My sister, Lisa and I recently interviewed a successful youth sports coach about one of his biggest challenges. He told us how to help parents understand what to say to young athletes during the trip home after a game. Coach Brian Gardner of St. Louis, Missouri has coached ice … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Ultimate Sports Parent Podcast We recently received an email for John about The Ultimate Sports Parent Radio Show (podcast). Here is what John had to say… “Lisa, I listening to several of your podcast and found them very interesting. However, the suggestions given by your guests are very slanted … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Lisa Cohn here – Patrick’s sister – from The Ultimate Sports Parent. You may know that I’m a youth soccer coach and a sports mom to four young athletes aged 8 to 18. Our kids dance, skate, ski, run cross-country, and play soccer, Lacrosse, football and basketball. As a sports … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Ultimate Sports Parent Have I ever told you that I grew up in a sports-crazed family with five kids? 30 years ago when I played football, hockey, golf, and lacrosse year round, our dad was an enthusiastic sports parent. He often impeached us to play harder and live up … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Perfectionism in Youth Sports One of the biggest challenges for young athletes today is: They try to be too perfect with their performance. They try to have the perfect game or match. Don’t get us wrong… There are some advantages to perfectionism. Perfectionist kids have a strong work ethic, are … Read Sport Psychology Tip