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Welcome to  the HOW TO COACH GIRLS book launch blog tour & book review!

I am so thrilled to share this fantastic new book with you, HOW TO COACH GIRLS by Mia Wenjen and Alison Foley.  As I am teaching languages to children I have the role as a language coach who wants to keep the kids going and learning!  But, how to do that in sports with the girls?  HOW TO COACH GIRLS is the solution with step-by-step and easy to follow best practices!

Do you know…

70% of all kids quit organized sports by age of 13 with girls quitting at 6 times the rate of boys.

Does the number strike you?  Does it make you wonder why?  Do you know any girl who has left a sport?

Mia Wenjen, mother of two daughters and a son who play sports year round, teamed up with Alison Foley, Boson College Women’s Soccer Head Coach, and wrote HOW TO COACH GIRLS!  The release of this invaluable book will assist both professional coaches and volunteer parent coaches to keep our girls playing on the field!

There are so many benefits of playing sports for girls.  What words come to your mind when you hear the word “sport”?  For me, it is fun, fresh air, outdoor, health, running, speed, strategy, leadership, friendship, team spirit, teammates, confidence, perseverance, smiles, etc…   With all the good things connect to sports why girls quit?

“…And yet out of 100 girls who play a sport in elementary school, only 2 will play in college.

-HOW TO COACH GIRLS by Mia Wenjen and Alison Foley

I participated in swim team, field and track, then I was on a basketball team in high school.  I did not continue with any of the sports I took part in later nor did any of my teammates on the basketball team…

So the key is to find out how to keep our girls in the sports.

The question and answer format with summary in each chapter makes HOW TO COACH GIRLS an easy read for coaches who need resources to prepare and better their teams in all aspects.

More importantly, Mia and Alison present the solutions to the big questions, how to keep our girls in the game, in their co-creation “HOW TO COACH GIRLS.”

My ultimate measure of being a good coach is watching girls smiles, feel empowered and willing to take risks while feeling supported…” -Alison Foley (HOW TO COACH GIRLS)

“…this book is dedicated to all those who give back to their community in the form of coaching.  You are all role models, mentors, and cheerleaders to help kids reach their full potential.” – Mia Wenjen (HOW TO COACH GIRLS)

Author Interview with Mia Wenjen

How to Coach Girls provides the most comprehensive guide available to the many issues associated with coaching girls teams across the spectrum of sports, from soccer to lacrosse, field hockey to softball. Volunteer parents and experienced coaches alike will find invaluable advice on the process of making a successful team, encouraging girls to stay in sports beyond the middle school years. Twenty-two chapters cover all the major issues, including how to pick captains, the importance of growth mindset, issues around body image and puberty, as well as the intricacies of coaching your own daughter.This invaluable guide is the brainchild of Alison Foley, Head Coach of Women’s Soccer at Boston College and Mia Wenjen, a parenting and education blogger at PragmaticMom and mother of two daughters, who provide personal accounts to illustrate issues discussed throughout the book. The combination of Mia’s voice of parental experience coupled with Alison’s professional expertise provides an innovative and highly accessible approach to considering potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.In the final section, a broad range of experienced college coaches, including former Olympians, give crucial guidance on what it is that girls need from a coach to allow them to flourish in sports, and most importantly, have fun.–Amazon

Volunteer parents and experienced coaches alike will find invaluable advice on creating a successful team that motivates girls to stay in sports beyond the middle school years. Twenty-two chapters cover major issues, including how to pick captains, the importance of growth mindset, issues around body image and puberty, as well as the challenges of coaching your own daughter.

In addition, fifteen professional coaches from a range of sports, including former Olympian athletes, give their advice on what girls need from a coach to allow them to flourish in sports, and most importantly, have fun.

Order HOW TO COACH GIRLS

To learn more, please check out How To Coach Girls website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

So what can be done to retain girls in sports? The answers and so much more can be found in HOW TO COACH GIRLS. I am so proud to be able to support my friend Mia while also offering such a well-written guide that help parents and coaches understand the needs and tactics to make sports fun while cultivating WINNERS.

Other Stops on the HTCG Blog Tour:

Shelly Bean the Sports Queen-February 22

Wise Owl Factory-March 1

The Conscious Kid– March 2

Jump Into a Book-March 3

Books My Kids Read-March 4

Ms Yingling Reads-March 5

Youth Lit Reviews-March 6

All Done Monkey-March 7

Miss Panda Chinese-March 8

Biracial Bookworms-March 9

Mom of all Capes-March 10

Franticmommy-March 11

Randomly Reading-March 12

Here Wee Read-March 13

DawnDavis.com-March 14

The Pragmatic Parent-March 15

Order HOW TO COACH GIRLS

To learn more, please check out How To Coach Girls website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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