Sports Skills do Not Always ‘Just Happen!’
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Sports Parenting is an art, and for each and every child and family, there are a variety of parenting styles, methods and ideas that can all lead to the outcome of a positive sports experience, and the creation of a life long athlete. Most of us rely upon our own athletic experiences to guide us with
- Published in Physical Literacy, Problems in Youth Sports
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The Problems We Face Part I
Sunday, 16 September 2012
It is hard to venture out to any youth sports fields these days and not think to ourselves “There is something wrong with this picture.” Youth sports do not look like they did 20 or 30 years ago. Sure there were a few ‘crazy’ coaches and over the top parents, but for the most part
- Published in Problems in Youth Sports
Confidence is Earned!
Sunday, 16 September 2012
One of the most common questions I got as a coach from parents was “How do I make my kid more confident?” I wish there was an easy answer, but really, there is not. You see, one of the great misconceptions about confidence is that it can be bought, or given, and it CANNOT. Confidence
- Published in Confidence, Mental Toughness