Maximize Potential by Nurturing the Nature of Athletes in Youth Sports

I’m a firm believer in the idea of nurturing the nature of a child in order to maximize potential.  However, I didn’t always think this way.  Rather, it took researching the concepts of strengths psychology made popular by Don Clifton to convince me.  Through this research I became a big fan of the concepts shared […]

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5 Words Sports Parents Should Consistently Tell Their Athletes

Today I came across a compelling TEDx video on YouTube.  The presenter’s name is John O’Sullivan and his presentation is titled Changing the Game in Youth Sports. In this video, O’Sullivan makes a touching argument on the need for our culture to change its perspective on youth sports.  He begins with a startling statistic: Every year […]

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Loyalty in Youth Sports is Under Appreciated and Not Valued

Everybody loves a  winning team.  We love to root for winning teams, compete on winning teams, and watch our kids compete on winning teams. Of course, there is nothing wrong with that.  However, I think loyalty is such an under appreciated and overlooked character trait when it comes to winning. Just as all people love […]

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