The idea of winning is what Caz McCaslin’s new Broadman & Holman book, “Every Child Is a Winner: Developing Confidence to Last a Lifetime,” is about. “But it’s not about winning ballgames,” he said. “ ‘Every Child Is a Winner’ is not about sports; it’s not about basketball. We’ve got to get to the point that people understand that just because you’re not number one doesn’t mean you’re not a winner.”
McCaslin, founder of Upward Basketball, a nationwide youth sports league and ministry program that teaches children the fundamentals of basketball by focusing on effort, not the outcome of the game, sees his book as providing important insight into handling adult/child relationships.
“All of us should find the thing that draws out the winners in kids,” he said. Winning in life, he noted, has nothing to do with scoring a basket, kicking the winning goal or hitting a home run.
Through short chapters, this first time author discusses issues like self-esteem, trustworthiness, flexibility and even the need for rules.
McCaslin redefines winning to include all people. “Everybody and everyone is created with a huge value in this game called life.”
(BP)
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