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
Building Kids' Success Through Goal-Setting
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews J. Parker Adair, a coach who
started a high school lacrosse program and has run programs for athletes
aged 3 to high school. He has taken his sports lessons to…
00:11:43 |
Wed 06 Oct 2010
When Sports Kids Feel Too Pressured
How are kids' mental games affected when they feel too pressured to
perform? Lisa Cohn of Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Mike Green,
founder of thesportsfamilyclub.org, a seasoned youth spor…
00:10:10 |
Wed 29 Sep 2010
Avoiding Negative Labels in Youth Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Jere Johnson, who runs an
elementary sports program for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in which kids play flag football and are only coached by High Scho…
00:11:03 |
Wed 22 Sep 2010
Helping Young Athletes Envision Who They Want to Be
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kim Cristofoli, a former college
gymnast and sports mom to three athletes, one of whom is a United States
Hockey League player. She’s the co-founder of yourchi…
00:11:08 |
Wed 15 Sep 2010
Using Biofeedback to Boost Mental Stamina
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Wes Sime Ph.d. , a sports
psychologist who has worked with Olympic athletes and coaches, and was a
professor of health and human performance at the University …
00:12:12 |
Wed 08 Sep 2010
Boosting Self-Esteem and Creativity Through Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Bruce Tollner, a sports agent, dad and author of The C.H.I.L.D. Game Plan (www.childgameplan.com), about how parents can use sports to boost their kids’ creati…
00:10:12 |
Wed 01 Sep 2010
Why Parents and Coaches Should Set Goals
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kurt Stahura, associate professor
in the Department of Recreation and Sport Management at the
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, who has a degr…
00:20:15 |
Wed 25 Aug 2010
Transferring Skills From Sports to Life
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Billy Zufall, director of coaching for the boys’ and girls’ teams for Highland High School and Medina County Coach of the year for three years, about how his s…
00:13:25 |
Wed 18 Aug 2010
The "Doer" In Youth Sports Makes Mistakes
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Bruce Kracke, a sports dad, coach
and certified trainer for the Positive Coaching Alliance about why sports
kids should be "doers" who make mistakes, and why t…
00:12:34 |
Wed 11 Aug 2010
The Need to Keep Perspective in Youth Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dave Giffels, a coach and sports
parent and the author of "Like Brothers," about why parents lose
perspective in sports, how it affects kids, and how to focus …
00:10:10 |
Wed 04 Aug 2010
When Sports Kids Don't Believe in Themselves
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kymber Veautour, a Top Warner cheer coach and member of the Weplay coaches’ committee about what coaches and parents can do when kids don't believe in themselv…
00:15:23 |
Wed 28 Jul 2010
When Sports Kids Don't Believe in Themselves
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kymber Veautour, a Top Warner cheer coach and member of the Weplay coaches’ committee about what coaches and parents can do when kids don't believe in themselv…
00:15:23 |
Wed 28 Jul 2010
Helping Kids Recover Mentally from Injury
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews baseball coach Scott Kaminsky about
how kids play tentatively and act scared after getting hit by a baseball or
otherwise hurt. He and mental game coach Dr. Pa…
00:12:52 |
Wed 21 Jul 2010
Conflicts Between Sports Kids and Parents
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dr. Cory Bank, a sports psychologist and psychology professor, about the classic conflicts he sees in his practice between sports kids and their parents. Menta…
00:14:16 |
Wed 07 Jul 2010
The Need for an Inside-Out Mindset in Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kirk Mango, a Former Division 1 gymnast, a high school teacher and youth coach for 17 years, about the problems with an “outside-in” mindset—when kids place a …
00:14:25 |
Wed 30 Jun 2010
Helping Sports Kids Find Their Passion
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Tim Morehouse, an Olympic fencer who competed in last summer's games. He talks about the importance of helping sports kids find their passion, and how his pare…
00:12:01 |
Wed 23 Jun 2010
Sideline Tips for Ensuring Kids' Success
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kathy Toon, an award-winning former college coach at UC Berkeley and the author of “Get Your Game Face On.” She has a master’s in sport psychology and is a tra…
00:12:52 |
Wed 16 Jun 2010
Achieving the Optimal Mental State in Youth Sports
Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Stephen Sideroff, Ph.D.., an expert in peak performance in sports and an assistant at the UCLA School of Medicine. The optimal mental state for young athletes …
00:14:41 |
Wed 09 Jun 2010
How The Media Influences Sports Kids
Lisa Cohn of Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dr. Robert Gotlin,
Director of Sports Rehab at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, a
little league coach and author of "Dr. Rob's Guide to Rai…
00:15:13 |
Wed 02 Jun 2010
Dealing with Bully Coaches in Youth Sports
Lisa Cohn continues our series on bullies in youth sports. She interviews Timothy A. Dimoff, Founder and President of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, Inc., an expert on violent behavior and…
00:05:47 |
Tue 01 Jun 2010
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