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Ultimate Sports Parent Radio (www.youthsportspsychology .com), which aims to instill confidence and success in child and teen athletes, interviews mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn and Les...
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...
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...
As an attorney, Judie Saunders represents youth athletes in civil court, internal investigations, mediations and arbitrations. Bullying by c...
New concussion rules and regulations can build respect in young athletes for their opponents. In addition, the rules don’t hurt kids’ other...
Kids are coming to Skyhawks Sports Academy camps with confidence challenges, says Sarah Kelley-Reid, a sports parent and the East Coast regi...
Recruiters and coaches look for a number of mental game traits when they’re evaluating athletes, says David Kmiecik, senior recruiting manag...
Perfectionist sports kids are those most likely to seek help from Audrey Grunst, a mental performance coach, therapist and owner owner at Si...
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 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...
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...
Stereotypes about girls in sports hurt girls' confidence, dreams and performance, says Donny DeDonatis III, CEO of the United States Special...
What are the habits of supportive sports parents? Sharkie Zartman, a college professor, UCLA and USA national team volleyball athlete, autho...
A study by the Aspen Institute and Utah State University–commissioned by TeamSnap–revealed what parents want most from youth sports and how...
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 and connecting with sports kids is an important bonus of youth sports. Harley Rotbart, pediatrician, sports parent and author...
In their efforts to help sports kids develop a growth mindset, parents and coaches should keep in mind that giving too many compliments can...
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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...
High-fiving young athletes while staying silent is a powerful way to get kids excited about their sport, says Jarrett Robertson, a former pr...
Often, girls and young women compare themselves to their teammates or opponents, which hurts their confidence in sports. Mothers also compar...
When parents and their young athletes gain some understanding of how the nervous system works, they can better cope with fight, flight and f...
Often, parents focus too much on ensuring their kids are having fun in youth sports, which results in kids dropping out if the experience is...
Body image worries. Fears of excelling and being chosen to lead. These issues undermine girls’ experiences in sports. Girls and young women...
Communicating feelings, deep breathing and exercise are just three activities that help boost resilience in sports kids, says Dr. Randall Be...
Parents need to remember that sports should be the kids' journey, not the parents', says Amy Oliphant, a former Division 1 tennis player and...
"Trust the training," says Mark Jeffery, a London-based former Army officer and Army tennis champion who is helping organize an online summi...
When gymnast Simone Biles experienced the "twisties" during the 2021 Olympics and withdrew, was the move due to a mental toughness lapse or...
Chris Meyer coached his son's team for nine years, from kindergarten through 8th grade. In this interview, the author of "Four Months...and...
Chris Meyer coached his son's team for nine years, from kindergarten through 8th grade. In this interview, the author of "Four Months...and...
What does it mean when sports kids are "in" their hindbrain as opposed to their frontal lobe when practicing or competing? Pomai Miyata, a s...
Sports kids may feel anxious about changing the routines they developed during the COVID pandemic, says Elizabeth Englander, a Ph.D psycholo...
Parents can connect with kids many ways when their kids are playing sports, says Dr. Harley Rotbart, pediatrician, sports parent and author...
Ryan Colby, a mental health specialist for athletes, is seeing a big jump in the number of kids experiencing anxiety and depression during t...
Kids can learn a number of “superpowers” by participating in sports--traits such as courage, resilience and character. That’s the message fr...
Jack Canfield, co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, peak performance expert and author of the new kids' book "I Can Believe...
Emotional contagion can run wild in youth sports teams, says Jess Woods, Ph.D, a sport and performance consultant, sports parent and youth s...
Resilience is an important trait for kids in sports. It helps them bounce back after losses, injuries and other types of adversity. Psycholo...
What's it like for a teen athlete to play sports, especially during the COVID-19 crisis? Deacon Clark is a high schooler who runs track and...
Why is it so important for young athletes to seek a balanced life, rather than focusing exclusively on sports? Hernan Chousa, a former tenni...
It’s important to build teams that focus on inclusion, which will boost all players’ confidence and success, says Nadine Haruni, a lawyer an...
For Cami Hawkins, CEO of Marathon Kids, which provides resources for schools to start running clubs, motivating kids is all about setting sm...
Kids and teens are getting sick from lack of exercise and outdoor play, says Dr. Dan O'Neill, an orthopedic surgeon, sports psychologist and...
How does community help sports kids build confidence? V.J. Stanley, a coach, former teacher and author of numerous youth sports books explai...
Chasta Hamilton, author of "Trash the Trophies: How to Win Without Losing Your Soul" was seeing "red flags" In the dance scene, so decided t...
What's the link between having safe equipment--such as helmets--and feeling confident? Mike Oliver, executive director of the National Opera...
Rebekah Roulier--director of The Champions Network and a former NCAA Division 1 student athlete who has a degree in counseling--explains how...
Christian Buck, author of The Sport of School and a performance coach who has worked with college teams at Brown, Harvard and Yale, talks ab...
Kate T Parker. a professional photographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Heart of a Boy and Strong is the New Pretty talks ab...
Christie Pearce Rampone, a two-time Women's World Cup champion, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former captain of the US Women’s Natio...
Brian Levenson, a mental performance coach and author of "Shift Your Mind," describes helpful mindsets in youth sports, including "uncomfort...