Raven Magwood is a teenage author, motivational speaker, and TV talk show host. At 19 years old, she has accomplished more than most do in their lifetime. When she was just 11 years old, she was a national gymnastics champion and published her first book, On to Victory! The Winning [...] Read more »
Overcoming Perfectionism in Youth Sports
Perfectionism is often revered in our culture and can be a good thing in small, healthy doses. All too often though, we see athletes who aim to do everything flawlessly and are not happy unless they play the game perfectly. Traits of perfectionism often include being overly critical in self-evaluation, [...] Read more »
Goal Setting For Kids: A Must for Young Athletes
As parents, we know the importance of setting goals for ourselves, but what about for our young athletes? Today we have a guest post on goal setting for kids written by Michael Hare, the owner of League Pitching Machines, who is passionate about skill development in players of all ages. [...] Read more »
Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard
A lot of kids think that you have to have extraordinary talent to get to the top of the sports world. Well you might be surprised by expert strength conditioning coach, Kurt Hester’s belief that hard work beats talent, when that talent doesn’t work hard. Kurt grew up in South [...] Read more »
Baseball Mental Game Coaching Tips
We are always happy to find expert coaches who believe strongly in teaching and coaching the mental side of the game along with they physical. Today we want to introduce you to an expert in baseball coaching tips, Jack Perconte and share with you his article on Mental Baseball Tips [...] Read more »
Miracles Really Do Happen In Sports
I wanted to introduce you to Bob Jackson, our new Northeast Manager in charge of business development for the Mental Toughness Academy. We talk a lot about resilience as the cornerstone of mental toughness. Resilience means being able to bounce back from losses and difficult experiences. Resilience is getting back [...] Read more »
Skin Tips for Teenage Athletes
Part of being mentally tough is working hard and sweating during practice and games, because you gave it your all. However as we all know sweating can cause lots of skin issues for teen athletes. So we were excited to learn about a new company, Skin Care For Athletes, that [...] Read more »
How Sports Can Help Your Child Gain Self-Esteem
Does playing sports help kids develop self esteem and build good character? Today’s guest post from Coach Mario Sousa, who has been coaching youth sports for over 19 years, shares what he believes builds self confidence and self esteem when kids play sports. I believe the way to build a [...] Read more »
How Parents Can Play A Major Role In The College Recruiting Process
There is a very important question that needs to be addressed and that is “How Parents Can Play A Major Role In The College Recruiting Process?” We all know our teenagers can’t do it alone but how do parents help without taking over our teen’s lives? There are many pieces [...] Read more »
Is Strength Training For Kids Sports Necessary?
Is your child interested in getting stronger and faster in their sport? Are they pushing to strength train to build their muscles? If you are wondering if strength training is necessary for kids in sports, read on to get expert advice from strength and conditioning coach, Kurt Hester. He has [...] Read more »
