Over the last three years I’ve talked to hundreds of parents about what I do as a mental skills coach. At this point I now understand that parents with closed minds close doors. Some parents are just not open to understanding how mental skills training can help their children as much as physical skills training. […]
Parents intuitively understand that when children do things that are fun (i.e., play video games), they put all their energy and effort into doing that activity to the best of their ability. Parents also understand that when children do things that aren’t fun, but must do because it’s important, they will typically do the bare […]
The next time you see a young athlete playing youth sports and consciously judge their performance, I want you to think back to this article. That young athlete may be a top performer you see as a future star or appear to be a completely uncoordinated lifetime scrub. Either way, those moments of judgement are […]