Bullying in youth sports articles for sport parents, young athletes, and youth coaches on how to stand up to bullies in sports with confidence.
Kaig Lightner, founder of Portland Community Football, a soccer club for low-income kids, says one of his main challenges is helping the kids–many of them Hispanic–deal with bullying. “These are 10-year-olds who get called racist names on the field. We have to work with the kids and help them figure … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Deal With Bully Coaches Do your sports children complain about being bullied, teased, or intimidated by coaches? One sports mom recently told us her own story about how much a bully coach hurt her son… “Some of it was outright verbal, mental, emotional abuse. And a lot of … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Parents: What Can You Do if Your Athlete is Bullied? In the the video series ” Sessions With Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your youth sports psychology and mental training questions that deal with sports parents and the mental game challenges their sports kids have. Visit Peaksports.com and click on … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Bullying Problems in Youth Sports Sports parents, you need to worry about bullies in youth sports. Why? Because bullies permeate the youth sports scene, and kids don’t like to talk about being bullied… Athletes are embarrassed – and often won’t tell their parents, coaches or friends that they’re being harassed, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Can Parents Help Bullied Sports Kids In a recent survey of 650 parents on an online site about plastic surgery, 68% of parents surveyed said they would allow their teens to undergo plastic surgery to avoid bullying. The survey shows just how far parents will go to prevent their … Read Sport Psychology Tip