Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
Helping Sports Kids Cope with Covid-19 It’s hard for sports kids to suddenly stop playing or competing in response to COVID-19. Young athletes might be saying: “I’ve been competing since I …
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How Young Athletes Can Learn From Failure Losses and failure can sink sports kids’ confidence--but they don’t have to. For many football players, failure means throwing an interception in the …
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When Self-Talk Isn't Enough for Athletes Brad Donohue, a psychology professor and sports psychology expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is conducting some eye-opening studies about …
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How Expectations Hinder Confidence Perfectionists tend to have more confidence in practice than they do in competition. They also harbor what’s called fragile confidence. Fragile confidence …
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Interview With Christian Lavers It’s natural for youth sports kids’ confidence to come and go, says Christian Lavers, President, Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), a youth sports competition and …
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Help Young Athletes with Performance Young athletes can become overwhelmed by crowds during games or performances. Some kids feel anxious when the crowd claps; others feel energized. One …
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