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Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids
Written by Kirsten Jones
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This timely and down-to-earth guide is designed to help parents navigate the difficult decisions and extraordinary pressures of youth sports.
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Kirsten Jones
Kirsten Jones is a motivational speaker, writer, and Peak Performance Coach. Along with Susie Walton, she is the co-host of the popular #RaisingAthletes Podcast, based in Los Angeles. She previously served as an executive at Nike in both the U.S. and Europe. A former Division I volleyball player herself, she is the mother of three college and high-school athletes. At games, she sits (heavily) on her hands and holds her tongue.
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