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Winning or Learning? What is the Purpose of Youth Sports?
Over 5 years ago I wrote a post about what was the driving purpose behind youth sports – winning or learning. This was turned on by an email I received […]
Goals & Expectations: Do’s & Don’ts For The Parent
The wonderful world of EXPECTATIONS and GOALS. It’s the start of a new year and with that, along with their New Year’s resolutions, many athletes begin to set goals […]
Getting Off On The Right Foot And Going In The Right Direction: Parents Corner
The new year is here! Is your child athlete feeling ready? As a parent, you are your child’s most important teacher. Are you ready to help him or here make […]
In Attitude, Motivation/Goals, Parents' Role in Youth Sports, Problems in Youth Sports, Winning/Losing
Posted The Paradox of Winning & Its Relationship to Concentration: Parents Corner
Webster’s dictionary defines the word “paradox” as a “statement that seems contradictory, unbelievable or absurd, but that may be actually true in fact.” In the field of Sports Performance [...]
In Out of Control Emotions/Jealousy and Anger, Parents' Role in Youth Sports, Problems in Youth Sports, Teamwork
Posted Are You A Team-Busting Or A Team-Building Parent?
As her daughter’s exciting swim race ended, the mother could no longer control herself. She exploded from her seat and began to jump up and down in the stands, pumping […]
In Becoming a Champion, Choking/Fears/Slumps and Blocks, Handling Failure/Adversity, Parents' Role in Youth Sports, Peak Performance Strategies, Winning/Losing
Posted Slumps, Fears and Blocks: What can you do as an parent?
It happens to all athletes, from the elite and professionals as well as amateur and recreational performers. His or her “normal,” consistently decent level of performance is suddenly hijacked by [...]
In Becoming a Champion, Parents' Role in Youth Sports, Peak Performance Strategies, Problems in Youth Sports, Teamwork
Posted It Takes a TEAM for Success: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Going to the Next Level
For any athlete to become a champion, which to means going as far as possible in their sport, it takes a total team effort behind them. Without the appropriate support […]
In Coaching: Good/Bad/Unfair, Parents' Role in Youth Sports, Problems in Youth Sports, Winning/Losing
Posted PLEASE LISTEN TO ME! I AM MORE THAN HOW I PLAYED TODAY!
All too often sports fans, coaches and even parents get so caught up in the importance of a game or an outcome that they completely forget the inescapable, yet critically […]
PARENTS & YOUTH SPORTS – A VIDEO
Duke University Sports psychologist Richard Keefe talks about the important role that parents play in determining the kind of youth sports experience that their children have.
PARENTS! GET EXCITED! HERE’S YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR CREATING THE NEXT ANDRE AGASSI?
Let’s go parents! Time’s a wasting! Take advantage NOW of our special parental formula for creating the next Andre Agassi or super champion! Want your son or daughter to become […]
