Books in the Baffled Parent's Guides series

Helps to learn the basics of lacrosse and to teach fundamental skills of passing and catching, scooping, dodging, and shooting through the 'games approach'. This book includes drills for offensive and defensive strategies. It helps to promote good habits and match drills to age and ability. It also includes tips on creating a positive attitude.

Shows how to teach the fundamental skills of passing, stickhandling, shooting, and checking. This book helps you survive your first practice and first game; match drills to ability; make practices safe, fun, and rewarding; improve your players and your team; reach all your players; and be the coach you never had.

Helps you become a coach who can give kids the sports experience they deserve. This book also helps you: survive your first practice and game; win over problem players and parents; know what to do in a game situation; reach all your players; work with girls and boys; match your drills and strategies to age and ability; and more.

Offers guidance to help parents provide a fun and rewarding softball experience for their players. This book helps parents to: survive their first practice and game; win over problem players - and parents; reach their players; match their drills and strategies to age and ability; generate enthusiasm; and, improve their players and their teams.

Offers a "games approach" to team practices that allows you to teach soccer basics like ball control, movement, passing, and shooting while enhancing team communication and decision-making skills. This book helps to learn a thing or two about coaching style, and how to make improvement - rather than winning or losing - the goal of your season.