Foreword<br >estimated 12 to 15 million young athletes participate<br >n organized youth sports in the United States. As a<br >group these young people represent one of our country s<br >most important resources. As individuals they are their<br >parents most valued possessions.<br > Yet all too often we as sport administrators and parents<br >casually entrust our sons and daughters to men and women<br >who， as research has shown， have a tremendous impact on<br >our children s lives. The ramifications of this practice have<br >come to haunt youth sports programs over the last decade.<br >Now， as never before， there is an outcry for trained， compe-<br >tent coaches of youth sports.<br > Filling the void of meaningful educational materials for<br >coaches， parents， and sport administrators is Coaching<br >Young Athletes. This book， written by four of the country s<br >leading experts in sport psychology， sport physiology， sport<br >pedagogy， sports medicine， and sport administration， in-<br >vites your reading. Coaching Young Athletes is a must for<br >all those concerned about young people and sport in our<br >country today[<br >Steve Combs<br >Executive Director<br >U.S. Wrestling Federation<br >