Helping Sports Kids’ Boost Performance Your sports kids likely have mental game strengths–whether or not they’ve had any mental game training. It’s a good idea to identify and nurture these strengths. This will help your sports kids understand the value of having a strong mental game. Understanding the keys to … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Parents: Supporting Your Athletes’ Goals Barbara Hopewell, the sports mom to Summer Sanders–a swimmer who won four medals at the 1992 Olympic games–recently told us some of her sports parenting secrets. Hopewell, who was the subject of Sanders’ book, “Champions Are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me a … Read Sport Psychology Tip
New Coaches in Youth Sports A dad recently wrote us with a heart-breaking story about how his 13-year-old soccer player was once “brilliant,” but had his confidence busted by a new coach…. The parents are willing to move to another town just to find a team that would help boost … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Fostering Determination in Sports Kids Inner determination and will are critical in youth sports, says Kirk Mango–a coach, National Champion and 3-Time All-American. They help young athletes push themselves beyond their normal limitations and do things they never thought possible. It all boils down to this: Kids-and adults-who are determined … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Growing Confidence in Youth Sports Can kids really grow their confidence in sports today, given that they have to deal with society’s pressure to excel, untrained and sometimes difficult coaches, bullies, and parents who are sometimes over-invested in winning? That was the gist of a question we got yesterday from … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Homeschooling And Youth Sports When families completely re-structure their lives to meet the needs of young athletes, do the kids feel more pressure to perform? At Kids’ Sports Psychology, we’ve found that the answer is often yes. When parents pull their kids out of school, they must change their work … Read Sport Psychology Tip