Can Youth Sports be Both Fun and Competitive?
Tuesday, 03 April 2018
I got an email from a distraught parent the other day. She described a scene where the coach was screaming at the girls after a loss. She was beside herself at how the coach treated the girls. He was demeaning, he was loud and scary, and he had lost perspective on the age he was
- Published in Motivation, Youth Sports
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WOC #30 What Makes Sports Fun for Athletes of All Ages with Amanda Visek, PhD.
Sunday, 08 October 2017
Fun. It is the biggest reason kids play sports and it is also the biggest reason they quit. That is widely known. What is not widely known is the fact kids define fun differently than us adults. In fact, they define fun 81 different ways. You’d be surprised at what they consider fun… Subscribe
- Published in Podcast, Youth Sports
Can We Shift the Paradigm in Youth Sports?
Tuesday, 09 May 2017
I was recently in Ohio for a family event. At this event, my father and his friends began sharing stories of their childhood. Everyone shared stories of their days of triumph on the sporting fields in their small Midwest town. As the event progressed, it evolved into a full on discussion about youth sports coaching
- Published in Coaching, Sports Parenting