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Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports Paperback

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Over the past decade, the stakes in youth sports have reached startling heights; the pressure to win often eclipses the desire to have fun. Sports injuries have increased tenfold; aggression on and off the field—between kids, parents, and coaches—is at a fever pitch; and drug and alcohol use among young athletes is on the rise. While there are plenty of books that help the best-intentioned parent, most of them are written by men, for men. They do not address concerns specific to mothers, nor empower them to confidently step onto the out-of-control playground to assume whatever role they choose—spectator, advocate, administrator, coach, fund-raiser, or team mom.

Home Team Advantage is an essential resource manual that will inspire women to confidently tackle some of the issues preventing their kids from enjoying sports. Brooke de Lench authoritatively covers issues ranging from ensuring playing time and confronting out-of-control coaches to countering the "winning at all costs" mentality. Packed with real-life anecdotes and information from experts, Home Team Advantage provides constructive, practical, and forward-thinking advice to help mothers understand the critical role they can play in putting the words fun, game, and play back into youth sports.

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Brooke de Lench is the founder and editor-in-chief of MomsTeam.com, an online publication for mothers parenting children active in youth sports. She also established Teams of Angels, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to reducing catastrophic injury in youth sports. She is the mother of three sons and lives in the Boston area.

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Her stories refresh my hope for the future of youth sports. Her book is just what sports moms desperately need. (Shari Young Kuchenbecker, Ph.D., author of RAISING WINNERS)

This immensely readable book assembles brilliantly the most important lessons learned from parents, respected athletes, educators, physicians, trainers and coaches. (Eli Newberger, M.D., Professor at Harvard Medical School and author of THE MEN THEY WILL BECOME)

An invaluable resource...superbly informative and educational...for not only every sports mom, but educator and parent as well. (Robert C. Cantu, M.D., Neurosurgeon, Co-Director Neurological Sports Injury Center Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Author of Neurological Head and Spine Injuries.)

A book every family needs to have and utilize to keep their children safe and off the field. (David Janda, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Director of the Institute of Preventative Sports Medicine.)

For those with a stake in those children who are involved in sports, de Lench is important reading. (Paul Bearmon, M.D., Emergency Room Physician, President of "Keep 'em All Playing") --This text refers to an alternate paperback edition.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
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Brooke de Lench is the film producer/Creator of “The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer,” (PBS), author of “Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports” (Harper Collins), Founding Executive Director of MomsTeam Institute, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, a child athlete rights and sports safety watchdog and advocacy organization. De Lench is also an active child athlete rights and safety consultant for schools, sports leagues and national organizations on policy development and strategies for making sports programs safer. She is a founding coalition member for: International Safeguards of Children in Sports spearheaded by the UN/UNICEF and has recently launched the Smart-Teams.org freely available safety programs.

Also the Founding Publisher of MomsTEAM.com, launched in 2000 as a trusted resource of health, safety, nutrition, and parenting information for sports parents, coaches, and the medical community. Since launching its pioneering Concussion Safety Center in 2001, MomsTEAM has been a leader in providing comprehensive concussion education and practical advice on ways to reduce concussion risk and properly manage them when they occur. Now the award winning concussion program Smart Teams Play Safe is the pioneer program on the Institute and can be visited at www.concussions.Smart-Teams.org

Brooke is a sought-after consultant and public speaker on a wide variety of youth sports safety issues, especially preventing abuse of all kinds in youth sports. She was recently invited by the IOC to present at their World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport in Monte Carlo, Monaco on her topic; “Reducing the Risk of Concussions in Young Athletes by Implementing Evidence-Based Principles: What Is the Winning Blueprint”?

De Lench was a founding member of the National Council on Youth Sports Safety, a two-year initiative to share ways to prevent the incidence of catastrophic injuries in youth athletes, established by former United States Surgeon General, David Satcher, M.D. A participant at Aspen Institute Sports and Society round-table a symposium titled: "Playing Safety: The Future of Youth Football.” She has been a speaker at a number of sexual and psychological abuse symposiums; for example; preventing sexual abuse in youth sports organized by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Washington, D.C, and has been an active participant at the annual NFL-USA Football Health and Safety roundtables, Ms. de Lench has consulted with the NFL/USA Football on how to make youth/ high school football safer since 2009.

A veteran of more than 300 live television appearances, she has appeared on all the major television networks, and is quoted frequently in the print press, including Time, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post. Her opinion pieces have appeared on the op-ed pages of major newspapers nationwide, including The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and Long Island Newsday.

The mother of triplet sons, Ms. de Lench lives in the Boston area.

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Craig Sigl
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book in this category
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2011
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As a professional who has worked with hundreds of youth athletes, I can tell you that there is much more than what meets the eye in your child's participation in sports. The author leaves nothing out and has filled out my knowledge of what a young athlete goes through, how they think, and how we as adults can best help them use sports as a vehicle for growth and learning.
I have read a lot of books in this genre and Home Team Advantage is by far my favorite. I refer to it often.
Craig Sigl, the teen mental toughness trainer
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mick pagan
4.0 out of 5 stars good info, shipped very fast
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2011
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i got this for my wife. she is already very involved and i thought this would do 2 things; confirm her hard work and appreciation from both our kids and their teammates, myself and other parents by showing how important she is; and possibly give her some additional ideas and support from other moms who put so much time and energy into their kids activities (not limited to sports but things like band, scouts, and other things). we are already doing a lot of things in the book and it is nice to see that she is contributing to the lives of not just our kids, but many others. this would be a great book for someone with small children just getting into sports or other activites to give some insight on what to really expect as far as time and committment, but also what a truly important role you can play in the developement of your children. you can't beat the price and it shipped very quick.
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Christina Fixemer
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be REQUIRED Reading for Parents AND Coaches!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2006
We all hear about the sports moms who spend most of their time chasing after and picking up their kids. But what IS the role of all those mothers of kids in youth sports?

In HOME TEAM ADVANTAGE: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF MOTHERS IN YOUTH SPORTS, Brooke de Lench looks beyond the minivan-chauffeuring, frazzled women behind children's athletics. In this culmination of experience and research, de Lench examines everything from when to register kids for sports to how to handle bad coaching situations.

This wonderful resource is divided into three major sections: "Part I: The Role of Sports Mothers in the Family"; "Part II: Sports Mothers, Coaches, and Other Parents"; and "Part III: What Mothers Can Do to Reform Youth Sports."

Part I steps mothers through the process of getting children started in sports. Knowing what sport(s) to register your child in is just as important as determining a good age to begin. Also discussed are differences between boys and girls, the need for balancing family schedules, preventing abuse, and dealing with injuries and injury prevention.

Part II addresses the ever-growing concerns over abusive coaches and parents, as well as ways to handle such situations.

Part III gives great tips for mothers (and fathers) to advocate for their kids. Mothers can and should take active roles in their kids' sports. Besides driving and providing snacks, there are many more ways to contribute, even if a mom is a busy professional.

The material in this book is concise and well written. Some themes are repeated throughout the book, but these are important ideas that cannot be expressed enough (such as whether the kids are having fun, safety, and so on).

While this book is directed at mothers, this is a valuable resource that all parents of youth athletes should have, and it should be required reading for coaches and staff. Do not miss out on Brooke de Lench's wonderful contribution to the world of youth sports.

Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer

9/26/2006
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Kelsey Jenkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars The bible for youth sports parents (moms and dads)
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2007
I heard author De Lench talking on NPR national radio last week about this book and all of the work she has done (is doing) with preventing catastrophic injuries and death of kids in youth sports. I had no idea what I was in store for when I read the book. In fact her advice may just save my kids lives. And, the chapter on Preventing Child Abuse in youth sports is another must read. Again, I now know that the hollering that one coach does to my 6 year old and his team mates is downright abuse. Better yet, I know (from her lessons) how to advocate for my kids to keep them emotionally safe and physically sound. I found her chapter on how to start a new team to be FABULOUS! Bravo-De Lench-You go girl! Kids were being excluded so she rallied her parent pals and started their own all-inclusive group with rules that we all would die for--no bad mouthing eachother, open dialog with the coaches, all kids play the same amount of time (coaches kids included), etc.

The chapter on Politics is a must read! And, the one on parenting/coaching girls and theother on how to parent boy athletes is very interesting.

The only folks who won't love this book are the bad coaches who are nervous that we all will become so well educated that they may lose their coaching jobs.
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Georgie B., RN, EMT
4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a Game Plan
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2006
When my wife bought this book I was intrigued. I was one of those guys who thought that it was up to mothers to drive their kids back and forth to and from sports, pack snacks and fundraise but that was about it. After reading Home Team Advantage, I realized I was dead wrong: there is a whole lot moms can and should be doing beyond simply chauffeurs; that perhaps if we included womens's perspective, our kids would be having more fun playing sports. I am the director of a youth football league and will encourage all of the coaches to read this book-- simply put it is a blueprint for a succesful season.
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