The Focused Sports Kid How often do coaches or parents say to their sports kids, “You need to focus! Get your head in the game!” All the time! The truth is, most sports kids get distracted. And when you hear the refrain, “Focus! Get your head in the game,” it’s … Read Sport Psychology Tip
“The Focused Sports Kid” helps sports kids who get easily distracted and can’t regain their focus in competition. In this program, you and your athlete learn concentration-boosting strategies to help young athletes develop laser focus during competition. Young athletes learn how to focus on what’s most important, to refocus when … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports Parents: Help Kids Improve Focus In our last tip, we shared a video with you on the top distractions young athletes face in sports. Today, we have a follow up video—again produced by Dr. Cohn: Four Steps to Helping Young Athletes Improve Focus This short video describes the critical … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Helping Sports Kids Stay Focused Concentration is key to excelling in sports. When kids aren’t focused on what they need to do to perform their skills, performance suffers. Then your athletes are unable to perform in the “zone.” Not coping effectively with distractions can really hurt your athletes’ performance in … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports Parents Who Experience Strong Emotions It’s true sports parents too often get hot under the collar and yell at coaches, refs and even their sports kids during games. But critics need to show these parents some empathy and give them a break. That’s the word from Nancy Peter, director … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Communicating With a Bully Coach Sports parents often feel torn about how to deal with difficult or bully coaches. Parents worry that if they approach coaches about their behavior, the coaches will give their kids less playing time, bench them, or favor other players. But parents need to overcome these … Read Sport Psychology Tip