Back in the day, youth sports was all fun and games. These days, not so much. Being a young athlete can be tough. Kids these days don’t arbitrarily get months, weeks, or even days off to recover. The fact of the matter is that if a young athlete maintains an unhealthy routine, they will eventually […]
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 […]