You know the anguish kids feel when their sporting experience has been taken over by pushy parents, and over the top coaches. This book solves that problem by educating and empowering kids to take charge of their sporting lives. This book is a personal conversation between the author, the young sportsperson and their parents. Every effort is made to engage the minds of young readers and cause them to question the value and direction of their sporting passion. It's meant to be a short read and to stir conversations between children, parents, coaches, and teams--for everyone's improvement. The main section of the book focuses on Dan Brand 1935-2015, who was a 7 time national champion, and two time Olympic athlete. Dan was a great sports parent, and also a coach in his sport. Learn from his advice and example. Dan served as an important mentor to the author.