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Building Confidence in Young Athletes - Podcast

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!

Kids Coaching Sports Education Family Psychology K-12 Fitness & Nutrition Health
Update frequency
every 16 days
Average duration
17 minutes
Episodes
256
Years Active
2006 - 2022
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Zero Tolerance for Youth Sports Bullies

Zero Tolerance for Youth Sports Bullies

Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist Dr. Anandhi Narasimhan, who has a private practice in Los Angeles, explains why bullying is bad for kids and why parents and coaches need to take action. Get our new…
00:06:42  |   Mon 31 May 2010
Why Young Dancers Bully and Hurt Others

Why Young Dancers Bully and Hurt Others

Lisa Cohn continues her series on bullying in sports, interviewing Andi McCormack , Founder of Penny Lane Dance Academy in Los Angeles. As a dancer, McCormack performed around the world and was also …
00:06:01  |   Fri 28 May 2010
How This Sports Dad Fought Bullying

How This Sports Dad Fought Bullying

Award-winning parenting writer Lisa Cohn continues her series on bullying, interviewing Paul Coughlin, a sports dad, youth coach and anti-bullying expert who tells how his son quit sports after being…
00:06:08  |   Thu 27 May 2010
How Common is Hazing (Bullying) in Youth Sports?

How Common is Hazing (Bullying) in Youth Sports?

Award-winning parenting writer Lisa Cohn interviews C. Roger Rees, professor in the Department of Health Studies, Physical Education, and Human Performance Science at Adelphi University, about how co…
00:05:22  |   Wed 26 May 2010
Why Bullied Sports Kids May Quit Sports

Why Bullied Sports Kids May Quit Sports

Award-winning parenting writer Lisa Cohn interviews Mark Hamilton, a professor of philosophy who teaches college courses in sports ethics at Ashland University. The former college player, former coll…
00:05:39  |   Thu 20 May 2010
Building Self-Esteem with Equal Playing Time in Sports

Building Self-Esteem with Equal Playing Time in Sports

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Brian Sanders, president and CEO of I9 Sports, a fast-growing franchise that provides youth sports opportunities with a twist: I9's teams give equal playing ti…
00:16:02  |   Thu 08 Apr 2010
Building Self-Esteem with Equal Playing Time in Sports

Building Self-Esteem with Equal Playing Time in Sports

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Brian Sanders, president and CEO of I9 Sports, a fast-growing franchise that provides youth sports opportunities with a twist: I9's teams give equal playing ti…
00:16:02  |   Thu 08 Apr 2010
Post-Game Tips for Sports Parents

Post-Game Tips for Sports Parents

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio Interviews H. Rothenberg, who has run a basketball program for 20 years and is owner of Triple C Camp, about what parents should say and do after practices and games. Men…
00:17:31  |   Fri 19 Mar 2010
Helping Less Talented Siblings Cope with Pressure

Helping Less Talented Siblings Cope with Pressure

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Jim Massaro, youth sports coach and owner of Advanced Body Personal and Athletic Training Center, Nyack, NY, about how parents can help the younger siblings of…
00:16:04  |   Tue 02 Mar 2010
Quieting Sports Kids' Inner Saboteur

Quieting Sports Kids' Inner Saboteur

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dr. Harold Shinitzky, a sports psychologist who works with athletes of all ages and is co-author of the book, "Your Mind: An Owner's Manual for a Better Life."…
00:13:11  |   Tue 16 Feb 2010
The Effect of Parents' Expectations in Sports

The Effect of Parents' Expectations in Sports

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Douglas Donaldson, president of PlaySportsTV, a youth sports coaching and instructional website, about how parents' expectations affect sports kids' attitude a…
00:16:23  |   Mon 25 Jan 2010
Helping Sports Kids Deal with Losses

Helping Sports Kids Deal with Losses

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Gary Kramer, founder of Inner-Sports, an innovator in behavioral evaluation and coaching, about how to help sports kids deal with losses. Are kids too competit…
00:13:59  |   Wed 13 Jan 2010
Relying on Strategy vs Instinct in Fencing

Relying on Strategy vs Instinct in Fencing

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dan Collins, co-founder and assistant coach of the Chesapeake Fencing Club in Baltimore City, MD, and a ccompetitive fencer since 1986. He talks about the role…
00:13:49  |   Mon 04 Jan 2010
Favoritism in Youth Sports

Favoritism in Youth Sports

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports parent Michael Sands about favoritism at Beverly Hills High, where some football players get extra coaching. He says this hurts the confidence of the ot…
00:13:15  |   Mon 07 Dec 2009
Giving Constructive Criticism to Sports Kids

Giving Constructive Criticism to Sports Kids

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews youth sports coach James Jackson about how to give kids age 5-12 constructive criticism in sports. He also addresses how kids give up when they’re down and how…
00:14:45  |   Thu 19 Nov 2009
Using Mental Imagery in Youth Sports

Using Mental Imagery in Youth Sports

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Stephen Balzac, a former nationally ranked fencer and president of 7 Steps Ahead, about how young athletes can use mental imagery to improve their sports exper…
00:25:37  |   Tue 03 Nov 2009
Is This Sports Parent Over-Involved?

Is This Sports Parent Over-Involved?

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Mari, a sports mom to two kayakers who compete at the national level. She says she's their personal trainer, nutritionist, sports psychologist and much more. S…
00:14:20  |   Thu 01 Oct 2009
Managing Anger in Youth Sports

Managing Anger in Youth Sports

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Joe Bouffard, director of the Youth Football Coaches Association, about how his association teaches coaches to deal with anger in youth sports. He and mental g…
00:14:30  |   Mon 14 Sep 2009
Youth Sports' Life Lessons

Youth Sports' Life Lessons

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Paul Caccamo, the Harvard-educated executive director of Up2Us, a national coalition of community sports programs that teaches young athletes life lessons. He …
00:13:58  |   Thu 20 Aug 2009
Boost Kids’ Confidence By Focusing on Success

Boost Kids’ Confidence By Focusing on Success

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Stephen Balzac, a professor of psychology and former nationally ranked fencer who’s daughter is a fencer. Along with mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn, he di…
00:12:30  |   Fri 07 Aug 2009
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