Integrity is the 4th core value that leads young athletes to develop self-motivation. The age old saying is that integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is looking. This in effect makes integrity the essence of self-motivation. Just like you can’t force someone to have integrity, you can’t force someone to have […]
Discipline is the 3rd core value that leads young athletes to develop self-motivation. Discipline doesn’t come easy. Unquestionably, the only conclusion I could come to after a lifetime aspiring for more discipline is that you can’t teach discipline. On the contrary, discipline is the summation of hundreds of small decisions. Decisions made as a result […]
When kids don’t value sacrifice, anytime they are practicing instead of playing they feel like they’re missing out. This is why sacrifice is second to only purpose when it comes to the core values that lead young athletes to develop self-motivation. Today, I asked 10 kids who play sports between 9 and 13 years old […]