Yesterday I received overwhelmingly positive feedback on my post about the four common emotional triggers in young athletes. The number of people who reached out to me about this article took me by surprise. Most of the feedback was to say how they could relate to dealing with those emotional triggers and to thank me […]
There are a number of factors that go into the long term success or failure of a youth athlete. I believe one of the biggest of these factors is the level of support the community surrounding the athlete provides. I’m not only talking about supportive coaches and teammates either. Without doubt, supportive coaches and teammates […]
The neighborhood where you live may or may not be a community. Your neighborhood is a physical thing. It’s based on geography. It may even have legal boundaries defined by your HOA, the city, or county you live in. A community, on the other hand, does not have physical boundaries. You often can’t draw a […]