How To Motivate Your Child Out Of A Slump

2020-09-30T03:38:31+08:00

If you have a child in youth sports, then you know that kids sometimes get into a slump. The question is how to motivate your child out of that slump. The following is an excerpt from The Football Momʼs Survival Guide, but the truths are for every parent of a young athlete who struggles with lack of motivation. Itʼs not fun to watch your son struggle, fail, and suffer discouragement. If youʼre like me, you want to figure out how to make it better right away. Like putting a Band-Aid on a scrape, we want to find an emotional Band-Aid [...]

How To Motivate Your Child Out Of A Slump2020-09-30T03:38:31+08:00

Girls In Sports: Coming To Grips With Being Competitive

2020-09-30T03:39:32+08:00

We, at the Mental Toughness Academy, want to support girls in sports and those girls owning their power! Today, we have a guest post from Dr. Andrea Corn, a sports psychologist and Ethan Skolnick, a sports columnist to give us some insights into the minds of female athletes they have worked with. As a child growing up outside of Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 1990s, Swin Cash wasn't that different from the boys of that time: She idolized Michael Jordan. Not only did she idolized him, she imitated him. "I remember him having these fierce, competitive eyes," she said recently. "I [...]

Girls In Sports: Coming To Grips With Being Competitive2020-09-30T03:39:32+08:00

How To Find Your Courage In Sports

2020-09-30T03:39:56+08:00

Taking risks is essential for a youth athlete's development and success at his or her chosen sport! Doing so will open up new opportunities to greatness! In every sport, there are times when you have to show up and perform under pressure or do something you don't normally do. This is the time to find your courage. It's there and you don't need any special superhero abilities to access it. Discover How Taking Risks Makes You A Better Youth Sports Athlete by watching the video below. In this video, Peter Vidmar, the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic History, will [...]

How To Find Your Courage In Sports2020-09-30T03:39:56+08:00

How To Build Self Esteem By Building Trust

2020-09-30T03:40:14+08:00

Youth athletes need to build trust in themselves and their coaches to move up to the next level in their sport! Without trust, development is impossible! Just ask Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar. In this video, Peter shares how trusting his coach fully to teach him how to acquire new difficult moves and skills helped him gain self-esteem and confidence. We'd love to hear your thoughts about How To Build Self Esteem By Trusting Your Coach, please do leave a comment below! Early on I started to realize that Makoto Sakamoto, my coach, would never ask me to [...]

How To Build Self Esteem By Building Trust2020-09-30T03:40:14+08:00

Advice For Parents Involved In Sports By Olympic Gold Medalist

2020-09-30T03:41:09+08:00

As a parent, you always want the best youth sports experience for your child. But do you often ask yourself where you should draw the line when it comes to your involvement in your youth athlete's sports training? Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar, who is also a parent of 5 athletes shares with you How Involved Parents Should Be In Youth Sports Training. He has his own kids in school and I'm sure it would be tempting for someone as accomplished as Peter to want to step in and tell your kids what you think they need to do before [...]

Advice For Parents Involved In Sports By Olympic Gold Medalist2020-09-30T03:41:09+08:00

How Goal Setting In Sports Training Makes You A Better Athlete

2020-09-30T20:12:03+08:00

Yes, your youth sports athlete knows how to prepare for competition, but can you say that they are mentally-equipped to face the monotony of everyday training? In this video, Peter Vidmar, the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history, shares his experience on how goal setting has helped him be a more effective gymnast both in training and in competition. Read on to know more about How Goal Setting In Sports Training Makes You A Better Athlete. The best mental preparation is physical preparation. If I prepare physically and do everything I am supposed to do, I earn [...]

How Goal Setting In Sports Training Makes You A Better Athlete2020-09-30T20:12:03+08:00
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