FREE Workshop: Parenting Youth Athletes in Today's Society

Join the Elite Soccer Community Organization (ESCO) on Wednesday, January 14th from 7-8 PM in the Hendrickson Room of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library for a FREE workshop on Parenting Youth Athletes in Today’s Society. Dr. Gloria Balague, Sports Psychologist and UIC Professor, will cover such topics as:

• How does my child get the most from sports?
• Why is there so much pressure to win and be the best?
• How do I push my child but still encourage fun in sports?
• How important is it to have my child specialize in one sport at a young age?
• When is it OK to let my child decide to quit playing sports vs the parent deciding?
• What about the “wussifcation” of sports today?

Gloria Balague is a Clinical Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has worked extensively with USA Track & Field, USA Gymnastics and USA Field Hockey. She was at the 92 and 96 Olympics as a sports psychologist. She is currently Chair of Sport Psychology Services for USA Track and Field. Eight years ago she joined Don Hellison in starting the TPSR Alliance (tpsr-alliance.org), a group aiming at using sport and physical activity as a tool to promote personal and social responsibility in youth. She is Past-President of Division 47 (Sport and Exercise Psychology) of the APA, and also of Division 12 (Sport Psychology) of the International Association of Applied Psychology.

Please Register at www.elitesoccercommunity.org.