Abusive coaches in sports articles and tips for sports parents, young athletes, and youth coaches to improve mental performance in sports.
Bully Coaches in Youth Sports What’s the biggest complaint we get from sports parents? Bully coaches. These are coaches who scream at, intimidate, harass or scare young athletes—usually in the name of motivating them to perform better. Read on to learn about how to protect your kids from being hurt … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Handling Bully Coaches in Youth Sports Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Christopher Hickey, executive director of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education. In this week’s Ultimate Sports Parents podcast: Hickey talks about how parents can deal with difficult or bully coaches. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Bullying Epidemic in Youth Sports Last week, CNN released a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll showing that slightly more than a third of teens personally have been subjected to bullying behavior. In the poll, more than two-thirds of teens said their friends had been bullied. Yet most adults believe bullying … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Why Do Sports Kids Bully? Judging from the many emails and comments we’ve received from sports parents and coaches lately, bullying is an important topic to you. It should be. Bullying is rampant in sports–and kids don’t like to talk about it. Whether you’re sports parents concerned about how your … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Dealing Coaches Who Bully in Youth Sports Have your sports kids ever had a coach who yelled at, insulted or intimidated them? If so, read on… We’ve got some tips—and warnings—for you about what we call “bully coaches.” First of all, our warning. Coaches who teach by being negative or intimidating … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What to Avoid As a Sports Parent If you want to know what NOT to do as sports parents and coaches, read on. We received this letter from a parent and former coach of a soccer player in the 10-12 –year-old age group. “My child’s coach has three assistant coaches … Read Sport Psychology Tip