Thomas Lott III

Getting in the Game Thomas Lott III

Whether your preschooler is showing interest in soccer or your teen wants to join the football team, you should be proud to have a child interested in athletics. After all, the benefits of playing organized sports can last a lifetime-from improved health and wellness to a greater sense of confidence and self-worth.

But when you're parenting an aspiring athlete, you also take on a unique set of challenges. You must learn to nurture, teach, and strengthen your child-all while coping with the extra demands the world of sports brings.

As a longtime athlete, parent, and coach, Thomas Lott is familiar with the ins and outs of raising young athletes and the many life lessons that team sports can teach a child both on and off the field. In Getting in the Game, Lott provides a helpful primer for parents as they guide children through all the challenges and triumphs of the sporting world-teaching the everlasting importance of teamwork, dedication, and good sportsmanship along the way.