If a Parent Initiates Every Activity a Child Starts Except Games and Social

If you initiate every activity your child starts other than playing games and being social, then this is for you. For example, your child needs extra practice and the only time they do that extra practice is when you tell them to do it. Or, your child plays two sports and an instrument, and the […]

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Mental Skills Training Must Start with Motivation or it Won’t Work

Mental skills training primarily focuses on teaching the skills to increase self-awareness, focus, confidence, and mental toughness. To teach the various mental skills to support each of these areas, clients must commit to an iterative process of assessment, measurement, goal setting, progression planning, and follow-through. This iterative process of mental skills training is uncomfortable by […]

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Raising an Athlete with Million-Dollar Dreams and Five-Dollar Habits

Being a sports parent is fun. However, it can be rather frustrating if your child has dreams to play in college, go to the Olympics, or go pro but doesn’t show the work ethic to back this up. I call this having million-dollar dreams with five-dollar habits. As a parent, you can’t help but to […]

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