Raising Athletes with Character, Confidence, and Purpose

Youth sports can shape your child in powerful ways, but they can also strain the very relationships that matter most.

In Growing Up Young, Craig Young draws from decades of experience and a firsthand journey to the highest levels of the game to share a faith-centered approach that helps you support your athlete, protect your family, and keep what matters most at the center every step of the way.

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GROWING UP YOUNG

This Book Will Help You…

Show Up for Your Athlete — Win or Lose

It’s easy to celebrate the wins, but harder to know how to respond in the tough moments. Craig helps you become a steady, supportive presence your child can count on in every season.
Build Confidence Without Creating Pressure

Every parent wants their child to believe in themselves, but not feel crushed by expectations. Learn how to build real confidence that isn’t tied to performance or results.
Handle the Pressure That Comes with Sports

From coaches to competition to outside opinions, the pressure can build quickly. Craig gives you practical ways to navigate it with clarity and keep your family grounded.
Let Your Child Own Their Journey

It’s easy to get pulled into your child’s success, but that can come at a cost. This book helps you step back in the right ways so your athlete can grow, lead, and take ownership.
Keep Faith & Perspective at the Center

In a world focused on results, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters. Craig shows you how to stay rooted in faith and keep a long-term perspective through every stage.

A Closer Look at Growing Up Young

Growing Up Young is not about creating a better athlete, it’s about becoming a better guide for your child through the journey of sports. While the world around them focuses on performance, results, and recognition, this book brings the focus back to what matters most at home.

Through real-life insight and a faith-centered perspective, Craig Young equips parents with practical ways to navigate pressure, recruiting, expectations, and the emotional highs and lows that come with competitive sports.

More than anything, this book helps you raise a grounded, resilient young person, prepared not just for the game but for life beyond it.

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Meet Craig Young

Craig Young is one of the most respected voices in mental health and sports performance in athletics today. As a counselor, speaker, and CEO of Young Consulting Group and President of the Young 9 Foundation, he has spent over 25 years helping athletes, parents, and families navigate the mental and emotional challenges of competitive sports.

He holds a master’s degree in psychology and marriage and family therapy and has worked extensively in the mental health field, including as a school-based therapist. Today, Craig is a sought-after speaker and educator, known for bringing clarity, perspective, and purpose to families navigating high-pressure environments.

Beyond his professional work, Craig brings a deeply personal perspective as the father of Bryce Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. His firsthand experience raising a champion gives him unique insight into the pressures, decisions, and challenges families face at every stage of the journey.

Additional Support & Guidance Beyond the Book

When you order Growing Up Young, you’ll also receive access to an exclusive bonus resource designed to provide additional insight, encouragement, and practical tools to support you throughout the journey.

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Growing Up Young Core Principles

This practical PDF resource expands on the core principles behind Growing Up Young, helping parents support the whole athlete by focusing not only on performance, but also emotional health, character, identity, and connection. Through faith-centered perspective and practical insight, Craig provides guidance designed to help families lead with greater clarity, purpose, and long-term perspective through every season.

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A copy of Craig Young’s bestselling book, Growing Up Young, a faith-centered guide for parents navigating the realities of youth and competitive sports with greater clarity, perspective, and purpose
Bonus Resource: Growing Up Young Core Principles PDF

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I’m grateful you’re here. My hope is that this book helps you navigate the pressures and challenges of youth sports with greater faith & wisdom while strengthening the relationships that matters most.

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