The Difference Between Drive and Motivation and Why Parents Should Care

Today I found myself researching a rather fascinating topic…the difference between drive and motivation. To make a long story short, I could not find any scientific research that defined a difference. I could only find theories and opinions. However, there are some very well thought out theories and opinions out there. I recommend after reading […]

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A Home Training Strategy Every Sport Parent Should Try With Their Kids

Every fanatical sport parent is looking for an edge in their kid’s training program. I’m one of those fanatical sport parents and I’ve learned two things about training kids over the last 7 years. There is no one size fits all training “program” that can give your kid an edge over the competition. However, there […]

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Is Assessing a Youth Athlete’s Personality Type Going too Far?

The last few days I have made the case for two things regarding assessing an athlete’s personality type: Parents and coaches must work together to identify the personality traits in young athletes. Then use this information to tailor methods to develop their self-motivation. Today, I received some feedback from a reader that this was going too […]

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