At what point are you pushing your kids too hard? Where is the line between toughness—physical, emotional and mental—and pushing them too hard?
If your athletes tell you that you’re pressuring them too much, it’s definitely time to back off. If you continue to push, it’s possible they’ll drop out
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Tips for Sports Parents
Support Sports Kids, Not Pressure Them
It’s critical that parents separate their dreams for their young athletes from the young athletes’ dreams. The best way to do this is to ask your young athletes what they want. Generally, kids who want to play in college or want to be pros someday are pretty motivated on their own.
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Help Athletes Focus on Success
When your athletes worry too much about performing correctly, they’re taking a failure-oriented approach to sports. Rather than focusing so much on what they did or could do wrong, young athletes need to aim for success. Sports parents can help kids do this by talking to the child about what he or
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Thanks for Your Support of iPeakCoach App
I want to take this time to thank you for downloading and enjoying my new iPhone application. I would really appreciate if you would review my program in iTunes and give it a five star rating so I can continue to provide more free mental tips for you and develop new mobile applications.
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Watch for Coaches’ Negative Feedback
Not all coaches are bad coaches. But sometimes they have bad days and good days. However, if you discover that a coach's negative feedback or behavior is undermining your child's confidence, it's up to you to talk to the coach or help your child (if she's older) talk to the coach.
Under certain
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Research Youth Coaches
Before signing a young child up for a team, it's appropriate for parents to interview a prospective coach. It's very important to ask about his philosophy of coaching. How does he handle playing time? How does he motivate kids? Is his child on the team, and if so, what’s his philosophy about
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Coping with Frustration After Mistakes
More than 40% of sports parents and coaches say that their kids become easily frustrated or angry after making mistakes. As a sports parent you must attempt to help them better cope with disappointment and setbacks. Start by explaining to your young athletes that mistakes and setback a just a part
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Relaxation and Mental Calmness
My philosophy about training for relaxation and mental calmness is that you must learn strategies that go beyond physical relaxation techniques. You can learn all of the popular relaxation exercises you want, but these are just a band aid approach to the symptoms of anxiety and worry about
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