How to Communicate With Young Athletes The words parents and coaches choose when communicating with young athletes can boost kids’ confidence or deflate it, says Ganon Baker, a sports development coach who has worked with teams internationally and also played basketball in Iceland. When talking to kids about a … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Introduce Sports Psychology to Young Athletes In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Mike about how you can introduce mental coaching to your sports kids. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your mental game … Read Sport Psychology Tip
When Young Athletes Have High Expectations Parents, be mindful of how you might harbor high expectations for your kids… Understanding the effects of high expectations is one of the most important things you can do to help your sports kids before a game. Here’s why: Just before a game, parents … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Burnout in Young Athletes In the the video series “Sessions With Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your youth sports psychology and mental training questions that deal with sports parents and the mental game challenges their sports kids have. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Giving Youth Sports Back to Kids “Nine-year-olds have the amazing ability to act like nine-year-olds,” says Bob Bialow, a former NBA players and author of “Just Let The Kids Play,” and, “Youth Sports: Still Failing Out Kids,” in a recent interview for our podcast. “Most of the folks running youth … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Do Superstitions Hurt Performance? You’ve heard kids say things like, “I need to wear my blue striped boxers under my uniform at the game today in order to do well; that’s what I wore last time we won.” Or, “I have to eat chocolate chip pancakes before my game … Read Sport Psychology Tip