Handling Criticism in Youth Sports
Lisa Cohn of Kids’ Sports Psychology interviews coach James Jackson and Dr. Patrick Cohn about how kids handle criticism in sports today.
When coaches don’t communicate well during games, kids take well-meaning constructive feedback personally and generally don’t learn or improve.
Watch the video below on the interview with James Jackson and Dr. Patrick Cohn:
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