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Brother-sister team Dr. Patrick Cohn and Lisa E. Cohn share youth sports psychology articles, mental training videos, and youth sports psychology expert interviews on many topics for sports parents and young athletes.
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Learn how to boost athletes’ confidence, composure, and trust with kids’ sports psychology articles. Written by Lisa Cohn, an award-winning parenting writer…
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Listen to youth sports experts discuss topics from bullying to boosting confidence in young athletes. Learn from other parents and coaching with The Ultimate Sports Parent Radio Show…
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Helping Young Athletes Stay Calm
How to Move on After Mistakes Many sports kids feel that achieving peak performance means that they must have a perfect performance or game. However, this mindset can hurt kids’ mental game and performance. These kids tend to…
How to Help Sports Kids with Social Issues
Many young athletes experience trouble reading social cues from coaches and peers, says Caroline Maguire, author of “Why Will No One Play with Me?” and a professional certified coach who has worked with Olympic and other athletes. This…
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How Impatience in Youth Sports Leads to Burnout
Alex Molden, a former NFL player who is now a motivational speaker, high school football coach and sports parent, says that parents need to be more patient. Too often, they’re too focused on pushing their kids to the…
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Helping Young Athletes Overcome Pregame Anxiety
Young athletes will often say they’re so anxious they feel sick to their stomach before a game or competition. Some sports kids can’t shake this anxiety as a season progresses and they get used to performing in games.…
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How to Stay Composed in Youth Sports
How can you help sports kids overcome frustration while playing? Watch the video below to see what tips Dr. Cohn gives to sports parents to help their young athletes succeed in sports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYmeeINZiGw
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Fear of Failure in Youth Sports
How can you help sports kids get over their fear of failure? Many young athletes worry too much about what others think and this can cause pressure and expectations. If your athletes worry about what you think, watch…
Coping with Pressure in Youth Sports
How can you help sports kids overcome pressure during competition? Watch the video below, Sports Parents Success Video 4: Parental Pressure, to see what tips Dr. Cohn gives to sports parents to help their young athletes succeed in…
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Mental Preparation: 5 Pregame Skills
What are some of the challenges that athletes have before games and getting ready for game? Watch the video below, Sports Parents Success Video 5: Pregame Mental Preparation, to see what tips Dr. Cohn gives to sports parents…
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Learn cutting edge strategies to improve young athletes mental game and confidence for sports and life…