I just finished listening to Dr. Tom Hanson’s 7 Success Secrets for Baseball/Softball. Dr. Hanson was co-author of the ever popular Heads Up Baseball which many softball coaches use as required reading for their team.
Dr. Hanson’s CD, 7 Success Secrets for Baseball/Softball shared some very interesting information. Most of which I already knew, but the [...]
I just got a free copy of the e-book 10 Tips to Improve Confidence and Success in Young Athletes. There is a lot of great information in there for fastpitch parents.
The e-book discusses:
Pressures kids face
The role of youth sports psychology
Your role as a parent
The Top 5 Challenges for Young Athletes
The Top 5 Challenges for Sports [...]
Post Game Mental Mistakes Parents Should Avoid
By Dr. Patrick J. Cohn
We recently interviewed a successful youth sports coach about one of his biggest challenges. He told us how to help parents understand what to say to young athletes during the trip home after a game.
Coach Brian Gardner of St. Louis, Missouri has coached ice hockey for [...]
Helping Your Athlete Cope With Pressure
By Dr. Patrick J. Cohn and Lisa E Cohn
Do you know what kind of pressures your young athletes grapple with?
As sports parents, it’s important to be tuned in to this issue. If your athletes are equestrians, for example, they likely feel pressure to perform up to their abilities. Then there’s the [...]
I’m a youth soccer coach and sports mom/step mom to four young athletes aged 8 to 19. Our kids dance, skate, ski, run cross-country, and play soccer, lacrosse, football and basketball.
As a sports parent, I’ve dealt with sports kids who:
1. Are stars in practice but choke up during competition (and then get angry at themselves).
2. [...]
