You should be very careful about how you give your athletes feedback. If you criticize them too much, they’ll avoid making mistakes. That means they’ll start playing tentatively and will avoid taking risks. They’ll play scared. That’s not a good recipe for learning and growing!
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Confidence is a Mindset
What is self-confidence? Confidence is a belief in the strength of your ability to perform a task. It's a mindset that says, "I can do this." Confidence is not the same as self-esteem. Self-esteem is based on your assessment or appraisal of your person. The opposite of confidence is doubt,
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The Positive Side of Failure
It’s important for both you and your young athletes to realize there’s a positive side to failing, facing adversity, or making mistakes. Defeat can sometimes motivate young athletes to try harder, to look at what they’re doing, and think about what needs improving.
Defeat gives kids the
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Confidence is a Choice
You always have choices to make prior to any competition. Confident athletes choose to focus their thoughts on things that help them feel confident. Great athletes enter competition thinking about why they deserve to win and they feel confident. The belief in their skill, work ethic in practice and
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The Self-talk of Champions
Every person carries on an internal dialog, which we call "self-talk." Self-talk can be positive - "I will run well today" - or negative - "I hope I don't embarrass myself and finish dead last today." Some athletes have positive self-talk and pick themselves up after a mistake, while other athletes
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Kids Who Can’t Cope with Mistakes
Does your young athlete have trouble coping with mistakes? Do your athletes check out during games because they can’t let go of mistakes? In fact, 35% of sports parents we surveyed said that their young athletes struggle with letting go of mistakes.
In order to be successful, your young athletes
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Simplicity is Key to Learning
Anything in life can become too complex. Take computers for example. Most of us use them every day, but we really do not know how they work inside the box. Your athlete' sports performance is no different. If learning a new backhand or beam routine becomes too complex for the student, nothing gets
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Beware of Negative Self-Labels
"You are what you think you are" holds true in sports! Negative self-labels are very unhealthy for athletes. Often they are very subtle and difficult to identify. What is a negative self-label? A negative self-label is a name you give to yourself (or adopt from what others tell you) that influences
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