{"product_id":"9781939447531","title":"Raising Champions: Helping Your Child Grow Through Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican families have doubled down on their commitment to kids’ sports. \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e children are competing—nearly 50% more than 25 years ago and a tenfold increase in high school girls participation between 1970-2000!  \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e children start earlier. \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e kids focus year round on one sport. \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e is demanded of these athletes—\u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e practices, \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e games, \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e travel. \u003ci\u003eMore \u003c\/i\u003eis required of their parents-\u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e money, \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e support, \u003ci\u003emore time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany parents feel like they’re trapped in extra innings and wonder what to do about this flood of \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e. Bernie Schock has written this book to help parents raise kids whose passion and priority is to be God’s champions in this world of \u003ci\u003emore.\u003c\/i\u003e The apostle Paul reminds us that p\u003ci\u003ehysical training is of \u003cstrong\u003esome value\u003c\/strong\u003e, but godliness has \u003cstrong\u003evalue for all things\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eChildren’s athletics provide many rich opportunities to help kids grow into men and women who love God whole-heartedly and  others selflessly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book isn’t simply Monday morning quarterbacking. Bernie Schock has lived this as a father, a fan, a coach, an athlete, a referee. He admits that, at times, his involvement in sports interfered with his own love for God and others. Thus, this book seeks to direct both children’s \u003cstrong\u003eand\u003c\/strong\u003e parents’ hearts. Parents will not be able to help their kids grow through sports until they understand why sports have such a powerful grip on many of them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren’s sports can be a source of great delight—or great pain. But what makes for good and bad experiences? This book seeks to answer that question so that sports can provide rich blessings to children’s development—physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay ball!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dunham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137839775984,"sku":"9781939447531","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939447531_p0.jpg?v=1763664602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939447531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}