Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
Elite and travel teams can hurt kids’ confidence by setting up a dicey relationship among kids, parents and coaches. That’s the view of Hal Phillips, a former sports parent and youth soccer coach, …
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Sports parents need to show their young athletes that they care about more than the score and the win. That’s the word from Wayne LaMarre, clinical professor and director of the athletic training …
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When kids experience overuse injuries, it undermines their mental game, often causing them to burn out in sports. That’s the message from Robert Weil, a sports podiatrist and host of the Sports …
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When kids experience overuse injuries, it undermines their mental game, often causing them to burn out in sports. That’s the message from Robert Weil, a sports podiatrist and host of the Sports …
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It’s easy to assume that young athletes want, first and foremost, to win games and competitions. But that’s not what the research reveals, says Bill Eckstrom, CEO of Ecsell Sports and Ecsell …
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At age 19, Cliff Meidl survived an electric shock that prompted doctors to say they should amputate his legs above the knee. But his mom did some research, and found Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy, a plastic …
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