Kids in Sports: A Tactical Guide for Parents and Coaches (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449541897)

Tony Fiorino is Director of the Center for Sports Parenting and the author of Kids in Sports: A Tactical Guide for Parents and Coaches. The Center for Sports Parenting is a non-profit dedicated to educating parents, coaches and officials on the subtleties of the youth sports environment. The CSP also produces a weekly radio show on WFAN in NY entitled "The Sports Edge" hosted by the Chairman of the CSP and renowned sports parenting expert, Rick Wolff. Tony is a frequent featured guest on the show and has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts on various stations around the country. He has spent many years as a Director and Coach in the Basketball, Baseball, Football and Softball programs in Somers, NY and recently helped to launch a specially-designed travel baseball program to help young kids and parents understand and benefit from participating in a properly-managed youth sports environment. Tony has also worked closely with numerous sports camps throughout his career to help identify instructional and motivational techniques geared towards young athletes. Tony was approached in 2004 by Pro Swing, a highly-regarded indoor Baseball and Softball training facility in Mount Kisco, NY to act as a private instructor as well as a speaker to coaches and parents in the New York Metropolitan and surrounding areas. As a baseball player, Tony achieved NABF Amateur All-American status as a member of the National Champion Bayside Yankees. He also was ranked in the top twenty in the US in batting average and the top ten in RBI while at Mercy College, where he graduated with honors.