As we drove home I realized I had become, for those few moments, my worst fear as a sports parent:
emotional
obsessive
self-absorbed
and irrational……..
No one sets out to be a bat sh*t crazy sports parent. Sometimes it just happens.If this resonates with you then you’ve come to the right place.
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After graduating as captain and playing #1 at Penn State University, Bill Schillings competed on the professional tennis tour. Bill is a USTA High Performance Coach, USPTA Elite Professional, and was recognized as the NCTA 2016 Tennis
Professional of the Year. He owned and directed Charlotte Tennis Academy from 1989-2022 where he coached and mentored countless juniors…and occasionally their parents. His observations and reflections on what made for successful sports parenting became the inspiration for this book.
Bill and his wife Liz live in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are the proud parents of two amazing daughters who have grown to become independent, capable, and well-balanced members of society. The grandchildren are getting there.
Bill Schillings 