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The Parent’s Playbook

24 Plays on How to Raise Your Best Athlete & Human: Pick the Play You Need: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide to Raise Confident, Disciplined Kids & Teens (Sports Mentality Books)

Ron Smedley Jr

Written by
Ron Smedley Jr
Read by
Michael Hall
Length
11 hrs 11 min
Publisher
Ron Smedley Jr
Released
2026-09-21

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What it is

Your athlete does not need a perfect parent. They need a parent who knows when to push, when to listen, and when to step back.

Youth sports can test confidence, motivation, discipline, relationships, and judgment—often all at once.

The Parent’s Playbook gives you 24 practical plays for the moments sports parents face most: bad games, playing time, coaches, pressure, setbacks, motivation, training, burnout, recruiting, and more.

The goal is not to control the journey.

It is to help your athlete become more confident, disciplined, resilient, independent, and capable of owning it.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

Build real confidence and mental toughness

Handle pressure, mistakes, and frustration

Know when to push—and when to back off

Navigate coaches, teams, playing time, and teammatesDevelop discipline without shameMake smarter decisions about training and recruitingProtect the parent-athlete relationship along the wayYou do not need every chapter today.

Pick the play you need. Use it when the moment comes. Help raise a better athlete—and an even better human.

On the charts

Last charted September 25, 2026. Its best position was 10 on New releases in Sports & Outdoors, reached September 25, 2026.

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