How to Help Your Athlete Stop Tearing Themselves Down and Play Their Game Are your sports kids critical of themselves? After every mistake or bad game, do they put themselves down? When kids criticize themselves …
Comparison’s Impact on Athletes Confidence
Young athletes Commonly Struggle with Comparison “My son is very tentative when playing basketball. He always has his eye on what others are doing—his teammates and his opponents. How can we help him play with more …
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Helping Kids Choose Sports
Letting Kids Decide What Sports They Want to Play What are the Habits of Supportive Sports Parents? To be a supportive sports parent, you first have to ensure your kids are having fun. Second, you should help …
How Emotions Affect Sports Kids
Feelings Can be Contagious in Youth Sports Athletes can pick up on others’ feelings--often negative--in youth sports. In fact, feelings can snowball from one player to another, either lifting the team up emotionally …
Improve Sports Kids’ Mental Toughness
Helping Young Athletes Boost Resilience Resilience is an important trait for all athletes in sports. It helps them bounce back after losses, injuries and other types of adversity, says psychologist and former sports …
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Teach Sports Kids To Focus on What They Can Control
How to Control What is Controllable Do your sports kids worry too much before and during competitions? When they worry, they’re often trying to control issues related to performance that are outside of their direct …
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