Is Assessing a Youth Athlete’s Personality Type Going too Far?

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 […]

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Why Parents and Coaches Must Work Together to Identify an Athlete’s Personality Type

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 […]

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How to Motivate Athletes with Different Personality Types

Categorizing people into personality types is a controversial topic. First, there is no standard categorization. Second, most people don’t fit neatly into one category. Finally, there is a wide belief that personality types vary by culture and there is no comprehensive cross-cultural agreement on personality traits. With that said, nearly all professionals who study this […]

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