The Importance of Rewarding Effort
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Ray Lokar, a lead trainer for the Positive Coaching Alliance who has coached youth sports for more than 30 years and is the director of basketball4all.net.
In this week’s Ultimate Sports Parents Podcast:
Locker talks about the importance of being big on the little things, rewarding effort and other issues. Mental Game Coach, Dr. Patrick Cohn, provides commentary on the subject as well.
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