Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
Read our mental game articles to sports kids have more fun and perform better...
How to Teach Young Athletes Mental Toughness Sports parents, want to help your kids achieve peak performance, that elusive state that allows them to stay in the moment, banish distractions and …
Continue Reading about Mental Preparation For Young Athletes →
The Shooter’s Mindset for Basketball Players Our readers are asking about what to do when their young athletes stop shooting after missing a shot. Here are some of the questions: “How to see …
Continue Reading about When Basketball Players Stop Shooting after Missing →
A Dad's Frustration with His Athlete A sports dad says that his 11-year-old daughter is an accomplished table tennis player in Australia who recently ranked second in the Junior State Championship …
Continue Reading about Sports Parents’ Anger and Frustration Hurts Kids →
How to Communicate With Young Athletes The words parents and coaches choose when communicating with young athletes can boost kids’ confidence or deflate it, says Ganon Baker, a sports development …
Continue Reading about Choose Your Words With Young Athletes →
Volleyball is 90 Percent Mental: These Skills Can Help What helps young athletes remain mentally tough after a hard loss in volleyball? What helps them bounce back after difficult circumstances? …
Continue Reading about The Role of Mental Game Skills for Sports Kids →
Do Parents Pressure Kids to be Superstars? In the world of youth sports, we focus too much on “the next big thing”, creating high expectations. Eighth grade basketball player Elijah Fisher has …
Continue Reading about Why Adults Shouldn’t Heap Superstar Expectations →
