Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
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Helping Sports Kids Cope with Covid-19 It’s hard for sports kids to suddenly stop playing or competing in response to COVID-19. Young athletes might be saying: “I’ve been competing since I …
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How Young Athletes Can Learn From Failure Losses and failure can sink sports kids’ confidence--but they don’t have to. For many football players, failure means throwing an interception in the …
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When Self-Talk Isn't Enough for Athletes Brad Donohue, a psychology professor and sports psychology expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is conducting some eye-opening studies about …
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How Expectations Hinder Confidence Perfectionists tend to have more confidence in practice than they do in competition. They also harbor what’s called fragile confidence. Fragile confidence …
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Help Young Athletes with Performance Young athletes can become overwhelmed by crowds during games or performances. Some kids feel anxious when the crowd claps; others feel energized. One …
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Do Your Athletes Do Well in Poor Weather? When the weather outside is rainy, snowy, cold or windy, it can be difficult for young athletes to stay focused. For example, young tennis players often …
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