{"id":4820,"date":"2018-01-12T18:51:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T18:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2025-07-10T07:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:22:34","slug":"building-confidence-in-young-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/building-confidence-in-young-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Confidence in Young Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/building-confidence-in-young-athletes.jpg\" alt=\"Building Confidence in Young Athletes\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" 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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 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ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/building-confidence-in-young-athletes\/#How_you_communicate_with_your_sports_kids_has_a_huge_impact_on_their_confidence_and_performance\" >How you communicate with your sports kids has a huge impact on their confidence and performance.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/building-confidence-in-young-athletes\/#Related_Articles_on_Youth_Sports\" >Related Articles on Youth Sports:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/building-confidence-in-young-athletes\/#Help_Young_Athletes_Boost_Confidence_in_Sports\" >Help Young Athletes Boost Confidence in Sports!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sports parent asks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;My daughter is 13 years old and is currently playing basketball. She is very athletic and has natural abilities but just doesn&#8217;t know it or use it. Her confidence level is not there. She gets in a game and just panics. She starts making mistakes and gets pulled out, I feel like that is hurting her confidence as well. She&#8217;s so afraid to make a mistake. Her father and I get frustrated as well but aren&#8217;t sure what to say or how to help. What do you recommend?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents, your sports children may have more natural ability then the kids around them, but the fact remains that no level of natural ability or smarts can make up for lack of <strong>confidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While your children\u2019s physical preparedness may be the engine that runs their athletic performance, their <strong>confidence<\/strong> is their fuel. Without it, they have nothing to power their performance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic gold medal winner, said it succinctly, <em>&#8220;If you don\u2019t have the confidence, you\u2019ll always find a way to not win.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Often_times_your_sports_children_will_react_poorly_to_mistakes\"><\/span>Often times, your sports children will react poorly to mistakes.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mistakes will bring them down and they will lose <strong>confidence.<\/strong> <strong>Fear of failure<\/strong> can cripple your kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They will <strong>focus<\/strong> more on what they should not do wrong than what they should do right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your sports kids need to overcome the fear of making mistakes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take Michael Jordan as an example&#8230; Famous for making clutch, last second, game-winning shots, he said, <em>&#8220;I\u2019ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help your sports kids, identify unrealistic beliefs that are harming their <strong>confidence.<\/strong> In this particular example, there could be many things going through the child\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do your kids think that they have to be the star?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often when a child has athletic gifts that are praised by their parents, they build up the unrealistic belief that they should perform better than less athletic kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let them know that you do not expect them to be the best; you simply expect them to try hard and have fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_you_communicate_with_your_sports_kids_has_a_huge_impact_on_their_confidence_and_performance\"><\/span>How you communicate with your sports kids has a huge impact on their confidence and performance.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give them a few get-out-of-jail cards. Tell them that mistakes help them learn and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-confident-sports-kid-cd-program\/\"><strong>For more tips on how to boost your sport children\u2019s confidence, check out our program&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-articles-on-hockey-mental-game\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles_on_Youth_Sports\"><\/span>Related Articles on Youth Sports:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/helping-kids-choose-sports\/\"><strong>Building Confidence in Young Athletes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/building-sports-kids-confidence-with-communication\/\"><strong>Building Confidence With Supportive Communication<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/building-confidence-in-sports-kids-with-fairness\/\"><strong>Building Confidence in Sports Kids With Fairness<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-f49818fa-7c7a-4ee3-b5ee-66581aad2c71\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Help_Young_Athletes_Boost_Confidence_in_Sports\"><\/span>Help Young Athletes Boost Confidence in Sports!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ultimate-sports-parent-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ultimate-sports-parent-small.jpg\" alt=\"The Ultimate Sports Parent\" class=\"wp-image-11157\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day, we receive letters from parents like you who want their children and teens to excel in sports. However, these parents can <strong>see fear, doubt, and frustration on the faces of their kids<\/strong> who struggle with the \u201cinner\u201d game of sports. But these parents have no idea how to help their kids <strong>overcome the worries, expectations and self-defeating thoughts<\/strong> that prevent their young athletes from feeling confident and successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can benefit from our 1<strong>5-plus years\u2019 of work in sports psychology and sports parenting research<\/strong>. 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