Michael Clapier is a writer, coach, entertainer, and speaker.
His media productions have served corporations from Herbalife to Total Gym.
“Coaching Young Couch Potatoes” is a journal of his experience through more than twenty five years of experience coaching little league sports. Baseball, softball, track and field, cross country, wrestling, and football with children ranging in age from four to nineteen. The techniques, skills, and experience contained in these pages have the ability to transform the youth sport experience. The focus of the book are these:
- Parents wise enough to consider the need of a quality little league experience will recognize one through these pages.
- Adults who work with children as coaches, administrators, and parents will gain a new appreciation for the value of hard work as a means of raising responsible children.
- Within the construct of little league exists an opportunity to create physical and emotional well being.
- Principled direction of little league can move children toward personal accountability.
- Youth sports can prepare children to meet life’s challenges prepared