{"id":440,"date":"2009-09-17T23:59:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T23:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2025-08-08T01:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T05:46:11","slug":"how-sports-kids-handle-constructive-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-sports-kids-handle-constructive-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sports Kids Handle Constructive Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Sports_Kids_Deal_With_Criticism\"><\/span>How Sports Kids Deal With Criticism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-sports-kids-handle-constructive-criticism\/#How_Sports_Kids_Deal_With_Criticism\" >How Sports Kids Deal With Criticism<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-sports-kids-handle-constructive-criticism\/#In_this_youth_sports_psychology_video_by_Dr_Patrick_Cohn_youll_learn\" >In this youth sports psychology video by Dr. Patrick Cohn you\u2019ll&nbsp;learn:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-sports-kids-handle-constructive-criticism\/#Related_Articles_on_Kids_Mental_Game\" >Related Articles on Kids&#8217; Mental Game:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-sports-kids-handle-constructive-criticism\/#The_Composed_Sports_Kid\" >The Composed Sports Kid<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Patrick Cohn, co-founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/ultimate-sports-parent-workbook-cd-program\/\">The Ultimate Sports Parent<\/a>&nbsp;discusses how&nbsp;kids handle constructive criticism in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_this_youth_sports_psychology_video_by_Dr_Patrick_Cohn_youll_learn\"><\/span>In this youth sports psychology video by Dr. Patrick Cohn you\u2019ll&nbsp;learn:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How kids handle <strong>criticism<\/strong> in sports today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the interview with Coach James Jackson and Dr. Patrick Cohn about &#8220;How Kids Handle Criticism in Sports Today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When coaches don&#8217;t communicate well during games, kids take well-meaning <strong>constructive feedback <\/strong>personally and generally don&#8217;t learn or improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch this youth sports video<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wiaF7rWn_mg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" on how kids handle constructive criticism in sports.\"> on how kids handle constructive criticism in sports.<\/a><\/strong> A great video for sports parents and youth coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-32ed7713\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kids&#039; 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