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Parents’ Role In Their Kid’s Sports Performance Anxiety

2016-01-14T16:44:47+08:00

Kids' emotions unlike adults are more sensitive,they easily get hurt, get frustrated and depressed when they are unable to perform well or unable to meet others expectations. That is why it is very important for every parent to know their role in preventing their kid's sports performance anxiety. Thousands of times a day, worldwide, a child or teenage athlete wakes up on game day with a huge knot in his stomach. As he goes through his pre-game routine, his tension and nervousness build up and his thoughts run wild turning to worry and then real anxiety: “I have to play well [...]

Parents’ Role In Their Kid’s Sports Performance Anxiety2016-01-14T16:44:47+08:00

How To Build Self Confidence In Hockey

2016-01-14T16:44:02+08:00

Confidence in sports is one of the things that kids struggle against within themselves throughout their childhood. When they lose their confidence, it can causes the child to feel like a failure and lose the game. This can leave them with a painful experience that they can carry with them throughout their entire sports careers. This is Part 2 of a series from an interview with Jamie McKinven, who is the author of the book, "So You Want Your Kid To Play Pro Hockey?" In this video, Jaymie shares with us his biggest frustration as an athlete and how he was [...]

How To Build Self Confidence In Hockey2016-01-14T16:44:02+08:00

Character Building In Sports

2014-05-23T04:34:35+08:00

Building a young athlete's character is influenced by the people they deal with in their chosen sport, like their coaches, team mates and parents. Character gets further developed along the way as they mature and discover things on their own--which is exactly why character building in sports is important. Every time you are allow yourself to stay in and work through a difficulty, you are building character. When you go these trials and tribulations and things are difficult, try to remember "Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" to help you get in the right from of mind to learn from [...]

Character Building In Sports2014-05-23T04:34:35+08:00

Factors That Influence Substance Abuse In High School Athletes

2016-01-14T16:45:40+08:00

What are the factors that influence substance abuse in high school athletes? Today's young athletes particularly high school players, are being exposed to substance abuse - alcohol, drugs and other substances that can affect them psychologically. Although high school sports usually do not involve big paychecks and multimillion dollars endorsement deals, competition can be intense mainly because they could potentially lead a young star athlete to great fame and fortune or a college recruiting scholarship in the near future. As a result, substance abuse in high school athletes is becoming prevalent to get that extra edge over their competitors. According to a [...]

Factors That Influence Substance Abuse In High School Athletes2016-01-14T16:45:40+08:00

The Power Of Your Unconscious Mind: Unlock It, Master it. Now!

2016-01-14T16:46:23+08:00

Did you know that only 3% of your brain’s processing power, is used by your conscious mind and the other 97% is subconscious, unconscious, autonomic, automatic. Isn't that amazing! For instance, you don’t have to think about how to breath, blink your eyes or move your arm right? All these things happen on automatic pilot. Scientists have found that the power of your unconscious mind is perhaps a million times greater than that of your conscious mind. So imagine how powerful you would be if you get their unconscious mind onboard with your intention and will. We normally try to make [...]

The Power Of Your Unconscious Mind: Unlock It, Master it. Now!2016-01-14T16:46:23+08:00

How To Teach Kids Positive Self-Talk: A Child’s Emotional Bulletproof Vest

2016-01-14T16:47:07+08:00

Kids are constantly being bombarded with negative messages from the media, their peers and sometimes even coaches that hurt their confidence and destroy their self esteem. As parents we all wonder what we can and should do about it? Well we have some "easy to implement" solutions for you from Devin Hughes. He is a former college basketball player, motivational speaker and author, who learned from his own life lessons the power of positive self talk. In this article he shares with you how to teach children positive self talk to use as an "Emotional Bulletproof Vest." Let us know in [...]

How To Teach Kids Positive Self-Talk: A Child’s Emotional Bulletproof Vest2016-01-14T16:47:07+08:00

Mental Abuse In Youth Sports

2016-01-14T16:48:31+08:00

From time to time I hear about emotional abuse in youth sports in my office and in correspondences with the athletes I work with. Playing sports is definitely much harder on today’s youth than the last generation for many reasons. Chief among them is the overheated competition our kids are facing in all aspects of their lives. 30 years ago, there was no such thing as “select sports” and “showcases.” This extreme competition and the “win-at-all-costs” mentality that comes with it have left some casualties and I see them in my office every week. Unfortunately, many parents feed right into this [...]

Mental Abuse In Youth Sports2016-01-14T16:48:31+08:00

Good Communication Tips For Youth Coaches

2014-05-30T13:53:36+08:00

Coaches have tremendous influence over their athletes’ behaviors and beliefs on and off the field. Today I would like to share with you some good communication tips to improve your communication with your team. To Create Good Communication Focus On The Positive And Repeat It Often Recently I thought back to my own experiences as a young athlete. What really stood out for me was not my coach, but my mom constantly telling me, “You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it. I believe in you.” I can still hear her voice in my head. Was my [...]

Good Communication Tips For Youth Coaches2014-05-30T13:53:36+08:00

Sleep Experts Rethink Sleep

2016-01-14T16:49:41+08:00

Craig and I constantly read and study what gives athletes the competitive edge both mental and physically.  When something stands out we want to share it with you... Recently, I read a fascinating article from sleep experts that turns upside down our beliefs about the need for 8 hours of straight deep sleep every night. You can click here to read the entire article, but here are some of the highlights: The constant allure of new technology has lead roughly 41 million people, just in the United States, to get fewer than 6 hours of sleep at night according to the [...]

Sleep Experts Rethink Sleep2016-01-14T16:49:41+08:00

Goal Setting For Kids: A Must For Young Athletes

2016-01-14T16:50:17+08:00

As parents, we know the importance of setting goals for ourselves, but what about for our young athletes? Today we have a guest post on goal setting for kids written by Michael Hare, the owner of League Pitching Machines, who is passionate about skill development in players of all ages. Every parent and coach wants the best for the young athlete in his or her life, and if you ask the most involved and successful parents and coaches for the secrets of their successes, they are sure to have something in common high on their lists: goal setting. If you want [...]

Goal Setting For Kids: A Must For Young Athletes2016-01-14T16:50:17+08:00

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