How many times have you seen your kids over-analyze and think too much when playing in a game? In fact, young athletes display classic traits of "perfectionist" kids who over-analyze and bog themselves down with too many details. They want to over-think their performance in the attempt to perform
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Other Mental Game Resources
I have lots of other free resources on the mental game for you to enjoy. First, go to https://www.peaksports.com/mental-toughness-report-athletes/ and download my free report for all athletes. On that page you will find the free report: "10 'Costly' Mental Game Mistakes Athletes Make Before
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Non-Verbal Communication with Sports Kids
How you communicate non-verbally with your sports kids is critical. To help kids feel more confident, be sure to smile when they look at you. Watch what you do with your arms and hands. Often, coaches are hugging their coffee mugs–suggesting they’re having a hard time waking up and aren’t really
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How Do You React to Mistakes?
When your athletes make an error or mistake it can make your emotions can run high. Your reaction to a mistake may be to reprimand the player, but athletes’ needs to know that you still have confidence in them after a mistake.
Do not attempt to coach the athlete under the umbrella of anger or
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What Hurts Sports Kids Confidence?
Some sports kids have more confidence in certain sports skills than others. For example, an athlete may feel good about his shot in basketball, but lack confidence in his rebounding skills. This is common for many athletes. They feel more confident about their strengths and less confident about
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5 Steps to a Pregame Mental Routine
The following guidelines will help you develop a pre-game routine to enhance your mental preparation on game day. You should include the following six strategies in your routine.
1. Let go of any distractions or bothers in your life--a bad grade, fight with your friend, or the exciting school
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Don’t Let Doubts Run Wild in the Mind
All young athletes experience doubt from time to time, especially after they make a mistake or perform poorly. Athletes need to understand that when they doubt their abilities, their confidence suffers. Once your athletes start to experience doubt, it can run wild in their minds.
As coaches you
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Athletes Who Seek Others’ Approval
Do your young athletes seek approval from their peers and coaches in order to feel confident? Kids today seek what we call social approval: They want to be accepted, respected and liked by others.
To help your young athletes who worry about what others think, ask them to first recognize that
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