{"id":6831,"date":"2020-10-29T16:40:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=6831"},"modified":"2025-07-09T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:29:16","slug":"how-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help Kids Give 100 Percent, No Matter the Outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/how-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome-1.jpg\" alt=\"effort in young athletes\" class=\"wp-image-6833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/how-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/how-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Help_Sports_Kids_Develop_a_%E2%80%9CGive_it_Your_All%E2%80%9D_Mindset\"><\/span>Help Sports Kids Develop a &#8220;Give it Your All&#8221; Mindset <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 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-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome\/#Help_Sports_Kids_Develop_a_%E2%80%9CGive_it_Your_All%E2%80%9D_Mindset\" >Help Sports Kids Develop a &#8220;Give it Your All&#8221; Mindset<\/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-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome\/#Why_do_some_young_athletes_put_forth_less_than_their_best\" >Why do some young athletes put forth less than their best?<\/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-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome\/#Give_It_Your_All\" >Give It Your All<\/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-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome\/#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\/how-to-help-kids-give-100-percent-no-matter-the-outcome\/#The_Composed_Sports_Kid\" >The Composed Sports Kid<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Do your athletes ever complete a competition and regret that they didn\u2019t put forth enough <strong>effort<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When sports kids lose and feel as if they didn\u2019t give 100%, they can feel crushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Losing generally isn\u2019t one athlete&#8217;s fault. Many issues contribute to the outcome of a game. It could be the officiating, the opponents\u2019 high-performance level, competition conditions or injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids can\u2019t control these issues, but they can control their attitude, effort and <strong>focus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When kids give 100%, it\u2019s easier for them to accept <strong>defeat<\/strong> or an unfavorable outcome. But when they feel as if they gave up or held back, it\u2019s harder to accept defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basketball coaches tell their players, \u201cLeave it all on the court\u2026 Chase down balls. Don\u2019t concede any points. Push through fatigue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expression \u201cleave it all on the court\u201d means kids should <strong>give it their all<\/strong>. They should give all their focus and all their effort until the very last second of a competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When kids give 100%, it doesn\u2019t guarantee victory. But it helps kids feel as if they performed their best and don\u2019t regret the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_some_young_athletes_put_forth_less_than_their_best\"><\/span>Why do some young athletes put forth less than their best?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>They may be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Afraid of <strong>making mistakes<\/strong> or being embarrassed for not performing well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anxious <\/strong>and playing tight, nervous and tense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeling frustrated with mistakes and tanking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suffering from nagging injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fear of trying hard and losing anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When kids experience fear, anxiety or lack of focus, they\u2019ll likely have many of their worst worries come true. Not only will they feel bad about the loss, but they will feel even worse because they gave less than their all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Championships are won or lost by the level of an athlete\u2019s effort and focus.<br>In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers were just one game away from winning the NBA Championship against the Miami Heat. Miami guard Jimmy Butler was not willing to concede the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, Butler led the Heat to a season-saving 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and finished the game with 35 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, five steals and a blocked shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler played in all but 48 seconds of the game. Butler was drained physically and mentally during the last minutes of the game, but continued with his high effort until the final whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI left it all out on the floor along with my guys and that\u2019s how we\u2019re gonna have to play from here on out,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what really, really, really great players do. But we ain\u2019t backing down. We ain\u2019t shying away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Give_It_Your_All\"><\/span>Give It Your All<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving your all is a <strong>mindset<\/strong> that young athletes must choose before a competition. It is the mindset of not backing down, not shying away and \u201cleaving it all out on the court\u201d so young athletes can rise to the occasion and yield their best performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, to fight through fatigue or other <strong>adversity<\/strong>, kids need to want to meet their goals more than giving in to challenges. In these instances, sports kids can use self-talk to help them keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinish strong,\u201d \u201cGo for it,\u201d or \u201cNo regrets,\u201d are some of the phrases kids can tell themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Battling until the end of a competition and \u201c<strong>giving it my all<\/strong>\u201d is a mindset that kids choose. It produces their best performance. And even if they lose the game, it builds <strong>mental toughness<\/strong> and allows them to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-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\/how-participating-in-sports-gives-kids-an-edge-in-life\/\"><strong>How Participating in Sports Gives Kids an Edge in Life<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/help-your-athletes-close-out-competitions\/\"><strong>Help Your Athletes Close out Competitions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/is-your-sports-kid-a-gamer-or-choker\/\"><strong>Is Your Sports Kid a Gamer or Choker?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p 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<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Composed_Sports_Kid\"><\/span>The Composed Sports Kid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/composed-sports-kid-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Composed Sports Kid\" class=\"wp-image-11173\" style=\"width:170px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Composed Sports Kid&#8221; audio&nbsp;and workbook digital download program for young athletes and their parents or coach helps kids cope with frustration and anger in sports. Help your sports kids learn how to manage expectations and let go of mistakes so they can keep their head in the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The Composed Sports Kid system<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is really two programs in one\u2013one program to train parents and coaches how to help their kids practice composure, and one program that teaches young athletes\u2013<em>ages 6 to 13<\/em>\u2013how to improve composure, let go of mistakes quickly, have more self-acceptance,&nbsp;<strong>and thus enjoy sports more<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-26bcd9b3\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-903b6244 gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-confident-sports-kid-cd-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GET DETAILS<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-3275f4fd gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.peaksports.com\/collections\/confident-sports-kid-series-digital-version\/products\/the-confident-sports-kid-bundle-digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUY NOW<\/a>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help Sports Kids Develop a &#8220;Give it Your All&#8221; Mindset Do your athletes ever complete a competition and regret that they didn\u2019t put forth enough effort? 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