Coaches: Ensure Kids Love their Sport

Positive Mindset for Young Athletes What’s one of the best ways coaches can communicate with young athletes? Give them high fives, and stay silent. That’s the word from Jarrett Robertson, former pro hockey player and author of “Make It a Great Day: How to Feel Awesome So That You Can Help Others.” He recently talked […] The post Coaches: Ensure Kids Love their Sport first appeared on Youth Sports Psychology.
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Help Sports Kids Turn Comparisons into Growth & Comradery

Turning Feeling into Goals When Breanne Smedley was a college volleyball player, her roommate earned the role of starter in Smedley’s position. Smedley, who is now a certified female athlete Confidence Coach, at first felt as if her friend shouldn’t have gotten the position. “I started going down these holes of why I should get […] The post Help Sports Kids Turn Comparisons into Growth & Comradery first appeared on Youth Sports Psychology.
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