Mental Game Skills for Young Athletes
Learn how to improve your athletes' confidence, focus, and composure with sports psychology strategies:
Mental focus is especially critical in figure skating, where skaters have just four and a half minutes to perform over a dozen high-risk elements with confidence and accuracy, says Scott Smith, an internationally competitive …
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Siblings naturally compete with each other in all areas of life; they fight for their parents' praise and attention and compete to be recognized as the "better student" or the "better athlete." Sports can increase sibling …
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Pop quiz: When parents and coaches witness an "Are you kidding me?" call from the ref, do you: A. Shout "Boo" and jump up and down? Or.. B. Say nothing, and understand that bad calls are just part of the game. Of …
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Do you have a few last minute pointers for your kid before the big match on nailing that serve? Save it. That's the best way to help your kids succeed, according to Junior Tennis Players' Preferences for Parental …
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Regan McMahon, author of Revolution in the Bleachers: How Parents can Take Back Family Life in a World Gone Crazy over Youth Sports, explores parents' expectations for their kids in sports. McMahon stresses that some …
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Individual talent alone won't make a team successful. Team members must be able to understand and take advantage of each other's strengths to be successful. That's teamwork. Coaches play an important role in enhancing …
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Sports parents often face the dilemma of how to motivate their children. Should sports parents have to motive children to participate? Or should sports kids be purely self-motivated? What is self-motivation? Kids who are …
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All sports parents want their children to succeed and play up to their potential. It can be very frustrating when you think your kids are not performing up to their potential. As a sports parent, sometimes it is difficult to …
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