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Your child illegally checks an opposing player and is given a penalty. As your child heads to the penalty box, parents from the opposing team start screaming at him, calling him a “cheap shot artist.” And worse!

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Responsible Sport Parenting Bookshelf

Following are links to books by Jim Thompson, Founder of Positive Coaching Alliance, books by or about PCA National Advisory Board Members and other books that PCA recommends. Purchasing these books through these links will yield a small donation to PCA through its website or through its affiliate relationship with Amazon.com.

The Double-Goal Coach - Jim Thompson (Founder, Positive Coaching Alliance)

Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self-Esteem Through Sports - Jim Thompson (Founder, Positive Coaching Alliance)

Shooting in the Dark: Tales of Coaching and Leadership - Jim Thompson (Founder, Positive Coaching Alliance)

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls - Mary Pipher

101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent - Joel Fish

Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players and Parents - Cynthia Lair

Raising a Team Player: Teaching Kids Lasting Values on the Field, on the Court and on the Bench - Harry Sheehy, Danny Peary and Joe Torre

The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer - Bobby Clark

Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream - H. G. Bissinger

Season of Life - Jeffrey Marx

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood - William Pollack

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