Building Confidence in Young Athletes
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio (www.youthsportspsychology .com), which aims to instill confidence and success in young athletes, interviews Dr. Patrick Cohn, leading "mental game" coach, along with parents and popular youth coaches from Showtime Athletics, Portalnd, Ore., to provide sports parenting and coaching tips. Episodes address "mental game" issues such as fear of failure in young athletes, how playing time affects confidence, and common confidence busters. Email us your questions!
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 256
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2022
How to Keep Girls in Sports
About 70% of kids drop out of sports by the age of 14, and of those, twice as many girls drop out than boys. That's the word from Nicole McCormack, general manager of brand solutions at TeamSnap, a t…
00:24:05 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Surprise! Athletes Need This to Play in College
Honest Game, a female-owned sports tech company, conducted research in 12 states to date and has found that about 50% of high schools in the states studied lack an educational pathway for students to…
00:18:56 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Legal Options When Kids Feel Unsafe
As an attorney, Judie Saunders represents youth athletes in civil court, internal investigations, mediations and arbitrations.
Bullying by coaches, physical and verbal abuse and sexual abuse are …
00:30:24 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
How do New Concussion Rules Affect Kids' Mental Game?
New concussion rules and regulations can build respect in young athletes for their opponents. In addition, the rules don’t hurt kids’ other mental game skills.
That’s the word from Thomas Heiden, w…
00:19:26 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Building Sports Kids' Confidence by Teaching Life Skills
Kids are coming to Skyhawks Sports Academy camps with confidence challenges, says Sarah Kelley-Reid, a sports parent and the East Coast regional manager at Skyhawks Sports Academy, which provides ski…
00:25:08 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
What Mental Game Skills Do Recruiters Seek?
Recruiters and coaches look for a number of mental game traits when they’re evaluating athletes, says David Kmiecik, senior recruiting manager for Next College Student Athlete (NCSA). He describes h…
00:20:50 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Helping Perfectionist Sports Kids
Perfectionist sports kids are those most likely to seek help from Audrey Grunst, a mental performance coach, therapist and owner owner at Simply Bee. She's a former mental performance coach for North…
00:15:35 |
Tue 31 May 2022
The Benefits of Keeping Score in Youth Sports
Teams can keep score, even when kids are young, and the players will still have fun and learn physical and mental game skills.
That's the message from former Walt Disney Studios Executive Sasha Grah…
00:21:56 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Baseball: A Self-Esteem Destroying Sport for Kids?
Baseball can be a "self-esteem destroying sport" because mistakes are a big part of the game, says Josh Thole, former catcher for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays.
But parents can help ensure…
00:22:21 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Why Kids Love Pickleball
Pickleball’s popularity is growing quickly, with many schools offering it for the first time.
The sport is easy to learn, doesn't require much equipment and is accessible to kids of all income leve…
00:29:10 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
How Stereotypes Hurt Girls in Sports
Stereotypes about girls in sports hurt girls' confidence, dreams and performance, says Donny DeDonatis III, CEO of the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), a former pro athlete and the…
00:28:55 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Sports Parents: Support, Don't Take Over
What are the habits of supportive sports parents?
Sharkie Zartman, a college professor, UCLA and USA national team volleyball athlete, author, coach and radio host explains how to best support young …
00:25:22 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Help Sports Kids Who Lost Confidence During Pandemic
A study by the Aspen Institute and Utah State University–commissioned by TeamSnap–revealed what parents want most from youth sports and how the pandemic affected kids’ ability to meet those goals.
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00:17:09 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Remaking Youth Sports to Build Connection, Confidence
Coming out of the pandemic provides a much-needed opportunity to re-design youth sports in a way that provides kids with more fun and human connection, and ultimately, more confidence.
That’s the wo…
00:29:27 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Communicating With Sports Kids Before & During Car Rides
Communicating and connecting with sports kids is an important bonus of youth sports. Harley Rotbart, pediatrician, sports parent and author of the bestselling No Regrets Parenting says it’s importan…
00:28:44 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
The Downside of Compliments in Youth Sports
In their efforts to help sports kids develop a growth mindset, parents and coaches should keep in mind that giving too many compliments can get kids "stuck" thinking they don't need to grow in certai…
00:14:43 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
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00:00:45 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
Teaching Love of Baseball through Sandlots & Creativity
James Lowe, aka Coach Ballgame, combines his creative skills with his love of baseball to build in sports kids a love of the game. He creates "sandlots" that allow kids to play informally on empty fi…
00:34:47 |
Tue 21 Dec 2021
The Power of a High Five in Youth Sports
High-fiving young athletes while staying silent is a powerful way to get kids excited about their sport, says Jarrett Robertson, a former pro hockey player and author of "Make it a Great Day: How to …
00:30:53 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
When Girls & Moms Make Comparisons in Sports
Often, girls and young women compare themselves to their teammates or opponents, which hurts their confidence in sports. Mothers also compare their daughters to others in their sport, creating addit…
00:33:35 |
Sat 27 Nov 2021
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