LIST OF ISSUES GOALS 1. What Are You Trying to Accomplish as an Athlete? 2. A Key to Athletic Success: Goals 3. Career Goals: The Difference Between a Career and a Job 4. Choosing a Career Path 5. Planning for the Future 6. The Price of Success 7. Personal Goals: What Do You Want Out of Life? 8. How Do You Combine Personal and Competitive Goals? 9. Can't Personal Goals Take Away from Your Competitive Focus? 10. Resources: What Determines How Successful an Athlete Will Be? 11. What Is the Next Most Important Resource in Sports? 12. What Other Factors Determine Athletic Success? 13. Commitment and Handling Pressure in Sports TIMETABLES 14. When to Start 15. What We Know About Youth Sports 16. More What We Know About Youth Sports 17. When to Stop Competing 18. Comebacks 19. Cross-Over Sports 20. Changing Sports: Why and When 21. Changing Sports: Options COACHES 22. What to Look for in a Coach 23. Coaching Styles 24. Coach Qualifications 25. When to Consider Switching Coaches 26. How to Make a Coaching Change 27. Financial Arrangements with Coaches TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS 28. Where to Train 29. Facilities and Leaving Home THE ENTOURAGE 30. What Is an Entourage? 31. Where Does Family Fit Into Training? 32. What About Brothers and Sisters? 33. The Rest of Your Entourage: The Sports Specialists 34. Who Are the People You Should Watch Out For? MONEY 35. What Is Sponsorship? 36. Can You Find a Sponsor? 37. Where Do You Find Sponsors?