Mental toughness is a favorite topic of conversation among parents on the sidelines of almost any youth practice. So it shouldn’t surprise you that during the week of the Georgia Kids State Wrestling Championship that I found myself in multiple discussions on this topic. I’m the type of person who likes to center conversations like […]
The last few days I have made the case for two things regarding assessing an athlete’s personality type: Parents and coaches must work together to identify the personality traits in young athletes. Then use this information to tailor methods to develop their self-motivation. Today, I received some feedback from a reader that this was going too […]
I believe parents and coaches must work together to identify the personality traits in young athletes. Then they should both tailor their methods to better motivate the athlete. As I was researching strategies to help coaches and parents do this, I found two important details that must not be overlooked. First off, a person could […]