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Youth Sports Interviews with Experts

Listen to interviews with leading experts in youth sports, sports parenting, sports psychology, and other related fields to help improve your sports parenting or coaching skills.

Please note that many of the expert interviews are the same as podcast interviews except your have the ability to listen to the full unedited version in this department.

Give Emotional Sports Parents A Break
Give Emotional Sports Parents A Break Nancy Peter, author of the article, "Confessions of a Baseball Mom: The Impact of Youth Sports on Parents' Feelings and Behavior," discusses her research about why sports parents are so emotional about youth sports. Listen to this expert interview! . . . Sport Psychology Tip
How Sports Parents' Emotions Affect Their Kids' Sports Experience
How Sports Parents' Emotions Affect Their Kids' Sports Experience Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Anthony Ross, an Australian sport psychologist and former All-American tennis player, who shares his research about how parents' childhood memories of sports can affect their behavior as sports parents . . . Sport Psychology Tip
The Effects of Sports Injuries on Young Athletes
The Effects of Sports Injuries on Young Athletes Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Joe Dinoffer, president of Oncourt Offcourt and sports dad to a tennis player who suffered an injury that took her out of tennis when she was a top player. What can parents do when injury derails sports kids? . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Why Young Athletes Excel with Backyard Play
Why Young Athletes Excel with Backyard Play Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Gary Simmons, author of "Gymbag Wisdom," and a sports performance specialist. He says that the best athletes who come to him had lots of unstructured play. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Secrets from The Parent of Olympic Athlete Summer Sanders
Secrets from The Parent of Olympic Athlete Summer Sanders Ultimate Sports Parent Radio gets tips from Barbara Hopewell, sports mom to Summer Sanders, a swimmer who won four medals at the 1992 Olympic games. Summer wrote a book about her parents called "Champions are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me a Success." . . . Sport Psychology Tip
How Sports Kids Can Improve By Trusting Their Instincts
How Sports Kids Can Improve By Trusting Their Instincts Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Lumuli Kyumba, a high school track and field coach who says her young athletes often perform better in practice than during competition. She gives tips for helping them trust their instincts and improve . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Do Pregame Jitters Help Sports Kids Perform Better?
Do Pregame Jitters Help Sports Kids Perform Better? Lisa Cohn and Patrick Cohn interview Twan Russell, a former Miami Dolphins player and current Director of Youth Programs for the Dolphins. He talked about how pre-game jitters help sports kids--and why pre-game . . . Sport Psychology Tip
How Important is Determination for Young Athletes?
How Important is Determination for Young Athletes? Lisa Cohn interviews Kirk Mango, a coach, National Champion, 3-Time All-American, and Hall of Fame Athlete and writer working on a book, "Becoming A True Champion." They discuss how determination affects kids in sports, especially when they face adversity. . . . Sport Psychology Tip

Homeschooling: Pressure for Young Athletes?
Homeschooling: Pressure for Young Athletes? Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Andrea Leib, a former teacher who is founder of stayontrack.net, an online school for athletes who need to homeschool due to demanding travel and practice schedules. Does homeschooling . . . Sport Psychology Tip
How to Deal With Difficult/Bully Coaches
How to Deal With Difficult/Bully Coaches Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Christopher Hickey, executive director of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education, about how parents can deal with difficult or bully coaches. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides . . . Sport Psychology Tip
What College Plan is Best for Sports Kids?
What College Plan is Best for Sports Kids? What's best for sports kids as they aim for college teams? Ultimate Sports Parent Radio's Lisa Cohn talks to Joe Rice, a coach for 20 years with a website called kudda.com. The parent of two college players, he says why aiming solely for Division 1 sports is . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Helping Sports Kids Commit to Growth
Helping Sports Kids Commit to Growth Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Rob Barber, president of USAthletic Baseball, which provides baseball training programs. Barber, who has coached a number of baseball players who went on to become major league playerstalks about helping kids commit . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Why Talent is Over-rated in Youth Sports
Why Talent is Over-rated in Youth Sports Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kirk Mango, a coach, national champion, 3-Time All-American, Hall of Fame Athlete and writer working on a book, "Becoming A True Champion" about why talent is over-rated. . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Dave Dupont, CEO of TeamSnap, Discusses How to be a Committed, Balanced Sports Parent.
Dave Dupont, CEO of TeamSnap, Discusses How to be a Committed, Balanced Sports Parent. Lisa Cohn and Dr. Cohn are joined by Dave Dupont, CEO of TeamSnap--and a sports parent and coach--to discuss how to be a be committed, balanced sports parent. TeamSnap is an online application used by youth sports teams around the world. . . . Sport Psychology Tip
How Parents' Body Language Affects Sports Kids
How Parents' Body Language Affects Sports Kids Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Monika Schloder, a sports consultant who was trained in sports pedagogy, and is the recipient of 14 international coaching and teaching awards and was Alberta 2008 Coach of the year. . . . Sport Psychology Tip
Communication to Build kids' Confidence
Communication to Build kids' Confidence Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Michael Langlois, co-owner of Prospect Communications, which helps parents and coaches improve their communication skills in youth sports. He gives tips about . . . Sport Psychology Tip
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