Not that I’m all about tooting my own horn (but toot, toot!), I’ve contributed a chapter to a great book called, They’re Not Boys-Safely Training the Adolescent Female Athlete, due out in Spring 2011. It’s written by Warren Potash and is linked on his website, Learn To Train Safely. The book is about the tangibles of nutrition and physical training of female athletes…but my chapter is about coaching female athletes.
Here’s an excerpt from my chapter, “A Navigational Map for Coaching Female Athletes”:
I don’t know the profile of the typical person who will read this book. Maybe you’re a mom or dad who wants to make sure that your daughter achieves all that she is capable of during her athletic career. Or maybe you’re a coach who has never coached female athletes before…and you’ve heard lots of horror stories about working with girls. Or you could be an athletic trainer looking for an additional tool to add to your rehab tool belt. Whatever your job in life, I’m sure you’re reading this book because there are female athletes in your life that you care about.
I can tell you, without a doubt, that coaching female athletes has been the joy of my life. I’ve spent almost 20 years in women’s athletics. I played volleyball at the University of Wisconsin and have coached at the club, middle and high school, collegiate Division I and III levels.
Female athletes are fierce competitors, hard workers, and amazing teammates…when they are coached properly.
So let’s begin with the end in mind, as Franklin Covey says, and talk about our ideal female athlete…and then how a coach can go about creating that person…
You can click on this link to my chapter in They’re Not Boys-Safely Training the Adolescent Female Athlete.
