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 High Expectations Hurt Sports Kids' Confidence
In Part 2 of this series created specifically for young athletes, mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn explains how and why high expectations hurt sports kids' confidence. Learn more at www.YouthSport…
00:07:44 |
Tue 03 Feb 2015
How Sports Kids Should Think About Warm Ups
In the first of a series of podcasts in which mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn speaks directly to young athletes about mental game issues, he tells kids how to think about warm ups. They're not me…
00:07:57 |
Wed 14 Jan 2015
Tips for Sports Kids From an All-American Athlete
Kirk Mango is a former Division I National Champion, 3-Time All-American, 3-Time Hall of Fame Athlete, and was selected in 2009 as #8 on Northern Illinois University's Top 50 Huskies of All-Time list…
00:10:24 |
Tue 23 Dec 2014
What Girls Want From Youth Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Joan Steidinger, author of "Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete," about why girls take part in sports, what they want to get out…
00:10:25 |
Wed 19 Nov 2014
The Four Keys to Keeping Kids in Youth Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Cris Dobrosielski, an author, motivational speaker, fitness expert and longtime youth sports coach about a new George Washington University study that identifi…
00:08:58 |
Wed 13 Aug 2014
How Breakthrough Thinking Helps Sports Kids
How can sports kids overcome challenges like perfectionism? How can they think in ways that help them feel like they're breaking through barriers to confidence and performance?Gene Jones, a former at…
00:09:36 |
Tue 22 Jul 2014
How Common Medications Hurt Sports Kids
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dr. Christopher Stankovich, Ph.D.,
a professional athletic counselor, about how more and more kids are
prescribed medications for mental health issues and how …
00:10:23 |
Mon 19 May 2014
Helping Anxious Sports Kids Cope with Anxiety
Kids with anxiety often experience higher levels of anxiety in high-pressure sports situations.Dr. Jeremy Pettit, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology in the Center for Children and Fa…
00:09:56 |
Wed 16 Apr 2014
Helping Sports Kids Prove They Can Make an Impact on their Team
How can sports kids who've just joined a team prove to the coach and team
mates that they can make an impact? In this interview, Audrey, mother of
Bjorn, explains how her son joined a AAA team and lo…
00:09:58 |
Wed 12 Mar 2014
Helping Sports Kids Prove They Can Make an Impact on their Team
How can sports kids who've just joined a team prove to the coach and team
mates that they can make an impact? In this interview, Audrey, mother of
Bjorn, explains how her son joined a AAA team and lo…
00:09:58 |
Wed 12 Mar 2014
Shifting Expectations of Sports Kids Who Expect Little of Themselves
How do you shift the expectations of sports kids, especially in urban areas, who don't expect much from themselves? In this fascinating interview with Ultimate Sports Parent Radio, Eric DeMeulenaere,…
00:09:56 |
Wed 05 Feb 2014
Get Sports Kids Inspired With This Author's Tips
Too often, sports kids come to practice and go through the motions, says Bobby Kipper, a former college coach and co-author of a new book, "Performance Driven Thinking." He gives tips for inspiring, …
00:10:12 |
Fri 24 Jan 2014
How To Motivate Young Athletes
How do you motivate young athletes? Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews
Steven Frierman, a professor at Hofstra University and a former coach who
advises coaches and athletes about the mental gam…
00:09:42 |
Thu 23 Jan 2014
Fun Tips for Introducing Kids to Youth Sports
VJ Stanley, a retired college hockey coach and youth sports
coach of 30 years who wants to change sports and bring back healthy fun for
children, gives detailed and fun tips for introducing young kid…
00:10:24 |
Thu 31 Oct 2013
The Value of Sports Kids' Supporting Each Other
Brad Jubin, co-founder of "A Team That Always Plays for Each Other."
discusses the value of ensuring sports kids' Number One Priority is
supporting each other.
00:10:18 |
Fri 27 Sep 2013
Why Steroid Use Hurts Young Athletes
How does all the news about steroid use in sports hurt young athletes? Kirk Mango, national champion, Hall of Famer, and author of 201CBecoming A True Champion," says that this is a big distraction f…
00:10:54 |
Wed 11 Sep 2013
How Coaches Affect Sports Kids' Confidence
Kevin MacCauley, founder of BookACoach, describes how youth coaches can hurt or boost kids' confidence in sports. His company provides private, one-on-one coaching nationwide.
00:10:27 |
Mon 29 Jul 2013
Intense Sports Kids and Anger and Upset
Daniel St.Andre, president of the Town and Country Lacrosse Assoc., gives tips for dealing with kids who play positions that require them to focus intensely. These kids often get upset or angry if th…
00:10:17 |
Mon 22 Jul 2013
Sports Mom/Former Olympic Athlete Gives Mental Game Tips
Courtney Johnson, a silver Olympic medialist water polo player who is now a sports parent gives mental game tips for parents, based on her experience with her own children. She covers perfectionism, …
00:10:58 |
Wed 26 Jun 2013
The Pitfalls of Early Specialization in Sports
Jack Malley, sports dad, coach, and author of “Meet the Lunatics who Run Your Kids’ Sports Leagues," addresses the pitfalls of early specialization and offers sports parents tips. When does it make s…
00:11:04 |
Wed 22 May 2013
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