Until It Hurts America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids

by Hyman, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780807021194
• ISBN10: 0807021199
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

In 2003, more than 3.5 million children under age fifteen required medical treatment for sports injuries, nearly half of which were the result of simple overuse. When did the quest to turn children into tomorrow's superstar athletes lead adults to push them beyond all limits? Interviewing dozens of kids, parents, coaches, psychologists, surgeons, sports medicine specialists, and former professional athletes, journalist Mark Hyman explores how youth sports reached this problematic state, opening up a much-needed discussion about the perils of youth sports culture today and what we can do about it.

Author Biography

Mark Hyman writes for numerous publications. His first book, Confessions of a Baseball Purist, with ESPN’s Jon Miller, was published in 1998. Hyman lives in Baltimore.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Hostile Takeover	p. 1
Tiger Tracks	p. 15
Parental Payoff	p. 31
Equal Time	p. 45
Until It Hurts	p. 62
Miracles for All	p. 79
Risking Everything	p. 97
I'm Angry. Are You?	p. 113
A Return to Fundamentals	p. 125
Postscript	p. 141
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