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
Parents: Help Instill Confidence in Sports Kids Parents are always asking us how they should interact with their athletes before games and during practice. They want to know how to best support their sons or daughters’ confidence in sports. Here are a few general guidelines parents can use to help … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What Should Sports Kids Focus On? Too often, kids worry about what others think of how they’re performing or playing. And of course, this worry affects kids in other area of their lives, too. If they can get it under control in sports, they may also learn to control it … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Impact of Negative Thinking Greg Liberto’s tryout for a sophomore baseball team changed his life forever. He had played baseball as a freshman, but as a sophomore his parents switched him to his school’s arch-rival. When he went to the try-outs, he had a huge chip on his shoulder, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What’s One of the Biggest Confidence Killers for Sports Kids? Beliefs they hold to that undermine their confidence. They include: Maybe your young athletes don’t wear polka-dotted underwear. But we bet your sports kids have displayed some, if not all, of these tendencies from time-to-time. If they haven’t, they’re not … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports Kids Who Are Their Own Worst Enemy Young athletes who develop early or who possess raw talent often are their own worst enemies. Why? Things come too easy to them. They’re so used to picking things up quickly that they often aren’t open to working hard to learn. “You … Read Sport Psychology Tip