confidence for young athletes

Help Young Athletes Reframe Doubts

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Do Your Sports Kids Lack Self-Confidence? In “Sports Parents Success Tips,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your youth sports psychology and mental training questions about sports parents and the mental game challenges their sports kids have. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How to Help Athletes Feel Confident After a Game [Podcast]

Ultimate Sports Parent Podcast

Postgame Confidence in Sports Kids As you may know, we’ve created a series of audios about how you can build your sports kids’ confidence after a game. In our second audio, we focus on how to communicate with young athletes after a game. This can be tricky. First of all, … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How Sports Parents Should Communicate With Kids [Podcast]

Ultimate Sports Parent Podcast

Postgame Communication With Sports Kids Parents, even when the game is over, you need to be careful about how you communicate with your young athletes. Often, parents are tempted to harp on sports kids’ mistakes after a game. In the first in a series of podcasts, mental game expert Dr. … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How To Overcome Perfectionism In Sports

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Managing Perfectionism in Sports Kids In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about managing perfectionism in athletes. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Here’s the … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Building Confidence in Kids Who Try New Sports

Youth Sports Psychology

Confidence When Trying New Youth Sports Lisa here from Kids’ Sports Psychology and the Ultimate Sports Parent… As a mom who played three sports, I’m very eager for my youngest, 5-year-old Michael, to play sports. But I signed him up for a soccer team and was quickly disappointed. He liked … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How Goofy Beliefs Harm Kids’ Sports Confidence and Performance

Youth Sports Psychology

Superstitions in Youth Sports Do your sports kids harbor silly beliefs about what makes them better athletes? For example, do they insist on wearing a red-striped headband and on eating chocolate power bars before games? This is common in young athletes, and can actually hurt their confidence and performance. Why? … Read Sport Psychology Tip