Be All In: Raising Kids for Success in Sports and Life

by Christie Pearce Rampone (Read by), Kristine Keane (Read by), Abby Wambach (Foreword by)

Overview

Soccer star and Olympic medalist Christie Rampone and sports neuropsychologist Dr. Kristine Keane share the best practices that athletes, parents, and coaches can use to turn good sportsmanship into a lifelong skill.

Sports offer a vital path for children to get healthy, self-confident, and social. In Be All In, three-time Olympic gold medalist, World Cup Champion, and US team captain Christie Pearce Rampone and sports neuropsychologist and brain health expert Dr. Kristine Keane offer practical, real world advice on how to handle the pressures felt by youth athletes, parents, and coaches today and provide kids with their best shot at reaching their dreams.

In contrast to outdated adages like "no pain, no gain," the ethos of "be all in" is about being authentically present in everything you do, on and off the field. Through a unique blend of neuroscience, parenting strategies, and wisdom gleaned from the extraordinary experiences of a world-class athlete, this transformative book explains how to create realistic expectations for kids, help them succeed in all aspects of their life, improve game day performance, and reduce the stress of dealing with their coaches, ambitions,and losses.

With invaluable insight into parenting behaviors that may derail children's performance despite best intentions, and concrete strategies for teaching accountability, confidence, self-efficacy, and resiliency, this fundamental guide has tips to support athletes of any age, sport, or level of competition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781549188015
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	08/18/2020
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 5.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Christie Pearce Rampone is the most decorated female American professional soccer player of all time. She is a 1999 and 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Currently, Rampone is an active speaker, coach, and sports commentator. She is also a sports mom of two girls, and coached professional, high school and club soccer teams as well as youth basketball teams.

Kristine Keane, Psy.D, is a neuropsychologist who has been working with professional athletes, physicians, and mental health clinicians for the past twenty years. Dr. Keane is the owner, developer, and clinical director of two multi-specialty neuropsychological private practices and a Clinical Director of a Neuroscience Concussion Program at Hackensack Meridian Health. She is also the sports mom of three children, who play soccer, basketball, and run track.

Abby Wambach is an American soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion, and the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach has been a regular on the U.S. women’s national soccer team since 2003, earning her first cap in 2001. She is the highest all-time scorer for the national team and holds the world record for international goals for both female and male soccer players, with 184 goals.

Karen Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City, American Rose, and, most recently, Liar Temptress Soldier Spy, named one of the best books of 2014 by Library Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, Amazon, and Flavorwire, and optioned by Sony for a miniseries. A native of Philadelphia, she now lives in New York City, where she's at work on her next book.