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
Helping Players with Failure in Youth Baseball
Failure is built into youth baseball, says Nova Newcomer, executive director of Friends of Baseball in Portland. She provides tips for helping young athletes let go of their fear of failure.
00:22:50 |
Wed 14 Feb 2018
How to Protect Sports Kids from Predators, Bullies and other Dangers
Chris Trieste, a veteran educator with extensive experience in coaching,
teaching, and administration gives parents tips about how to protect sports
kids from predators and bullies in light of the US…
00:23:32 |
Wed 31 Jan 2018
How Exercise Boosts Kids' Concentration & Brain Function
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Ted Theocheung, CEO of the
Specialized Foundation, about recent studies that show how exercise boosts
brain function, attention and concentration in kids with …
00:24:39 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
How to Boost Your Sports Kids' Resilience
Dr. Kate Lund, a psychologist, performance coach and author of "Bounce -- Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive in School, Sports and Life," explains the importance of resilience in kids' lives…
00:19:17 |
Wed 23 Aug 2017
Help Your Sports Kids Build Leadership Skills
Jamy Bechler, a former college basketball coach and author of “The Leadership Playbook: Be Your Team’s Most Valuable Leader,” provides advice about how to build strong leaders in sports. And they don…
00:26:12 |
Wed 12 Jul 2017
Why Girls Drop Out of Sports at a Rate Six Times Higher Than Boys
Girls drop out of sports at a rate that's six times higher than boys, research shows. In this podcast, Lisa Cohn, host of Ultimate Sports Parent Radio, interviews Samantha Salvia, a World Champion Ul…
00:27:53 |
Wed 01 Mar 2017
Just Let the Kids Play, Says Former NBA Player, Author
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews former NBA player Bob Bigalow, author of "Just Let the Kids Play," and "Youth Sports: Still Failing Our Kids," about the challenges in youth sports today. He a…
00:31:51 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Kids Don't Need to Win Pregame Warmups
Often, sports kids lose confidence if they don’t do well during pregame warmups. This is especially true of perfectionists, who want to get everything just right all the time. In this interview with …
00:13:25 |
Mon 23 Jan 2017
How Pregame Jitters Can Help Sports Kids
In this Ultimate Sports Radio podcast episode, mental game coach Dr.
Patrick Cohn discusses how the pregame jitters can help kids focus better
and boost their energy just before a game. However, some…
00:09:18 |
Wed 04 Jan 2017
When Moms Play Football to Learn about Youth Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Bob Jordan, a youth sports coach of
35 years who in the 1960s asked the mothers of his football players to learn
how to play the sport. What did they learn? Le…
00:27:22 |
Tue 02 Aug 2016
Post-Game Tips for Sports Parents #3: Learning, Growing
Sports kids need to walk away from games with renewed confidence—or at least with their confidence intact. In the third of our series of podcasts about post-game tips for sports parents, that’s the i…
00:16:37 |
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Post-Game Tips for Sports Parents #2: Communication
In the second of our "Post-Game Tips for Sports Parents" audios, Dr. Patrick Cohn, mental game expert, gives sports parents tips about how to communicate with kids after a game. A few tips: Don't dwe…
00:14:05 |
Wed 14 Oct 2015
Post-Game Tips for Sports Parents: 1st in a Series
In this Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interview, mental game expert Dr. Patrick
Cohn identifies some of the challenges sports parents face after a game.
This is first in a series of post-game tips wit…
00:12:56 |
Wed 07 Oct 2015
What Sports Kids Can Learn from the Williams Upset in US Open
What can sports kids learn from underdog Roberta Vinci beating Serena Williams in the US Open semi-finals? A lot. In this podcast, mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn identifies the mental game issue…
00:13:10 |
Wed 16 Sep 2015
How New Sports Dads Can Instill Confidence in Their Athletes
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Jason Kreidman, founder of
Dudes to Dads, which provides advice and support to new fathers.
He is also a former high school and college athlete who spent most …
00:15:28 |
Wed 05 Aug 2015
Sports Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents
In this Ultimate Sports Parent Radio episode, Brian Brunkow, author of
"Zero Offseason: Divorce & Sports Parenting" gives divorced parents tips
about sports parenting. The bottom line: Keep your kids…
00:21:11 |
Wed 08 Jul 2015
6 Mistakes By Well-Meaning Sports Parents
In a Yahoo! Parenting article, we (Lisa and Patrick Cohn), identified six
common sports parent sins. In this podcast, we discuss those sins, often
committed by well-meaning sports parents. You can re…
00:09:35 |
Tue 23 Jun 2015
How Coaches Can Build Trust in Young Athletes
How can coaches build trust in young athletes and why is trust so important? Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Thom Schauerman, varsity soccer coach and middle school volleyball coach at The Sh…
00:10:19 |
Wed 13 May 2015
How Youth Coaches Can Help Sports Kids Build Life Skills
Megan Bartlett, Chief Program Officer for Up2Us, talks about how her program uses sports to integrate behavioral development into youth sports. The training teaches youth coaches how to build life sk…
00:10:10 |
Mon 20 Apr 2015
How Sports Kids Should Be Responsible for Their Confidence
Too often, kids look for praise from others to boost their confidence. In
this interview with mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn, he speaks directly
to young athletes about how they should be respon…
00:05:11 |
Tue 03 Feb 2015
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