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When To Teach Children Mental Skills

2016-01-14T13:04:13+08:00

At what age/competition level should a youth athlete focus on building up their mental strength? Any age! I work athletes as young as 8 years old in person and we have them even younger going through the Mental Toughness Academy along with their parents. The key is to make the learning “age appropriate.” I don’t teach the same way to an 8-year-old as I do to a college athlete but the lessons are generally centered around the same concepts: Focus, Confidence, Determination & Resilience, especially under pressure. That’s my definition of Mental Toughness. Younger athletes learn faster and the messages penetrate [...]

When To Teach Children Mental Skills2016-01-14T13:04:13+08:00

Sports Injury Mental Impact On Young Athletes And How To Help

2016-01-14T13:06:07+08:00

In this article Craig will show the sports injury mental impact on young athlete and how to help. Question:  What kind of trouble can a serious injury have on a youth athlete's confidence? Wow, this is a very loaded question as I just finished creating an extensive video training to deal with conquering sports injuries. The thing that parents and coaches need to understand about youth athletes getting injured is that this isn’t just an injury.  This is destruction to a young athlete’s identity as a person at a time when that is a primary objective of all kids. The best [...]

Sports Injury Mental Impact On Young Athletes And How To Help2016-01-14T13:06:07+08:00

The Secret To Coming Back From Defeat

2015-09-04T06:58:03+08:00

Why do you think some athletes can suffer defeat after defeat and never let it slow them down, while other players lose all confidence over one mistake? Here is the article of  The Secret To Coming Back From Defeat. The true answer is that there are many variables BUT, the most common reason for this difference can be summed up in one word:  FEAR. Particularly, fear of failure in all its forms.  I often teach that the difference between elite athletes and lesser athletes is that elite athletes want to win and they might even hate losing…but they aren’t afraid of [...]

The Secret To Coming Back From Defeat2015-09-04T06:58:03+08:00

What Does It Take To Be A Leader?

2016-01-14T13:08:03+08:00

Today we are featuring a guest post on coaching leadership from Warren Nye, who is the Founder and CEO of UltimateHockeySource and the UHS ProShop. He has some tips on how to be an effective leader which all parents and athletes can learn from as well. If you have any comments or questions for Coach Nye, please add them to the comments below… What Does It Take To Be A Leader I was asked this question the other day at the rink, ‘As a head coach, what does it take to be a leader?’ I had to step back a minute [...]

What Does It Take To Be A Leader?2016-01-14T13:08:03+08:00

The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence

2016-01-14T13:07:39+08:00

Do you lack of confidence in your sport? Learn from our guest Mental coach expert, Gene Zanetti, "The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence".   Coaches always tell you to just be confident and to just believe in yourself, but they never tell you actually how to do it.  A lot of it is because they were not formally trained in how to do it themselves. The first thing is to realize it is not something you have to have it or you don’t.  You can learn it. Most people don’t realize that, yes, you can build confidence with the right exercises.  [...]

The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence2016-01-14T13:07:39+08:00

How To Develop Strong Determination

2017-09-28T20:53:29+08:00

The word “determination” has multiple meanings depending on the context of it’s usage but, for the purposes of sports, the dictionary says: “The quality of being determined to do or achieve something” In simpler terms, it means how much of yourself you will put into making a goal a reality. You must have read lots of stuff dealing with "how to increase self determination," but while they have a lot of good things to say; somehow you still can't relate to them. It’s always inspiring to observe a young athlete who is very determined.  This athlete can take failures, setbacks, and [...]

How To Develop Strong Determination2017-09-28T20:53:29+08:00

Learn How Professional Athletes Support Their Kids In Sports

2016-01-14T13:15:11+08:00

Here is the next video in the series of interviews with Ethan J. Skolnick Lead Sports Writer covering the Miami Heat and the NBA and Dr. Andrea Corn a licensed psychologist. In this video, Learn How Professional Athletes Support Their Kids In Sports.     What I tried to do was interview some athletes that were children of athletes themselves. I was curious to see how they were raised and a lot of them ended up, for instance, Brett Hull ended up playing the same sport as his father, Bobby, which was hockey. He wasn't pushed to hockey. Grant Hill's [...]

Learn How Professional Athletes Support Their Kids In Sports2016-01-14T13:15:11+08:00

Motivating Your Children to Reach Their POTENTIAL

2016-01-14T13:16:34+08:00

If you have ever heard the word “potential” tossed around about your child, you may have wondered how you could help your child reach that illusive goal. The following tips of "Motivating Your Child to Reach His POTENTIAL" are from Volleyball Momʼs Survival Guide, by Janis B. Meredith of JBM Thinks Sportsparenting. “You have so much potential!” How many times have you said that to your child? Teachers often say that about students. Coaches often say that about athletes. The word potential is such a vague term to me. In fact, I often feel that coaches and teachers use it simply because they have no other way to explain [...]

Motivating Your Children to Reach Their POTENTIAL2016-01-14T13:16:34+08:00

How To Overcome Fear And Build Confidence For Youth Athletes

2016-01-14T13:17:59+08:00

Today we have another article from Ethan J. Skolnick Lead Sports Writer covering the Miami Heat and the NBA and  Dr. Andrea Corn a licensed psychologist. In this video, they share tips on how to overcome fear and build confidence for youth athletes. You want to be able to motivate youth athletes to overcome fear and build confidence by being helpful and making constructive suggestions, because intimidation and belittling is not going to be effective at all. It is very important for parents who may believe their child is talented, or even for the coach who is trying to motivate through fear of failure, it [...]

How To Overcome Fear And Build Confidence For Youth Athletes2016-01-14T13:17:59+08:00

Success In Sports – Smell The Roses

2016-01-14T13:18:59+08:00

When talking about winning in sports, it seems like all the messages are about struggle, fight, win! Yes, you hear about how the “struggle” brings you happiness and fame. But how often do you hear the message find the happiness and joy in what you have right now. I recently read an article that talked about how so much of life is about finding the lemonade in the bag of lemons that you are handed right now. The difference from all the other inspirational messages is that it stressed seeing your successes in sports in the here and now. Success in sports starts [...]

Success In Sports – Smell The Roses2016-01-14T13:18:59+08:00

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