Sometimes you can look like you’re not doing much and still make a great deal of progress. Conversely, you can look extremely busy and get nothing done. The latter happens often in youth sports. The former does not happen enough. Too often young athletes spend too much time doing a lot of nothing. It’s not […]
One of the top responsibilities of a parent is motivation. Parents must motivate their child to do things that are good for them but don’t feel good to them. They must teach their child how to develop self-motivation and parents must also serve as detectives to discover what innately motivates their child. This coupled with […]
I don’t have to explain why living vicariously through your children is a problem. It’s pretty obvious. What’s not so obvious is how to overcome this powerful gravitational pull. Especially if you are a former athlete raising an athletic child. As a former athlete who didn’t reach all of my goals, I struggled with this […]