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- ISBN
- 9780807001363
- Book Title
- Most Expensive Game in Town : the Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Business Aspects, Coaching / General, Sociology of Sports, Life Stages / School Age, Children's & Youth Sports
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Building on the eye-opening investigation into the damaging effects of the ultra-competitive culture of youth sports in his previous book, Until It Hurts , Mark Hyman's new book looks at the business of youth sports, how it has changed, and how it is affecting young Americans. Examining the youth sports economy from many sides -- the major corporations, small entrepreneurs, coaches, parents, and, of course, kids -- Hyman probes the reasons for rapid changes in what gets bought and sold in this lucrative marketplace.
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Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807001368
ISBN-13
9780807001363
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109281257
Product Key Features
Book Title
Most Expensive Game in Town : the Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Business Aspects, Coaching / General, Sociology of Sports, Life Stages / School Age, Children's & Youth Sports
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Family & Relationships, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv709.2h94 2012
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"Hyman-a recovering sports dad himself-adopts a refreshingly nonjudgmental attitude toward the parents who started out pacing the sidelines and ended up walking off the deep end. . . . With a mix of facts and anecdotes, Hyman pivots to explore the supply side of the equation." -Gordon Marino, New York Times Book Review "It is widely noted that youth sports have their problems, from the obsession with results to premature specialization. However, economics are at the heart of these problems, and what often gets left unsaid is clearly outlined in Mark Hyman's new book The Most Expensive Game in Town ." -Doug Glanville, Time.com "An eye-opening look at yet another way that profit-driven adults are robbing kids of fun. Mark Hyman's compelling exploration of the business of youth sports today is an important read for anyone who cares about children-or how the game is played." -Susan Linn, author of Consuming Kids and The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World "[Hyman] presents the numbers to prove that most folks who feel that clinics for eight year olds and private coaches for children too young to brush their own teeth are more likely to lead to burnout than to brilliant careers." -Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's "Only a Game." From the Hardcover edition., "Hyman--a recovering sports dad himself--adopts a refreshingly nonjudgmental attitude toward the parents who started out pacing the sidelines and ended up walking off the deep end. . . . With a mix of facts and anecdotes, Hyman pivots to explore the supply side of the equation." --Gordon Marino, New York Times Book Review "It is widely noted that youth sports have their problems, from the obsession with results to premature specialization. However, economics are at the heart of these problems, and what often gets left unsaid is clearly outlined in Mark Hyman's new book The Most Expensive Game in Town ." --Doug Glanville, Time.com "An eye-opening look at yet another way that profit-driven adults are robbing kids of fun. Mark Hyman's compelling exploration of the business of youth sports today is an important read for anyone who cares about children--or how the game is played." --Susan Linn, author of Consuming Kids and The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World "[Hyman] presents the numbers to prove that most folks who feel that clinics for eight year olds and private coaches for children too young to brush their own teeth are more likely to lead to burnout than to brilliant careers." --Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's "Only a Game." , "An eye-opening look at yet another way that profit-driven adults are robbing kids of fun. Mark Hyman's compelling exploration of the business of youth sports today is an important read for anyone who cares about children-or how the game is played."-Susan Linn, author of The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World Praise for Mark Hyman's Until It Hurts "Mark Hyman's little book carries a big message about the 'hostile takeover' of youth sports by adults. Until It Hurts is a must read . . . compelling and engaging."-Brion O'Connor, Boston Globe "It's likely that every parent and coach who reads Hyman's anecdotes will relate to at least one, will glimpse their own bad behavior, whisper a personal mea culpa and seek out ways to undo inflicted damage and do their part to fix a national problem that needs fixing."-Jon Reischel, New York Post "A hair-raising look at everything that is wrong with youth sports today. Every parent and every coach who has ever been involved in youth sports and cares about kids has an obligation to read it."-Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights "If you've got a young jock in the house, this book is more important than a private coach."-Robert Lipsyte, author of Raiders Night "Mark Hyman illustrates-through personal anecdotes and meticulous reporting-the transformative power of sports in the lives of young people. More important, he shows how adults are ruining the experience by turning youth sports into a high-pressure, big-money enterprise."-Joan Ryan, author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Table of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: The Parent Trap Chapter 2: Baby Goes Pro Chapter 3: Youth Sports, USA Chapter 4: The Sponsorship Game Chapter 5: Exposed and Overexposed Chapter 6: Selling Hope Chapter 7: Making Progress, and Maybe a Fortune Chapter 8: Beyond Commercialization Postscript Acknowledgments Works Cited Index
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
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Lccn
2011-038424
Dewey Decimal
796.083
Dewey Edition
23
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