Sage advice distilled from a Hall of Fame coach’s years of interactions and astute observations, this straight-to-the-point guidebook for parents of young athletes describes how to support your child’s journey to their dreams and capture their heart.
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“Every parent wants to support their child, but the ‘how’ very rarely comes from a Hall of Fame coach and mentor in the sport. Applying the ideas and anecdotes in this book has helped swimming bring my daughter and I closer.”
— Richard Quad, First Generation Swim Parent
“This is the parent education piece that we all wish we’d had for years!”
— Kathleen Prindle, Head Coach/Founder, Performance Aquatics, USA Swimming Director“An absolute joy to read…So critical to help educate new swim parents but will also be very informative for the veteran parents on your club.”
— Coach Ira Klein, Head Coach Sarasota Tsunami, Board Member, USA Swimming“I can’t imagine a better resource to help us focus on the ‘right things’ as we support the development of a young mind and body.”
— Mickey Wender, Head Coach, Colorado Mesa University, 2024 NCAA DII Coach of the Year“I highly recommend How to Be a Great Swim Parent to anyone seeking guidance and inspiration to be the best swim parent possible.”
— Mike Murray, President, American Swimming Coaches Association, Head Coach, The Victor Swim ClubBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Chuck Warner has been a leader in competitive swimming for nearly fifty years through his coaching, writing, speaking, and service. In 2022, he became one of less than one hundred coaches in American history to be inducted in the American Swimming Coaches Hall of Fame. He is a three-time USA National Team coach, coached seven national championship teams (YMCA), and three NCAA Division II runner up teams. Coach Warner has previously authored several highly acclaimed books on swimming: Four Champions, One Gold Medal, …And Then They Won Gold: Stepping Stones to Swimming Excellence, and EDDIE REESE: Coaching Swimming, Teaching Life. He has also written more than fifty articles published by Swimming World, USA Swimming, American Swimming Magazine, and SwimSwam. Soft cover copies of all books are available at WWW.CHUCKWARNERBOOKS.COM.