Coaches and parents would be wise not to overlook an unexplained drop in an athlete’s performance. It’s easy to write this off as a one-time event or an anomaly. Instead of reading the proverbial tea leaves, instinctively parents and coaches want to trust the process and just stay the course. THIS. IS. A. MISTAKE. I […]
My wife has a great quote about learning that perfectly sums up why parents must not waste time giving their child the same lecture over and over. Telling is not teaching, listening is not learning. Chances are that whatever lecture you give your child about self-motivation, discipline, and sacrifice they have already heard before. There is […]
There are two healthy ways of looking at the athletic career of a young athlete. Either 1) you can look at it like a marathon or 2) you can look at it like a series of sprints. The marathon approach is taking the slow and steady growth curve. It’s pacing the athlete’s progress and putting […]