If Winning Isn't Everything, Why Do I Hate To Lose?

If Winning Isn't Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose?

From the Back Cover Kelsey's a typical fourth-grader. She likes to hang out with her friends, play games, do all the standard stuff. But there's one thing about Kelsey that really gets her into trouble. She is very competitive, and she HATES to lose. So much so that she is not afraid to cheat, throw a tantrum, or just act like a poor sport in general! And not only is she a sore loser, but she's a terrible winner! When Kelsey's poor sportsmanship or "sportsgirlship," as she likes to call it causes her basketball team to lose a close game, and makes her siblings refuse to play with her, she soon realizes she needs to change her ways. Fortunately, Kelsey's coach and mom are there to teach her the important tips for being a good sport, and winning and losing with class. Kelsey learns that practicing good "sportsgirlship" can help her have more fun playing any game, whether she's winning or losing! Product Description Kelsey's a typical fourth-grader. She likes to hang out with her friends, play games, and do all the standard stuff. But there's one thing about Kelsey that really gets her into trouble - she HATES to lose! So much so that she is not afraid to cheat, throw a tantrum, or just act like a poor sport! And not only is she a sore loser, she's a terrible winner! When Kelsey's poor sportsmanship - or "SportsGirlShip," as she likes to call it - causes her basketball team to lose a close game, makes her siblings refuse to play with her, and has her friends looking at her differently, she soon realizes she needs to change her ways. Fortunately, Kelsey's coach and mom are there to teach her the importance of being a good sport, and winning and losing with class. Kelsey learns that practicing good "sportsgirlship" can help her have more fun playing any game, whether she's winning or losing! Whether kids experience winning or losing, such situations offer great opportunities for parents and educators to use the tips included at the end of the story. Review A great basketball-themed book packed with valuable life lessons that parents felt would be perfect item for any child! Testers loved that the athlete/main character is a girl. This soft-cover book appealed to boys and girls and delves into an important message about winning and how to be a good sport. Brian Martin s illustrations are beautiful and appealing and almost appear to be in 3D. The story follows a young girl through various scenarios where she is competing with other people. It demonstrates her selfish, conniving and egotistical ways. But as the story unfolds, it demonstrates how that makes other people feel and ultimately shows ways to solve it, the results being making better decisions and treating people as she would wanted to be treated. Ah, it always comes back to the Golden Rule. Reviewers felt that this would be a great tool for teachers to use in class, for coaches to use for a team or for parents to teach at home. --National Parenting Center Seal of Approval Winner, Spring 2016 ...a great self teaching book about the true value of sportsmanship for kids, girls and boys. Kelsey is a competitive girl who wants to win at any game, at any cost. Her basketball coach reminds her of the importance of her team's promises when she cheats against another player, pulling her hair to make her miss a basket. Her coach explains that displaying sportsmanship means not cheating and winning and losing with class, and also learning from mistakes. Actually, Kelsey likes to call it sportsgirlship, but she does eventually learn that "if you cheat, you never know if you would have won fair and square." Kelsey learns that although she does need to learn to try her hardest, she also needs to learn to say "Good game!" and shake the winner's hand. Kelsey has many more experiences learning how to keep the Lady Leopards' Team Promises, which are: "Work hard, make sure we have good 'sportsgirlship,' and learn from our mistakes." The closing pages of this handy sportsgirlship gui