Kids sports psychology articles for sports parents, young athletes, and team coaches to improve and learn mental game performance and consistency.
How to Communicate with Your Child Parents communicate in many ways with their kids through conversation, tone of voice, body language and facial expressions. Sports can be an exciting topic to discuss with your young athletes. It’s important to be as supportive, empathic and positive as possible when you’re discussing … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Homeschooling Youth Athletes Homeschooling, or home education directed by parents, is a growing alternative for many children across the country. The number of homeschooled children will grow between 5 to 12% each year, according to the National Home Education Research Institute. During the 2007-2008 school year, about 2 million children … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Jane H. Scarrow’s Kids’ Sports Psychology Success Story Here’s the letter Jane sent us via email–in her own words: Looking around for ways to help him overcome his fear of competing I came across Dr Patrick Cohn’s Kids Sports Psychology website and was so impressed by the content of the … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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 figure skater and the alternate in the 2006 Olympic games. There are no second chances in … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Approach Sibling Rivalry 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 rivalry. Some siblings are jealous of each other and … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Gain Self-Control 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 course, you know you’re … Read Sport Psychology Tip