{"product_id":"stealing-dreams-your-child-has-big-sports-dreams-dont-be-the-one-who-kills-them","title":"STEALING DREAMS: Your child has big sports dreams ? don't be the one who kills them.","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy age 13, 7 out of 10 kids have quit organized sports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot because they lacked talent. Not because they stopped working. Because somewhere along the way, the game stopped being theirs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe dream got stolen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStolen by parents who confused support with pressure. Stolen by coaches who demanded perfection instead of progress. Stolen by a phone screen where every missed shot becomes a meme and every kid gets measured against a highlight reel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt happens quietly. One car ride home at a time. One sigh from the bleachers at a time. And most parents never see it coming until the day their child says the four words that break every sports parent's heart:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"I don't want to play anymore.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book exists to make sure you never hear them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom scouting future NBA stars to protecting your kid's dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm Jean-Pierre Ciesielski. For over 30 years, I've lived inside elite sports. I was one of the youngest NBA scouts working Europe and Africa, I spotted future stars before the world knew their names, and I've placed more than 150 athletes into NCAA Division I programs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere is what three decades at the highest level taught me:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTalent almost never decides who makes it. The environment around the talent does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI've watched gifted kids walk away broken. I've watched average kids outlast everyone because one adult protected their joy. The difference was never in their legs. It was in their living room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you'll find inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not another parenting book full of theory. It's a wake-up call and a toolbox, built from decades of scouting rooms, locker rooms, and my own mistakes as a sports dad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe 4 Dream Stealers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hiding in plain sight, and how to spot them before they do damage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Car Ride Home fix:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the exact words that turn the most feared 15 minutes in youth sports into your strongest connection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHow to support without suffocating,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e including the one question that tells you instantly which side of the line you're on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA playbook for social media pressure,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e so comparison culture stops living rent free in your kid's head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe B.O.U.N.C.E. Method,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a 6 principle framework for building athletes who own their process, love their game, and get back up on their own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Bounce Cards:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6 ready to use principle cards, one for each letter of the method\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Dream Guardian's Toolkit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 12 practical one page tools, one per chapter, with the exact words to say, what to watch for, and the common mistake to avoid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReal stories from basketball, football, tennis, gymnastics and track. Real tools. Zero fluff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParents of young athletes, from rec league to elite travel ball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoaches who develop people, not just players\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMentors, teachers and youth leaders who guide kids through pressure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClubs, schools and programs that want to keep kids in the game and in love with it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho it is not for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf winning at all costs is the only goal, skip this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf your child's sport is a second chance at your own unfinished dream, skip this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you believe fear and shame are motivators, this book will make you uncomfortable. Maybe that's exactly why you should read it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour window is smaller than you think. Kids don't announce that their dream is dying. They just slowly stop asking you to rebound for them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou get one childhood to protect. One dream to guard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe greatest victory isn't raising a superstar. It's raising a whole, resilient, joyful human being who loves the game, and themselves, for life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScroll up and start reading today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ELBI STORE - SAS ELBI CREATIVE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54832417145173,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8768\/2901\/files\/ChatGPTImage3sept.2026_09_32_47.png?v=1788420799","url":"https:\/\/www.elbi.store\/products\/stealing-dreams-your-child-has-big-sports-dreams-dont-be-the-one-who-kills-them","provider":"ELBI STORE - SAS ELBI CREATIVE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}