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Bigelow, B., Moroney, T., & Hall, L. (2001). Just let the kids play: How to stop other adults from ruining your child’s fun and success in youth sports. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
DiCicco, T., & Hacker, C. (2002). Catch them being good: Everything you need to know to successfully coach girls. New York: Penguin Publishing.
Gatz, M. G., Messner, M. A., & Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (2002). Paradoxes of youth and sport. State University of New York Press.
Micheli, L. J. (1990). Sportswise: An essential guide for young athletes, parents, and coaches. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
NASPE (1987). Handbook for youth sport coaches. Reston, VA: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Rainer, Martens (2001) Directing youth sport programs. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Smoll, F. L., & Smith, R. E. (2003). Children and youth in sport: A biopsychosocial perspective (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Wolff, R. (2000). Coaching kids for dummies. Foster City, CA: IDG Books.
Wolff, R. (2003). The sports parenting edge. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press.
Zimmerman, J., & Reavill, G. (1998). Raising our athletic daughters: How sports can build self-esteem and save girls’ lives. NY: Doubleday.