Encouraging Sports Kids Bjorn, a 12-year-old hockey player, joined a AAA team after three years of playing hockey, and suddenly found himself surrounded by other athletes with 7 or 8 years’ experience, while he only had three years’ experience. The other players didn’t pass to him and the coach initially … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Building Confidence in Young Athletes Over and over, coaches and parents tell us that when kids build confidence in sports, they boost it in other areas of their lives. For example, at Kids’ Sports Psychology, we teach kids how to cope with worries about what everyone is thinking of them. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Involved Should Sports Parents Be? Film maker Caytha Jenis is the first to admit she was too involved in her daughter’s sports experience. So were many of the other sports parents she knew. In fact, Jenis, owner of Fox Meadow Films, was so upset by her own over-involvement that … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Choose The Right Coach For Your Sports Kid As sports parents, one of the most important things you’ll do is choose a coach for your sports kids. You might have signed up your young athletes for teams their best friends are on. And you probably don’t have many … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports Kids’ Fear of Failure Too often, kids think they shouldn’t make any mistakes in youth sports. In fact, up to 75% of the kids we work with are hard on themselves after a loss or mistake When they think they shouldn’t fail, they avoid making mistakes-which is a real … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports Kids Too Focused on Social Approval If your sports kids worry about what their friends, team mates, parents, coaches and friends’ friends think of their performance, they’re not alone. This is a common challenge for sports kids—and a big confidence buster. For example, they may worry that their coaches … Read Sport Psychology Tip