Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes
Positive Actions Empower Young Athletes What kinds of adversity have your sports kids encountered? Perhaps they have experienced an injury or long-term sickness. Maybe they were cut from a team …
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How can Young Athletes Learn from Ninja Warriors? Lisa here from Youth Sports Psychology and Kids Sports Psychology. This week, along with my 10-yr-old, I was an audience member for American …
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How to Show Composure, Not Perfection in Tryouts A sports parent says: "My Bantam AAA hockey player is in the mist of tryouts and is having stumbling blocks in his tryouts over hitting and …
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Helping Young Athletes Overcome Negative Beliefs It’s common for young athletes to struggle with doubt and negative thoughts about their performance. They tell themselves that: They aren’t …
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Positive Self-Talk in Youth Sports Even top athletes tell themselves, "I need to talk to myself more positively. I need to take a hard look at the way I talk to myself about sports." In youth …
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