Game ON! Nine sports shorts
Game ON!
Game ON! will capture the spirit of individuals who love sports. Each short story delivers intense sports action and story lines that will keep readers captivated right up to the last shot, the final seconds, the last pitch, and the final ten meters of the race.
Readers will come to see sports as something more than competition. They will see sports as a catalyst that can change their lives.
Ready, Set, Game ON!
Summary of the book:
In this collection, the characters use sports to help them face a variety of life’s obstacles. For Suah, soccer is a form of therapy to come to terms with losing his family during the civil war in Liberia. David utilizes what he has learned from playing football to face a cancer diagnosis in the short story Double Sessions. Mike uses basketball to help him with his anxiety attacks that can consume him. Woody Fletcher explains the hard work and sacrifices it takes to become a state champion wrestler. Baseball helps Frankie deal with his father's alcoholism. Christian finds out that life is a lot like track; they both come down to minutes and seconds. In The Back Nine, Kenny comes to understand fair play on the golf course. In Back on the Board, Tyler uses surfing to face his fears and come to grips with his best friend's death. Sam learns boxing from Carlos, a former Golden Gloves Champion, in order to stand up to the bullies he faces at school. The short stories demonstrate that sports are really life being played out on a different stage.
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The Audience:
Game ON! is geared toward Young Adult readers in the 7th -12th grade age range; however, the stories can be enjoyed by anyone who loves sports. The age range is due to content that includes characters dealing with the death of a loved one, facing a cancer diagnosis, and dealing with anxiety and alcoholism in the family. All of the stories use sports as a backdrop to the story line.
Sports and Life
In many ways, so much of what athletes learn about how to navigate life are from the lessons they have learned from playing sports. From the football field, to the basketball court, to any athletic arena, there are many great lessons that sports teaches athletes about how to handle the adversity that life presents.
Mental Skills Training
Working with athletes as a coach and as a mental skills trainer has made me think about how the mental toughness athletes acquire through their sports experience gives them the tools they need to thrive in life. These stories convey many of the valuable lessons that sports teaches athletes and allows them to not only survive and persevere, but ultimately, to thrive on the biggest stage, the stage of life!