How to Keep Girls in Sports
About 70% of kids drop out of sports by the age of 14, and of those, twice as many girls drop out than boys. That's the word from Nicole McC...
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Building Confidence in Young Athletes1
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio ( .com), which aims to instill confidence and success in child and teen athletes, interviews mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn and Les Harrison, youth coach and...
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20 of 265 episodesSurprise! Athletes Need This to Play in College
Honest Game, a female-owned sports tech company, conducted research in 12 states to date and has found that about 50% of high schools in the...
Legal Options When Kids Feel Unsafe
As an attorney, Judie Saunders represents youth athletes in civil court, internal investigations, mediations and arbitrations. Bullying by c...
How do New Concussion Rules Affect Kids' Mental Game?
New concussion rules and regulations can build respect in young athletes for their opponents. In addition, the rules don’t hurt kids’ other...
Building Sports Kids' Confidence by Teaching Life Skills
Kids are coming to Skyhawks Sports Academy camps with confidence challenges, says Sarah Kelley-Reid, a sports parent and the East Coast regi...
What Mental Game Skills Do Recruiters Seek?
Recruiters and coaches look for a number of mental game traits when they’re evaluating athletes, says David Kmiecik, senior recruiting manag...
Helping Perfectionist Sports Kids
Perfectionist sports kids are those most likely to seek help from Audrey Grunst, a mental performance coach, therapist and owner owner at Si...
The Benefits of Keeping Score in Youth Sports
Teams can keep score, even when kids are young, and the players will still have fun and learn physical and mental game skills. That's the me...
Baseball: A Self-Esteem Destroying Sport for Kids?
Baseball can be a "self-esteem destroying sport" because mistakes are a big part of the game, says Josh Thole, former catcher for the New Yo...
Why Kids Love Pickleball
Pickleball’s popularity is growing quickly, with many schools offering it for the first time. The sport is easy to learn, doesn't require mu...
How Stereotypes Hurt Girls in Sports
Stereotypes about girls in sports hurt girls' confidence, dreams and performance, says Donny DeDonatis III, CEO of the United States Special...
Sports Parents: Support, Don't Take Over
What are the habits of supportive sports parents? Sharkie Zartman, a college professor, UCLA and USA national team volleyball athlete, autho...
Help Sports Kids Who Lost Confidence During Pandemic
A study by the Aspen Institute and Utah State University–commissioned by TeamSnap–revealed what parents want most from youth sports and how...
Remaking Youth Sports to Build Connection, Confidence
Coming out of the pandemic provides a much-needed opportunity to re-design youth sports in a way that provides kids with more fun and human...
Communicating With Sports Kids Before & During Car Rides
Communicating and connecting with sports kids is an important bonus of youth sports. Harley Rotbart, pediatrician, sports parent and author...
The Downside of Compliments in Youth Sports
In their efforts to help sports kids develop a growth mindset, parents and coaches should keep in mind that giving too many compliments can...
Moving Our Podcast, Please Subscribe!
We're moving this podcast to this link: https://the-ultimate-sports-parent.libsyn.com/ We don't want to lose you, please subscribe to the li...
Teaching Love of Baseball through Sandlots & Creativity
James Lowe, aka Coach Ballgame, combines his creative skills with his love of baseball to build in sports kids a love of the game. He create...
The Power of a High Five in Youth Sports
High-fiving young athletes while staying silent is a powerful way to get kids excited about their sport, says Jarrett Robertson, a former pr...
When Girls & Moms Make Comparisons in Sports
Often, girls and young women compare themselves to their teammates or opponents, which hurts their confidence in sports. Mothers also compar...