ESPN published a fairly damning article about sports specialization two days ago. The article is titled ‘These kids are ticking time bombs’: The threat of youth basketball. In summary, the premise of the article is as follows: Those who were highly specialized in one sport (at the exclusion of other sports) and played it year-round […]
All competitive athletes love winning and hate losing. There is no question about that. However, knowing which one trumps the other provides an important insight into one’s will to compete. In order to win, you must compete. To put it differently, you have to risk losing before you can win. On the other hand, you […]
Anxiety is a feeling of pressure, worry, or stress usually caused by an important upcoming event with an uncertain outcome. In sports, almost every competition has elements of importance and uncertainty. As a result, anxiety is a normal feeling all athletes must learn to deal with. Typically, when an athlete has anxiety before a sporting […]