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June 26, 2008

Some light reading

It's good to see some dialogue regarding Dr. Daniel Wann's presentation on involvement in youth sports on Pressherald.com.

In his presentation Wednesday at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Dr. Daniel Wann recommended a few books regarding the topic of youth sports:

Raising Winners, by Shari Young Kuchenbecker, Ph. D.

Why Johnny Hates Sports, by Fred Engh

Lessons of the Locker Room: The Myth of School Sports, by Andrew W. Miracle and Roger Rees

Sports Fans: The Psychology and Social Impact of Spectators, by Dr. Daniel Wann

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Posted by Rachel Lenzi at 05:01 PM
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about Rachel and this blog

Rachel is in her fourth year as a sports reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A Maryland native and a former college soccer and softball player, she covered high school and college sports at newspapers in Pennsylvania, Texas and Colorado before joining the Press Herald/Sunday Telegram staff in June of 2004.

She grew up watching the NHL, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Georgetown basketball and the Baltimore Orioles and is a confessed sports nut. Her interests include reading and movies, going to the gym, Motown and '70s R&B music and following the New York City tabloids.

Married in July, she and her husband Tommy are avid Steelers and Kansas Jayhawks fans. Their toughest decision as newlyweds has been "NESN or ESPN?"