Youth Sports Articles

Youth sports articles and tips for sports parents, young athletes, and youth coaches to improve mental performance and overall consistency in sports.

How To Support Your Athlete’s Coach

Supporting Coaches

How Your Athletes Benefit When You Support Their Coach A parent asks a very thoughtful question: “What are the coaches thinking and how do I access this information, not to aide my child, but to become a better parent/coach/cheerleader/technician?” Truth is, if you want to understand what your coaches are … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Sports Parents: How Do You React After a Game?

Youth Sports Psychology

Stay Confident After A Loss It’s easy to hurt your young athletes’ confidence after a game, saying the wrong things or talking too much about the game, especially if your team lost. Many kids link their self-esteem with their performance. We don’t want that to happen. Too often, parents say … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Athletes Who Worry About Who’s Watching Them Play

Youth Sports Psychology

Help Young Athletes Develop A Pregame Routine Just before a game, a number of challenges hurt kids’ confidence. A big one among them, parents tell us, are worries about who will come to kids’ games to watch them perform. Young athletes worry about coaches, friends, girlfriends and boyfriends, parents, and … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Do You Try to Give Your Athletes Confidence?

Youth Sports Psychology

Confidence For Young Athletes A parent asked us in our recent survey, “How do you get kids ready and to games on time? What do you do to make them feel confident?” It’s critical to understand that you, as parents, can’t MAKE your kids feel confident; athletes must earn their … Read Sport Psychology Tip