No matter how much money a parent spends on nurturing their child’s talents, it won’t be enough without self-motivation. Self-motivation is doing the right thing (something important but not fun) without the need of a reward or punishment. A child could be on the best team, have the best practice partners, learn from the best […]
There is a fine line in the middle of being a crazy and a lazy sports parent. Correspondingly, finding that fine line is the best way to be the best parent you can be for a young athlete. First, to find that fine line between crazy and lazy you must help your child set goals, […]
One of the biggest mistakes parents and coaches make when trying to help an athlete who lacks confidence is to focus too much on the fact that the athlete lacks confidence. Taking this approach will just reinforce the fact that the athlete lacks confidence. Which is exactly what you don’t want to do. Lacking confidence […]