I love success quotes. Today I came across one that ties in nicely with the article I wrote a few days ago about confidence. In that article, I made the argument that the main source of confidence is preparation. However, after reading author Susan A. Jackson’s interpretation of the famous quote below, I feel the […]
Parents with kids playing youth sports should note the World Health Organization’s recent classification of burnout as an official medical syndrome. WHO states that burnout is a medical syndrome “resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” WHO specifically characterizes burnout with having three dimensions: Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion Increased […]
If parents and coaches patiently evaluate the confidence of their young athletes over time they will quickly realize that confidence is a variable emotion. This means that on any given day an athlete can be tremendously confident, and on another given day lack confidence completely. With that said, the underlying question a parent or coach […]