Sacrifice in the context of pursuing goals is not just about giving up stuff. Sacrifice is about giving up stuff that’s important or valued. This is hard for children, especially once you add peer pressure. For example, very few children will want to go to practice when all of their friends are on Xbox Live […]
Visualization is one of the most important tools for mastering the mental side of performance. I know this because over the last 13 months, I have not let a day go by without doing at least 30 minutes of research into the mental side of performance. Over this time, source after source from respected researchers, […]
Recently, the NY Times published an article covering a new clinical report on youth sports from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is one of those rare must reads for all youth and high school sport parents. This report from the American Academy of Pediatrics contains multiple nuggets of insight as well as specific recommendations. […]