No More Broken Eggs

No More Broken Eggs
Tom Morin
Inkwater Press
ISBN: 1-59299-177-8
Non-Fiction, Reference, Sports, Psychology
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Participation in sports can be beneficial to the healthy self esteem of children. Learning new skills, having fun, achieving goals, and experiencing team camaraderie can all be experienced through such activities. For many youngsters though, the sport actually eats away at their self image, creates unrealistic expectations, and threatens to destroy their love of the game.
No More Broken Eggs seeks to educate parents, coaches, and athletes about the hazards inherent in competitive sports for young children. The most obvious of which is parents and coaches that put too much pressure on their young children to win and to achieve. However, children can also have problems with their own unrealistic expectations, fear of failure, inability to deal with the commitment required, and other potentially disastrous situations.
This book uses two very different strategies. First, the book tells the stories of real children that the author has worked with in his sports psychology practice. These sections discussed how the author helped these individuals with their sports related issues. Then, the book includes special sections for the athlete, for parents, for coaches. These sections give tips and ideas to reduce the likelihood of burn out, unrealistic expectations, and unhealthy levels of pressure.