Just because an athlete goes to practice the day after they lose, doesn’t mean they will get help learning from that loss. Learning from losing is a process that requires specific steps, steps that are not part of the normal practice process. Furthermore, assuming that practice makes perfect is a bad assumption. Practice does NOT […]
If you are a serious sports parent like me, it’s quite easy to go overboard with coaching after your child loses. Sometimes this is helpful, most times it’s not. However, the fact is, parents who love sports just can’t help themselves. So, here is a word of caution and a tip to make your unwanted […]
It’s common to hear parents and coaches tell young athletes after they lose that there’s no such thing as failure, only learning. Of course, this sounds good, but it isn’t a factual statement. The reality is when you aren’t ready to learn, failure is just failure. When an athlete fails by making the same exact […]