Comfort Zones in Youth Sports
As part of Kids’ Sports Psychology’s Sports Parents’ Coach audio series, Lisa Cohn and Dr. Patrick Cohn give advice to Jennifer, the mother of an 11-year-old baseball player who is a perfectionist.
Jennifer says that her son is afraid of failing and tends to stay in his own “comfort zone,” without trying new things or taking risks.
In this week’s Ultimate Sports Parent podcast:
Dr. Cohn and Jennifer talk about how comfort zones can limit sports kids and what to do about it.
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Related Articles on Kids’ Mental Game:
- How Fear Of Failure Hurts Kids’ Confidence
- How Participating in Sports Gives Kids an Edge in Life
- How Kids Can Learn to Make the Most of Mistakes While Competing
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The Composed Sports Kid
“The Composed Sports Kid” audio and workbook digital download program for young athletes and their parents or coach helps kids cope with frustration and anger in sports. Help your sports kids learn how to manage expectations and let go of mistakes so they can keep their head in the game.
The Composed Sports Kid system is really two programs in one–one program to train parents and coaches how to help their kids practice composure, and one program that teaches young athletes–ages 6 to 13–how to improve composure, let go of mistakes quickly, have more self-acceptance, and thus enjoy sports more!