Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
Welcome to The Ultimate Sports Parent blog at Youth Sports Psychology. Sports parents and coaches learn how to instill confidence and success in young athletes. Do your athletes struggle with doubt, anxiety, frustration or under performance?
Learn how mental training can help young athletes succeed. Here, you’ll learn proven mental game skills for sports and life! Browse our 100% FREE articles, videos, and podcasts:
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How to Help Athletes be Relaxed before a Game Parents want to know what to tell their athletes before a game that will help them perform well and feel less pressure… For example, parents say: *Do you coach your kids on what to do? *Do you let them mentally … [Read Youth Sports Psychology Tip...]
How to Help Young Athletes Overcome Worry A sports parent wrote to us recently to say… "My son is a top player but cannot perform any longer in matches when there is a crowd watching. He is 17, however he is as tight as a drum when playing matches now." "He still … [Read Youth Sports Psychology Tip...]
Athletes' Acceptance of Mental Training Often, young athletes don’t understand the benefits of mental game training. They say they’re already mentally strong. Or they’re afraid that they’ll have to sit on a couch and reveal their innermost vulnerabilities. Mostly, they … [Read Youth Sports Psychology Tip...]
Young Athletes who are Perfectionist "I have a son, age 15. He is skilled in many sports at school. Rugby, Hockey, XC running and Athletics (sprint and long jump where he holds the school record in both these)." "When he makes a mistake he can ‘lose’ it and can be seen … [Read Youth Sports Psychology Tip...]
How to Keep Athletes in the Game A sports parent asks: “My son is a HS freshman with huge potential in football but is not wanting to pursue it, he says he does not feel ‘passionate’ about it, even after being told by a few retired coaches and refs that he could … [Read Youth Sports Psychology Tip...]
Athletes who Fear Mistakes A young athlete writes, “Sometimes I feel as if I don’t want to keep playing club volleyball and as a person who truly LOVES volleyball I have never ever met a team and coach who puts me down when I make a mistake rather than get me backup and help … [Read Youth Sports Psychology Tip...]
