Before I go into the 8 expert tips for reducing injuries in youth sports, let me orient your mindset. If you don’t have the right mindset to buy-in to these tips to reduce injuries, then there is no point of even reading them. Moreover, most parents of highly competitive youth athletes don’t have this mindset. […]
Nearly all youth athletes get their self-motivation from two areas: 1) Developing new skills. 2) Demonstrating those new skills. Contrary to popular belief, winning in youth sports is not how you motivate a young athlete. If a youth athlete cannot make the connection between practice and competing with these two things, they will not embrace […]
Coaches must avoid carrot and stick motivation with very few exceptions. Contrary to popular belief, carrot and stick motivation will drive more behaviors coaches don’t want than behaviors coaches do want. The reason for this is that carrot and stick motivation promotes short-term tactical thinking over long term strategic thinking. However, that’s not the worst […]