These sport-specific books are excellent resources for beginning and experienced coaches. Each book includes basic skills specific for that sport including philosophy of coaching youth, basic first aid, practice organization, skills and strategies. Currently, the series includes basketball, volleyball, softball, football, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, tennis, wrestling, and cricket.
On line training courses are also available through ASEP
Through stories, prayers and reflections, the pocket size book helps young athletes find God, inner strength and confidence at crossroad moments in sports.
From St. Mary’s Press
In this book you will find four college coaches reflections on the ministry for coaching.
From St. Mary’s Press
An overall coach’s guide, the cornerstone of the ASEP coaching program. Covers all aspects of youth coaching. Highly recommended.
Available at many bookstores or from Human Kinetics Publishers
How to effectively parent the child-athlete.
Available through Taylor Trade Publishing
Reflections on the presence of God in sports. 2004.
Excellent Guidelines for parents of children in sports.
From Sagamore Publishing
Another in the series of “dummies” books; excellent basic resource by youth sports psychologist Rick Wolff.
Available through Amazon.Com
Insightful discussions on the meaning of sportsmanship. Includes excellent situational questions.
Available through Amazon.Com
A blueprint for the continued development of effective ministry with young and older adolescents.1997.
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