children and adolescents participate in sport programs in the United States. Yet despite the growth and popularity of highly-organized athletic competition, controversy still swirls around the role that adults, particularly coaches, play in the world of youth sports. Coaches not only occupy a critical leadership position in the athletic setting, but their influence can extend into other areas of life as well. Sport Psychology for Youth Coaches is a practical "how-to" guide that helps coaches use their leadership role to achieve optimal benefits for young athletes, both on and off the field/court. It is designed to help coaches create rewarding experiences for young athletes and provides specific behavioral guidelines that have proven to have positive, and lasting, effects. The authors address a wide range of everyday concerns including motivation, stress reduction, psychological skills, relations with parents, legal responsibilities, and other areas of importance to both coaches and athletes. Using clear examples and real stories, they help coaches hone their own skills so they can bring out the best in their young competitors - in sports and in life. No coach should be without this essential guide, whose principles have been successfully applied and tested on thousands of coaches around the world.

Allzuoft empfindet der Augenarzt angesichts eines neuen Patienten mit Uveitis ein GefUhl der Hilflosigkeit. Aus Unsicherheit iiber die Atiologie der Erkrankung ordnet er eine groBe Zahl von Laborunter- suchungen an (sie sind nicht immer notig), und beginnt eine Corti- costeroidtherapie. Diese oft inadaquate Versorgung ist einerseits Folge einer gewis- sen Vernachlassigung dieser Krankheitsgruppe wahrend der Ausbil- dung zum Facharzt, andererseits durch die Abhangigkeit von Lehr- biichern bedingt, die eine groBe Anzahl uveitischer Syndrome beschreiben und in alphabetischer Reihenfolge anfUhren, wobei weni- ger klinische als vie1mehr wissenschaftliche Gesichtspunkte im Vor- dergrund stehen. Ungliicklicherweise klagen die Patienten in der Praxis des Augen- arztes aber nicht iiber die Beh etsche Erkrankung, die Sarkoidose, oder das Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-Syndrom. Sie klagen vie1mehr iiber Schmerzen, ein "rotes Auge", Lichtscheu, Verschwommensehen, "Fliegen vor den Augen" und andere Probleme. Das Spektrum der klinischen Zeichen reicht von einem reizfreien Auge mit zystoidem Makulaodem und Zellen im Glaskorper bis zu einem Auge mit knall- roter Episklera, groBen speckigen Prazipitaten auf der Hornhauthin- terflache, einem Hypopyon, und Exsudaten urn die RetinageraBe. Gelegentlich kann man auch nichtophthalmologische klinische Zei- chen, wie etwa ein entziindetes Gelenk oder Hautveranderungen zu- gleich mit der Augenerkrankung beobachten. Es miissen auch zahl- reiche andere wichtige Gesichtspunkte in Erwagung gezogen werden, die nicht unmittelbar mit diesen Symptomen zusammenhangen. Zum Beispiel kann die Erkrankung einseitig oder beidseitig auftreten und der Beginn kann beinahe unbemerkt oder sehr plotzlich verlaufen.

In this moving and inspirational collection of poetry, the author touches on an array of subjects - love, life's most treasured emotion - brotherly, intimate and unconditional; loyalty, life, family, forgiveness, gratitude, spiritual, solitude and personalized poetry; exploring deep from within to express the feelings and emotions that we all share.

Children and Yourth in Sport offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of issues of concern to youth sport educators, researchers, and program administrators. This text effectively bridges the gap between research and application by including helpful guidelines for use in administration of youth sport programs and in coaching or teaching young athletes. The book's content and style is sufficiently challenging to serve as a text for upper level undergraduate or graduate youth sport courses; yet it is clear and interesting so nonprofessional audiences will also find it informative and enjoyable. Features specifically designed to fulfill classroom needs as a youthsport text multidisciplinary perspective by examining youth sports frombiological, psychological, and sociological perspectives, theauthors reveal how athletics affect youngsters in these areasof development chapters from previous edition have been updated, addingsignificant material two new chapters on overuse injuries and motivational climate

Grounded in extensive research, this book presents a brief emotion-focused coping skills program that helps clients regulate their affective responses in stressful situations. Cognitive-affective stress management training (CASMT) promotes resilience by integrating cognitive-behavioral strategies with relaxation training, mindfulness, and other techniques. Systematic guidelines are provided for implementing CASMT with individuals or groups. The book includes detailed instructions for using induced affect, a procedure that elicits arousal in session and enables clients to practice new emotion regulation skills. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the volume's 16 reproducible handouts and forms in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size, and can also download a muscle relaxation training audio track.

Parenting Young Athletes tells readers exactly how to enhance the well-being of their children, both on and off the athletic field/court. The latest information on child development, sport psychology, and sports medicine is translated into a practical "how-to" guide that assists parents in assuring their sons and daughters get the most out of youth sports. The authors, seasoned experts in the field, thoughtfully address a wide range of issues including: *Promoting achievement in all areas of life *Choosing the right sport program *Understanding the unique nutritional needs of young athletes *Identifying, treating, and preventing sport injuries *Helping children cope with disappointment and performance anxiety *Applying positive principles of coaching and character-building *Addressing the special concerns of high school athletes *Recognizing and preventing bullying and abuse *Growing together as a family through sports Engagingly written, Parenting Young Athletes is targeted at parents of youngsters from elementary through high school years. Geared toward parents who have relatively little athletic experience as well as those who have a strong background in sports, the book provides clear recommendations with enlightening examples and real stories of growth-promoting sport experiences. Key concepts and principles are highlighted throughout. Parenting Young Athletes explores the joys as well as the dangers of sport participation and is a must-read for parents who hope to raise champions in sports and in life.