What Skills Help Youth Athletes with Toxic Team Environments? When coaches are negative or condescending toward their players or when parents argue with refs, youth sports can feel toxic to young athletes. That can lead to anxiety, depression and fear of failure. This behavior from coaches can undermine athletes’ self-esteem … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Benefits Of Having Fun During Practices and Games Creating fun for kids is an important focus for Kevin Hoover, CEO of Rally Day Camps and an owner of youth baseball and softball camps for major league baseball teams like the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. “Fun and safety … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Kaig Lightner founded Portland Community Football Club 10 years ago, providing coach mentors, free uniforms and no-cost or low-cost opportunities for immigrants and others living in low-income communities. The program focuses on creating a culture of connection, encouragement and trust. Player growth is more important than winning games. Now the … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Archery Can Provide Numerous Benefits to Kids Kids realize these benefits because they often find success in archery fairly quickly, said Tommy Floyd, president of the National Archery in the Schools Program. The former school principal recently was a guest on our Ultimate Sports Parent podcast. The program helps students … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Have a Calm Mindset to Reach Peak Performance Overthinking can cloud kids’ judgment and send too many signals to their bodies at one time. Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, after the 108-103 Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics, tweeted about his “overthinking” during the game. He committed five turnovers, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Resolving Conflict Helps Your Athletes Grow Team conflict can affect how young athletes feel about their team, how much they enjoy their sport and how intensely they pursue their goals. Not only does conflict affect young athletes, but it can also create tension with kids’ teammates, coaches, family and friends … Read Sport Psychology Tip