Did you know that 70% of all kids quit organized sports by the age of 13, with girls quitting at six times the rate of boys?
Alison Foley, Boston College’s Women Head Soccer Coach and Mia Wenjen, parenting blogger at PragmaticMom.com helps coaches – both parent volunteer and professional – crack the code of how to keep girls in sports. Their book “How to Coach Girls” provides the most comprehensive guide for the many issues associated with coaching girls teams across the spectrum of sports–from soccer to lacrosse, field hockey to softball.
The author presentation and book signing will be held on Wednesday, December 12 at Northborough Library, 34 Main Street, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Volunteer parents and experienced coaches alike will find invaluable advice on the process of making a successful team and how to encourage girls to stay in sports beyond the middle school years. Twenty-two chapters cover all the major issues, including how to pick captains, the importance of growth mindset, issues around body image and puberty, as well as the intricacies of coaching your own daughter. The combination of Mia’s voice of parental experience coupled with Alison’s professional expertise provides an innovative and highly accessible approach to considering potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. In the final section, a broad range of experienced college coaches, including former Olympians, give crucial guidance on what it is that girls need from a coach to allow them to flourish in sports, and most importantly, have fun.”
Coaches, parents and youth sports advocates are all invited to attend. The event is sponsored by Northborough Youth Basketball, Southborough Youth Basketball, Northborough Youth Soccer, Northborough and Southborough Youth Football and Cheer and Algonquin Boosters.