Coaching youth sports is a mix of art, psychology, and diplomacy. Whether you are on the baseball diamond, basketball court, soccer pitch or football field, the lessons of coaching youth sports go well beyond practice and game time. Join our two sports journalists/coaches Steve Borelli and Ken Davidoff for a great conversation about the art of coaching youth sports.

About the Authors

Steve Borelli, a national authority on sports parenting who is visiting us from Virginia, has written “Coach Steve’s Youth Sports Survival Guide.” The book is a collection of Steve’s USA Today columns about navigating the challenging but rewarding world of youth sports. A high-school ballplayer and coach and sports parent himself, Steve offers his own perspective and advice in the book and also includes insights from such legends as Cal Ripken Jr., Yogi Berra, John Wooden, Andre Agassi and Caitlin Clark.

Ken Davidoff, a longtime baseball writer from New York and a former correspondent for the Major League Baseball Network, has written “101 Lessons From The Dugout.” This book is targeted for readers ages 12 and up as well as their parents, grandparents and coaches and shows how the lessons you learn on the field playing baseball and softball can help you off the field too. The book features a foreword from all-time New York Met David Wright as well as endorsements from Yankees legends Reggie Jackson, Bernie Williams and Joe Girardi.

Their books will be available for purchase during the event