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Mental Health & Mental Performance in Sports

# 1 Component that Helps Teen Athletes Achieve Success attitude confidence fear inspiration mistakes potential success

Can you guess the # 1 component that helps teen athletes become successful in their sport & their life?

  • It’s not their Education

  • It’s not how Fast they are, or how Strong they are

  • It’s not how Smart they are

Over the last decade, we’ve been studying what makes...

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Your Child Has Lost Confidence - What Can You Do As a Parent adversity coaches confidence love parents praise safe spaces

During your children’s sporting careers, there may be times when your children lose confidence in their ability, or their ability to carry out specific techniques and skills within their sport. You will see a drop in their performance, probably a lack of ambition in their play as they play...

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Two Young Fish: Realities That Are Sometimes Difficult to See anxiety chaos coaches confidence drama parents self-doubt strategies success tools transformation

Two young fish were swimming along one day on their favorite morning route when they approached an older, wiser fish – the older, wiser fish nodded at the youngins and said “Mornin’, how’s the water?”

The youngins nodded, swam further, and soon one of the young...

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Reality Check: Mental Skills Matter in Youth Sports adversity attitude challenges competition confidence discouragement failure leadership mental skills mental strength mental toughness mistakes perspective potential success

Is your child a superstar athlete? That’s great! But here’s a reality check. Having physical talent doesn’t guarantee success in youth sports. Mental skills are just as necessary – and often overlooked - in the pursuit of triumph on the field. Here are five reasons why...

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