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Andrew PaceBooks about competitive sport when it starts affecting more than performance.

  • Pressure
  • Identity
  • Parents
  • School
  • Money
  • Ambition
  • Decisions
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What are you dealing with?

Three situations, three books. Start with the one that sounds like you.

  1. 01

    “I miss what sport used to give me.”

    Or you still play, but pressure has made you smaller: safer decisions, fewer risks, less of yourself on the field.

    Start withThe Sport You Need
  2. 02

    “I want to support a young athlete without adding pressure.”

    You drive, pay, wait and care. You want the ride home, the money and the results to weigh less than the relationship.

    Start withParenting a Young Athlete
  3. 03

    “Sport is starting to affect school, money and family life.”

    Tournaments against exams. Camps against budgets. Recruiting, sleep, weekends. You need a way to decide — not another push to do more.

    Start withWhen Sports Get Serious

Sport, Ambition and Balance

Three books. Each in English and French.

Three angles on the same question: what happens when sport begins to affect more than performance.

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Which book should I start with?

Each book stands on its own. Pick the one closest to the decision in front of you.

Book 01

The Sport You Need

Start here if
Pressure is making you play smaller, or you are choosing a sport and want it to train something.
Written for
Athletes and adults, in any sport, at any level
Built around
One six-session experiment and twelve field sheets
Discover the book: The Sport You Need

Book 03

When Sports Get Serious

Start here if
Sport is reshaping school, money, sleep or family plans — or U.S. college recruiting is on the table.
Written for
Serious young athletes and their families
Built around
Decision tools, a start-of-season meeting and a one-page decision map
Discover the book: When Sports Get Serious

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The author

Written from the athlete’s side.

This book is written from that side of youth sports: the side of the child who competes, wins, loses, and notices far more than they can explain in the moment.

From the introduction to Parenting a Young Athlete

Andrew Pace grew up in competitive tennis in France, then entered the U.S. college sports system. His books come from inside the situations they describe — the ride home, the ranking, the family budget, the decision nobody wants to make at 9 p.m. on a Sunday.

  • Roughly a decade in competitive junior tennis in France
  • National-level junior competition
  • Then the U.S. college sports system
  • Three books, each published in English and French

Andrew Pace is not a licensed coach, psychologist or physician, and his books say so. They focus on what years inside the athlete’s role can make visible.

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