manual for athletes and their parents
About the book
Internationally ranked runner and professional sports advisor Suziann Reid, in her debut, presents an upbeat, thoroughly detailed guide for parents who dream of shepherding their children into the world of professional sports - or who already have a child entering that world. Reid takes her readers through the basics of body growth, nutrition, training practices, and some dark pitfalls that bring shame to any sports career. She also provides an insider's look at the process of developing a varied training regimen, maintaining a positive outlook, creating a well-balanced diet, and, as the book's title indicates, researching and selecting the right coach. As a complement to coach selection, she also provides parents with a knowledgeable guide to the various illegal performance-enhancing substances that haunt the professional sports world; the dangers and side effects of steroids, stimulants, diuretics and others are given a complete rundown.
"A focused, goal-oriented handbook for young pro-sports hopefuls."
Kirkus Review
About the author
Reid became one of the nation's most decorated track and field athletes in NCAA history. She won 7 NCAA Outdoor Championship titles and 3 NCAA Indoor Championship titles. Reid is the only three-time women's outdoor 400-meter national champion in NCAA history to win the event as a freshman in 1996 and again in both 1998 and 1999. Reid also added the NCAA Indoor national 400-meter titles in both 1998 and 1999. She went on to winning five other NCAA titles as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team. During her collegiate career, she earned 17 All-American honors in the 200 meter, 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay. Undefeated in 400 meters since 1997, Reid holds a 12-race win streak. Reid also won the prestigious 1999 Honda Broderick Award as the female collegiate National Track and Field Athlete of the Year. She was named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) Indoor Athlete of the Year and the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year. In 2006, Reid was named the premier 400-meter runner in NCAA history and as one of the top student-athletes in the 25-year history of NCAA Women's Track and Field with her selection to the USTFCCCA's "Silver Anniversary Team" She was an anchor runner for the United States team winning gold at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Reid also anchored the United States 4x400m relay team to win a gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia in 2001.
