Mental Game Skills for Young Athletes
Learn how to improve your athletes' confidence, focus, and composure with sports psychology strategies:
Coaches who over-correct or pick apart kids' technique and criticize their players can undermine kids' confidence and cause them to perform poorly and lose their enjoyment for the game. Coaches often get in the habit …
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You're a sports parent with loads of experience as an athlete. Maybe you were an Olympian, or a Div. 1 basketball player. Maybe you just loved playing sports as a kid, and played three sports between the ages of 5 and …
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When young athletes psych themselves out before competition, it is called self-intimidation. Self-intimidation starts its destructive power at the very beginning of the match, or may even be something the athlete starts …
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Many parents have concerns about their kids' coaches -- how they coach, how they organize practices or how playing time is divided. This can add stress to a coach's responsibilities. Not only do coaches worry about …
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Choking is what happens when an athlete performs poorly because of their inability to deal with pressure. Choking happens at all levels in sports from junior to professional athletes. This article will illustrate some …
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No matter how hard we try, we will never be perfect. And either will our children, especially when it comes to sports. In fact, we don't want them to be perfect. If they don't make mistakes, they're not being challenged …
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