Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
At age 19, Cliff Meidl survived an electric shock that prompted doctors to say they should amputate his legs above the knee. But his mom did some research, and found Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy, a plastic …
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Help Athletes Welcome Friendly Competition Young athletes can reap many benefits from embracing friendly competition. Often, kids shy away from competing with their teammates. They feel as if …
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Mental Toughness vs. Mental Health During the 202o Olympics, Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in the world, pulled out of some Olympic events after experiencing the “twisties.” She said her …
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How to Boost Young Athletes' Communication and Cooperation Chasta Hamilton, author of “Trash The Trophies: How To Win Without Losing Your Soul,” was seeing red flags in her dance studio. The …
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Keep Confidence Up, Even in a Pandemic When kids’ sports schedules are interrupted or stopped altogether--which is true for many young athletes right now, due to the pandemic--they can feel …
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How to Be Mentally Prepared for Adversity Do your sports kids embrace unexpected challenges, seeing them as a way to discover new ways to keep moving forward? Or do these challenges dissuade them …
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