One of the biggest mistakes parents make in youth sports is comparing their child to another young athlete. This happens all the time. For example, one kid on your child’s team is a flat out rock star. They do every drill hard and fast, listen to the coach intently, and show enthusiasm from start to […]
The only way parents can teach children who play elite level sports how to use their time wisely is to not over schedule them in activities. Generally speaking, young athletes who are serious about sports have their weeks planned out months in advance. More often than not, the majority of prime hours on the weekend […]
I often write about what it takes for a youth athlete to mature over their sports journey from average to good to great. Yesterday, I specifically wrote an article about going from average to great in the context of youth wrestling. Without doubt, this is a topic I love to research. Consequently, I may have […]