Youth athletes kids sports psychology articles for athletes, sports parents, and team coaches to improve performance.
Adolescent runners are still growing and developing, and it’s critical to support their growth with nutrition that promotes bone health, muscle development, brain health and cognitive development, said Michele Pettinger. a certified fitness and nutrition specialist and the author of The Young Runner’s Guide to Nutrition. Pettinger discusses how parents can … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Gifted kids often focus exclusively on sports and fail to make friends or participate in other activities, said Susan Williams, a clinical hypnotherapist at SportHypnotherapy.com. Parents and coaches need to encourage them to try other activities and to develop a circle of supportive friends, she said. She uses hypnotherapy to put … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Welcome to the Sports Psychology Podcast by Dr. Patrick Coach of Peak Performance Sports. Dr. Cohn and Georgia Miller, CMPC discuss the challenges sports parents face with young athletes and how to make sports a better experience. Learn how to spot mental game challenges in athletes, what to say before and after games, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Are you not sure what mental training is? In this video, sport parents will learn what happens in a mental training session with our team of certified and experienced coaches. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental skills for success in sports. We work with athletes in … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Handle Criticism How has negative criticism affected your young athlete’s confidence in past athletic competitions? Even though criticism can be helpful, it is also hurtful. Negative criticism can cause kids to doubt their abilities. It can destroy their confidence. Negative comments from media, parents, teammates, coaches and fans … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Are Losses Devastating or motivating? This is a question sports kids should ask themselves. Some athletes allow one defeat, especially if the competition was significantly important to them, to take the wind out of their sails. They believe the possibility of another defeat is not worth the long hours of … Read Sport Psychology Tip