Being actively involved in sport, regardless of your capacity, will require you to be as physically and mentally healthy as possible at all times. According to research conducted by the American Psychiatric Association, participating in organized sport can expose an athlete to a number of challenges that can make him more prone to stress and anxiety. Throw a disorganized lifestyle into the mix and watch how fast an immense amount of sporting talent can go to waste. Practicing effectual organization skills in all facets of your life will benefit your sporting performance in a number of ways by reducing […]
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05
Jun
2017
SIMPLE
S – Stop over thinking, feeling good is truly a state of mind. Many for numerous reasons do not allow themselves to feel good, many do not know how to let themselves feel good, and many want to feel good but they just truly do not. Feeling good is a matter of mind set, being able to feel good is a matter of mindset and positive thinking. Physically moving, for example, walking, makes your oxygen levels better, makes your blood flow, and makes your feel good endorphins flow freely through your body. Get out and walk…you do not need […]
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24
Feb
2015
Bully Coaching: Anger Is Not The Problem
Coaches usually coach the way they were coached and unfortunately, not enough people understand that fear does not work longitudinally as a motivational strategy (anymore than having athletes run sprints for punishment does – you want to change an athlete’s attitude, take away their opportunity to play). Having worked with athletes and coaches with he widest array of anger problems for twenty years, I can tell you that this problem is no better now than then. Thankfully, more people are talking about it…but not enough parents and leagues are removing abusive coaches from the opportunity to influence kids. Anger […]
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12
Nov
2014
Sports Parenting: When Favoritism Hurts
When Favoritism Hurts – Can youth football have a negative psychological effect on a young child? Imagine your 10 year old boy, turning around and looking up at you from the sidelines, during his very first Youth Super Bowl Championship game…. With a red face and angry tears, he yells out at you in a plea of desperation “MOM! We’re going into overtime and the coaches won’t let me play!!!” This is exactly what happened last Sunday. I noticed in the 3rd quarter that my son, had not been called for a single play and began to get antsy. […]
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13
Oct
2014
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11
Oct
2014
Sports Parents Make Calculated Risk Decisions
It’s intriguing that my children are not only allowed, but encouraged to climb trees, while other children I know are forbidden to climb trees. I’ve asked parents why they don’t let their children climb trees. They’ve told me they are afraid their children will get hurt. You have to understand, when I’m talking about trees, I’m talking about small trees in our neighborhood with adult supervision. I’m not talking about 80 foot trees in wooded areas were there’s no supervisions. My children have been encouraged to take calculated risks that are physical in nature. They have spent their childhood […]
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20
Sep
2013
Now and Then
By Sunday, parents talk about five games in one day, seven in two, and you suspect some embellishment taking place. But you’ve been around this particular block far too long not to know it’s mostly true. For us, mere amateurs with just two children participating in a fall sport, there were just three games in 20 hours – one flag football sandwiched by two basketball games. Some laugh at you as if you’ve taken the weekend off, setting their coffee in their respective cup holders without taking their eyes off the field. You try to remember when this all […]
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