Ultimate Sports Parent Podcast

How Parents’ Emotions Affect Sports Kids

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Sports Parents Influence on Kids Let’s face it: The world of sports evokes lots of emotion. That’s partially why we love sports so much. But as sports parents, your emotional state affects your kids’ confidence in sports. In fact, if you can’t keep your feelings under control, your athletes might … Read Sport Psychology Tip

The Psychology of Sports Injury and Helping Athletes Cope

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Sports Injuries in Young Athlete Many hours each week in Joe Dinoffer’s family focused on their daughter’s tennis; all tennis families have been there. Like many, Joe’s family also decided to let their daughter stay at home and attend an accredited high school distance learning program. But after adjusted a … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Why Young Athletes Excel with Backyard Play [Podcast]

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The Benefits of Backyard Play Gary Simmons, author of “Gymbag Wisdom,” and a sports performance specialist who concentrates on teens, has some interesting anecdotes to share about the athletes he works with in high school. The top players he deals with are not the ones who play on traveling teams. … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Do Pre-Game Jitters Help Sports Kids Perform Better? [Podcast]

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Pre-Game Butterflies in Youth Sports Pre-game butterflies are good for young athletes…Pre-game fear is not. That’s the word from Twan Russell, a former Miami Dolphins player and current Director of Youth Programs for the Dolphins. “We tell kids, ‘Be nervous.’ That anticipation prepares your body for what you are going to … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Homeschooling: Pressure for Young Athletes? [Podcast]

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Homeschooling And Youth Sports Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Andrea Leib, a former teacher who is founder of stayontrack.net, which is an online school for athletes who need to homeschool due to demanding travel and practice schedules. This week’s Ultimate Sports Parents podcast question is: Does homeschooling provide a relief … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How to Deal With Difficult/Bully Coaches [Podcast]

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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