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Recent Youth Sports Psychology Articles & Podcasts

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  How Visualization Helps Kids Sports Performance
  Can Young Athlete Train Their Brain to Perform Like a Pro? Visualization in youth sports works—and if athletes receive feedback in real time, they can improve their focus and performance, said Konstantin Sonkin, a neuroscientist and CEO at i-BrainTech. He developed a sports-specific training … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  Athletic Identity Hurts Kids in Sports
  When athletes’ identities are wrapped up in sports, they can experience pressure and high expectations. What’s more, they might become disappointed if they go to college and are no longer the stars they were on their high school teams, said Zedralyn Butler, author of … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  Why Youth Sports Bullying Programs Don’t Work & How to Change Them
  Forty-two percent of children report being bullied by coaches or physical education teachers. Common bullying programs don’t work, said Tom Dahlborg, president and CEO of Dahlborg HealthCaring Leadership Group. Bullying can make kids depressed, anxious and even suicidal.  Dahlborg is working to implement better … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  Can Sports Build Character in Athletes?
  It’s a myth that participating in youth sports will build character in young athletes, say Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski, authors of “Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports.” The problem: There are too many variables in youth sports to conclude … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  How Sports Kids Can Push Past Challenges
  Sports kids should push past challenges by focusing on incremental steps rather than the bigger end goal, said Dianette Wells, a world-class mountaineer, ultra-endurance athlete and author. For example, to prepare for a hike in Malibu, Calif., she focused on improving her time by … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  Helping Young Athletes with Coaches Who Yell
  Nobody Likes it When Coaches Yell at Them. Coaches should treat their athletes with respect. Unfortunately, events don’t always unfold as we would like. Coaches who yell feel as if it is a wake-up call and the best way to deliver feedback or instructions. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  The a Growth Mindset in Youth Sports
  Young athletes realize a number of benefits when they embrace growth mindsets, said Iuri Melo, a youth sports coach, licensed clinical social worker and co-founder of SchoolPulise, which texts youth positive psychology statements to support their mental health. These kids tend to be optimists … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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  Girls in Sports, Identity, and Self-Esteem
  Research shows that girls’ identities can become too wrapped up in sports, according to Marlene Holmes, a mental health advocate, sports social worker and regional director at Netball America. “What the research shows is that for young boys, when they are introduced to a … Read Sport Psychology Tip

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