youth sports training

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 a competition. You will be surprised what he says in this short video:

Read on and find out what boundaries you have to set when it comes to your youth athlete’s sports training. We welcome and appreciate your comments, make sure to leave one below!

I am a parent of five children that have all competed in different sports.

I have a daughter that competes currently for Division 1 College gymnastics. I have a daughter that competes in Division 1 College in track and field. My sons were good wrestlers in high school in California and one was a CIFF champion. So I got kids that love sports and trained sports.

You know what? Except for the gymnast, they are doing sports that I don’t have a lot of knowledge about. I love watching wrestling. I love watching my daughter run, but I’m not the expert.

What I tell my kids is to trust their training. Trust what you’ve done with your coach. Rely on what he taught you or she taught you. Rely on all the time and effort you have put in. Then just go with the flow.

I try not to mess with their heads and say, “What are you thinking about now?

Here is what I think you should do.” As a parent, if we are not in the gym everyday with our child or if we are not on the playing field everyday with our child, we are not coaching them or watching them or really tied into their training.

I would hesitate giving some cool advice we read on the internet from some other athlete or some Olympic gymnast. We are not supposed to coach kids.

I would say, “Trust your training. Trust what you are doing with your coach. You’re ready. What can I do for you? How can I help you?” Ask those questions instead.

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youth sports trainingPeter Vidmar, the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history, is a leader in the Olympic movement today. He has worked for many years as the gymnastics commentator for CBS Sports and ESPN.

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