<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>Dear Coach</i> details what athletes wish they could have told their coaches but never did.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Through the lens of athletes' experiences and established research, Dear Coach shows coaches how to create higher-quality coach-athlete relationships that not only achieve better performance outcomes, but optimal well-being for all parties in and outside of sport. </b><p> Sara Erdner, PhD, CMPC asked athletes one question: <i>What do you wish you could have told your coach but, for whatever reason, never did?</i> Athletes responded to this question via confidential letters, providing a wealth of knowledge for coaches, sport administrators, and all who care for athletes. From heartfelt thank-you letters to painful accusations and everything in between, <i>Dear Coach</i> gives athletes a rare platform in the sports reform debate, beginning a much-needed conversation between athletes and coaches directly.<p> Yet, the communication problems in sport are not just personal but systemic. <i>Dear Coach</i>, also gives coaches and administrators the opportunity to write their own <i>Dear Coach</i> letter and explore how their own coaches may have influenced their current practice. Grounded in research and compassion for athletes and coaches alike, <i>Dear Coach</i> gives coaches practical tools to create higher-quality coach-athlete relationships that will not only achieve better performance outcomes, but optimal well-being for all parties inside and outside sport. <p>