Rick Wolff, an expert on youth sports, gave pointers to coaches on how to deal with angry parents.

Rick Wolff, the senior editor of the book, insisted that Macmillan takes statistics very seriously, too.

Rick Wolff (1970-1972)

Welcome to the odd and, sad to say, increasingly busy existence of Rick Wolff, "sports-parenting expert."

"I don't know," said Rick Wolff, the editorial director for The Baseball Encyclopedia, published by Macmillan.

Rick Wolff - Chinese flutes on "All I Need Is a Home"

An expert rescuer from that sea of discontent is Rick Wolff, a sports psychologist, who will speak about youngsters' problems in sports on Friday at 7:30 P.M.

"They don't pick up your ineptitude until you're older," said Rick Wolff, a psychologist who focuses on being a sports parent.

"It was an absolute uphill battle," Rick Wolff, John's father, said.

Thirty rejections later, Rick Wolff, then an editor at Macmillan, asked for more.