Kids sports psychology podcasts for sports parents, young athletes, and team coaches to improve performance in sports and learn mental skills.
It’s important for kids to separate their self-worth from their performance and it’s critical for parents to remind kids that their self-image should not be tied to how well they perform. When your sports kids’ whole self-image is tied to athletic performance, they often deal with substantial psychological consequences and … Read Sport Psychology Tip
There’s an important link between what kids eat and their confidence in sports, says Kimberly Lackey, founder of Empath Coaching. “When I think of confidence, I think of mood,” she says. Sugar and soft drinks not only cause kids to crash quickly, which can undermine their confidence, but become dehydrated … Read Sport Psychology Tip
In a recent interview, Greg Winkler, award-winning soccer coach and author of “Coaching a Season of Significance,” gave tips for sports parents. “On the ride home, kids typically don’t really want to talk much. As a parent, just pick something out that they did well, even if they sat on … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Bob Katz, a journalist, former sports dad and author of he kids’ book “EZ and the Intangibles” shares why he believes sports parents should drop the sports fan mindset. Katz argues that the informality and fun integral to sports kids’ learning is being eclipsed by intensity and criticism that should … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Richard Burke, who has been coaching baseball, football and basketball for the last 12 years recently helped a 10-year-old baseball pitcher on his travel team overcome perfectionism. Burke had recently become familiar with Kids’ Sports Psychology and our mental game programs. He took the young player aside and shared some … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Mary Nhin’s son, Kobe, began competing in tennis a couple of years ago and was winning most of his games… until he hit a cold streak. “He began going into super tiebreakers, a very short determining point system, and he would get very nervous, and he would end up losing,” … Read Sport Psychology Tip