Our Team
Author
Dr. Frank Smoll
Frank L. Smoll is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Ripon College and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. As an undergraduate, Frank played on championship basketball and baseball teams, and he is a member of Ripon’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dr. Smoll’s research focused on coaching behaviors in youth sports and on the psychological effects of competition on children and youth. He published more than 145 scientific articles and book chapters, and he authored/co-authored 25 books and manuals on children’s athletics. Frank has extensive experience in conducting psychologically-oriented coaching clinics and workshops for parents of young athletes.
Professor Smoll is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the National Academy of Kinesiology, and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He is an AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant (inactive) and was the recipient of AASP’s 2002 Distinguished Professional Practice Award. In 2008, Frank was named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sports, which honored him as a “pioneer in researching ways to improve youth sports.”
Editor and Publisher
Jake Warde
Jake Warde founded Warde Publishers in 1994. Jake was a youth athlete and the experiences motivated an interest in exploring the benefits and pitfalls of youth sport participation. Jake pursued a career in educational publishing before founding Warde Publishers.
When considering the opportunity to publish educational materials for coaches, the publisher approached prominent sport psychologists working in the emerging field of youth sport coach/parent education. A multi-decade collaboration with Dr. Frank Smoll and Dr. Ronald Smith was the result.
When not playing senior tennis events, Jake continues to operate Warde Publishers and consults regularly on educational publishing projects.
