Ronney Wins the Coveted National Youth Sports Double-Goal Coaching Award by the Positive Coaching Alliance
April 28, 2009, San Diego, CA – Karen Ronney, girls tennis coach at Patrick Henry High School, won Positive Coaching Alliance’s coveted Double-Goal National Coach of the Year Award for her positive impact on coaching athletes and writing a comprehensive parenting book that has garnished 13 publishing awards. Ronney was selected from a nation-wide search of hundreds and was named a Double-Goal Coach Award recipient – whose first goal is winning, and whose second, more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports. She was honored by the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) at the Eighth Annual National Youth Sports Awards Ceremony sponsored by Deloitte at Stanford University on Friday, April 24. The award was presented by Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Summer Sanders among a crowd of approximately 400 who attended the event at Maples Pavilion. See Coaching Awards for the story.
PCA Interview with coach Karen:
http://www.positivecoach.org/uploads/mp3/Karen_Ronney_Interview.mp3
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Proud Parents' Guide Garnishes
13 Publishing Awards
NABE 2008 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
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The National Parenting Seal of Approval 2009 - Best Parenting Book
If you are a parent who is interested in furthering your child's physical well-being (and who isn't?), this book is one that should be sitting in your night stand. The author uses easy-to-understand language and approaches which serve to make it very easy to implement the skills needed to nurture and help make the development of your child's physical skills a fun and positive experience. There is nothing so far reaching that any parent should feel unable to accomplish the goals set out here. The suggestions are practical and parents told us they felt they were very doable. Another big plus that our testers noted was the fact that the book makes a point to include tips for children with disabilities.
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Bronze Medalist
The Living Now Awards
Family - Parenting- Health - Safety
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Proud Parents' Guide Wins Gold in
5 Categories by Parent to Parent
Adding Wisdom Award
January 2009: The recently released Proud Parents' Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids received top honors in the Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award in five categories including Best Book in Children's Health and Well Being, Health Fitness for Family, Books-Parenting, Gifts for Mom and Gifts for Dads. It was also listed in the 8th Annual Holiday Gift Guide in the above.
The book was judged by a team of national experts that includes teachers, parents, pediatricians, librarians, psychologists, media critics, child care facilities and directors, who are involved with children on a daily basis. Jodie Lynn, who founded of the awards program in 1998, says the judging committee looks at how books such as Proud Parents’ Guide can help a child grow ethically,socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically. This award also recognizes that winners like Proud Parents’ Guide will entertain and teach children as well as inspire imagination and creativity.
“I am honored, thrilled and excited that Proud Parents’ Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced and Coordinated Kidswas recognized for its potential to improve the quality of a child’s life as well as promote family bonding,” said author Karen Ronney. “It is humbling to know that my vision to help kids become more coordinated, confident and athletic in the first 10 years is shared by award founder Jodie Lynn and the Parent to Parent organization.”
The Adding Wisdom Award is also recognized many esteemed organizations such as Disney Online Newsroom Awards, Scholastic, PBS Kids, Forbes.com, NPR, Answers.com, ClubMom and Sesame Street, Parents Magazine and Parenting Magazine.
Links:
http://www.addingwisdomaward.com/winnersHealthFitness4Family.php
http://www.addingwisdomaward.com/winnersbooksparent.php
http://www.addingwisdomaward.com/winnerschildrenshealthandwellbeing.php
http://www.addingwisdomaward.com/winnersgiftsfordad.php
http://www.addingwisdomaward.com/winnersgiftsformom.php
http://www.addingwisdomaward.com/HolidayGiftGuide.htm
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The 43rd Annual Local Author Award From The San Diego Public Library
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The 2009 Green Book Festival
Honorable Mention Misc Category
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Proud Parents' Guide
Will Be Translated and Published
in Russian Summer 2010
January 2009 - After a several weeks on the market, Proud Parents' Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids wil reach out to those who speak and read Russion. Within the next 18 months, this amazing game-based sports parenting program will be out on the market with an international flair! The exact Russion publication date is still to be determined. Stay tuned for more information. If you are interested in reading or publishing this book in another language please contact the author at coach@karenronney.com.
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Karen Ronney Featured on National TV
FOX & FRIENDS to Debate the Ethics of
Testing Kids for the Genetic Sports Gene
Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCsR2TGlKE
Buy Proud Parents' Guide
The book is available at the following:
BarnesandNoble.com : http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Proud-Parents-Guide-to-Raising-Athletic-Balanced-and-Coordinated-Kids/Karen-Ronney/e/9780785228226/
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Coach Karen Assists Tennis Great Martina Navratilova
at the USTA National QuickStart Launch at DisneyWorld
Orlando, Fla,- Thousands of kids and their families had a taste of tennis at the USTA's QuickStart Lauch in March at DisneyWorld, Florida. Coach Karen was one of about two dozen pros invited from all over the country to coach at this event, which was a part of ESPN's The Weekend at Disney Hollywood. |  Coach Karen assists tennis legend Martina Navratilova at the USTA National QuickStart Launch at DisneyWorld in March . |
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Coach Karen Invited To Teach Tennis at Arthur Ashe Kids Day at The US OPEN
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New York City - An estimated 35,000 kids and their families enjoyed this year's Arthur Ashe Kids Day youth tennis celebration at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, a youth tennis event that kicked off the 2008 US OPEN in August. See Coaching Awards for the story.