Creating Winner's the Fair and Honest Way.
Coach Dan on Sportsmanship is simple in text but enormous in content. This picture book will captivate children with its delightful rhymes and colorful illustrations while appealing to adults with its character-building message.
Coach Dan on Sportsmanship is a perfect antidote for today’s win, win, win mentality. Former ballplayer Dan Venezia returns the game of baseball to its earlier days of fairness and honesty, where the important thing is to play with respect for yourself and the other players. But it’s not only about playing baseball and all the other sports. This little picture book is nothing less than a primer for how to live an honorable life. It should be read by every kid who plays the game (and their parents), as well as everyone who does not. Congratulations to Coach Dan for writing this important book.
Gene Brewer
Author of the novel K-PAX
Review by Rick Wolff host of WFAN’s “The Sports Edge”
I have often said on the air that sportsmanship is one of those essential elements of youth sports that actually has to be consciously taught by parents and coaches to their kids. You can’t just assume that kids know about sportsmanship. And to that end, as your kids progress in sports and start to get a taste of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, it’s key that Moms and Dads take a few moments to actively teach their kids how to behave — both when they win and when they lose. To that end, I want to heartily recommend Dan Venezia’s short but powerful book on teaching sportsmanship. Aimed at youngsters under the age of 8, COACH DAN ON SPORTSMANSHIP is the kind of book you can, and should, read to your son or daughter at night, before they go to bed. Dan’s lessons are solid, to the point, and delivered in an easy manner to digest. It’s the perfect lesson book for kids just starting out in sports.
“Hooray” for this refreshing book for young children, which, through its cheerful illustrations and rhyming text, teaches the value of good sportsmanship, namely, that one can play hard to win without sacrificing decent behavior towards others. This book will be enjoyed not only by children but also by parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, pediatricians and anyone looking for a great gift for their beloved youngsters. Coach Dan is a winner!
~Helen Friedman, Former Music Teacher
In an era when winning at all costs seems to trump basic civility and kindness, this important book on sportsmanship, written for children age 3-8, goes a long way to explain how being a good sport makes playing the game so much better. Its lively rhyming text and colorful illustrations about a group of young baseball players will appeal to the young, while the messages of teamwork, hustle, respect and so much more will inspire their parents and teachers as well. A real winner!
~Karen Brewer Librarian
“The life lessons learned in this book are one’s our young sluggers will need long after they stop playing sports. This book is sure to be a home run!”
