How Can Sports Parents Help Young Athletes Manage Pressure? Why Pressure Is Overwhelming So Many Young Athletes Pressure is part of sports. It always has been. You would be hard pressed to find a young athlete who has never felt the weight of expectations before a big game or during … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Can Sports Parents Help Young Athletes Start Building Confidence? When Your Athlete Can’t Let Go After the Game Does your young athlete focus only on mistakes after they compete? Do they criticize their performance instead of looking at what they can learn and improve? Do they completely overlook what … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Helping Young Athletes Stay Confident During a Shooting Slump Where do your child’s thoughts go when they are in a shooting slump? Do they get frustrated and try to “fix their shot” mid-game? Do they obsess over stats, numbers, or results instead of staying engaged in the game? Do they … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Andy Whittier knows how to cope with pressure. He transitioned from playing college football to representing the U.S. in the skeleton sport, a solo, head-first sled race down an icy track at speeds of up to 89 mph. At first, it was terrifying, he said during an interview with our … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Athletic Identity Hurts Kids in Sports especially when athletes’ identities are wrapped up in sports, they can experience pressure and high expectations. What’s more, they might become disappointed if they go to college and are no longer the stars they were on their high school teams, said Zedralyn Butler, author … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports bullying programs commonly do not work, , said Tom Dahlborg, president and CEO of Dahlborg HealthCaring Leadership Group. Forty-two percent of children report being bullied by coaches or physical education teachers. Bullying can make kids depressed, anxious and even suicidal. Dahlborg is working to implement better anti-bullying programs, including … Read Sport Psychology Tip