One of the most debated topics in youth sports is the argument for or against sport specialization. Sport specialization is when a youth athlete trains and competes in one sport year round. Specialization is a relatively new concept in youth sports. When I played youth sports in the 90s, playing only one sport was almost […]
For the last 10 days my sole focus was breaking down the basics of what drives a young athlete’s self-motivation. My goal was to show how self-motivation is the product of core values. What’s more, when young athletes don’t have self-motivation, parents who spend significant money on youth sports often want success more than the […]
Commitment is the 8th core value that leads children to develop self-motivation. A commitment starts with a promise and ends with fulfilling that promise with action. In other words, a commitment tends to infer giving your word or making a “handshake” agreement. It’s generally not referring to a formal legal agreement. Therefore, the only consequences […]