When athletes are under pressure, they will either rise to the occasion or fall flat. Just like the saying goes, pressure either burst pipes or makes diamonds. Therefore, the outcome of a pressure situation is largely dependent on how one is conditioned by parents and coaches to cope. With that said, there are three basic […]
A few days ago I wrote a warning about the curse of high achieving young athletes. My premise is that the more success a child has in youth sports, the more pressure a child feels to sustain that success. However, many parents and coaches fail to provide high achieving youth athletes the skills to cope […]