Athletes who are sore losers and perfectionist have a greater risk of burning out than others. Sore losers and perfectionists feel they must win 100% of the time. This sets them up for major disappointment and possibly depression at some point in their life. A research study done at the University of Alberta by sport […]
In general, my research has found that the community of sports psychologist identify 13 sources of confidence in sports. Belief in a home-field advantage Belief in other environmental advantages (weather, time of day, etc.) Preparation Coaching Experience Belief in a process Past success Self-Awareness Support network Encouragement Seeing someone similar or close achieve success Recently […]
I was going to title this post 7 sources of sports parenting success. However, as I started typing that title it hit me that it’s not wise for me to define the sources of success for anyone but myself. On the other hand, peace and sanity are universal and often fleeting in the life of […]