Young Athletes

Are you a parent, coach, or grandparent concerned about the stress, setbacks, and self-doubt that come with competitive sports? Do you want to help your athlete build resilience, confidence, and mental toughness, but aren't sure where to start? This book is your complete guide to nurturing a winning mindset in young athletes. Through real-life baseball stories and proven strategies, it empowers them to face challenges on and off the field with strength and determination.

Mental training is just as important as physical training when it comes to success in sport. Like physical fitness, mental toughness is something that can be taught and learned. Bring Your "A" Game introduces key strategies for mental training, such as goal-setting, pre-performance routines, confidence building, and imagery. Each of the 17 chapters focuses on a single mental skill and offers key points and exercises designed to reinforce the concepts.

She’s the best thing I’ve ever seen. A walking miracle. The only catch? She’s my student. I cut my best friend off for dating his student, but the truth is I’m no better. Keeley has been in my class for years, and I’ve been in love with her just as long. I won’t go there. I’m no monster. I will never cross that line. But it kills me to see the other students laugh at her. They don’t see her talent, her beauty, the way I do. Bunch of fools. And when Keeley’s class partner bails on her, she’s left high and dry. So I’ll fill in. I can do this. I can keep things innocent. ...

Stop leaving your sports performances down to chance. Implement our 5 simple science-backed mental toughness strategies and start seeing improvements straight away. Expertly written with real-world advice and key psychological insights, The Mental Resilience Method for Young Athletes reveals 5 powerful science-based techniques that will propel your athletic performances into the realm of the champions.

Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong. But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out, if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be.

In the heavily white suburban neighborhood of Rollingwood, Texas, just a couple miles away from Austin, lives the Jensen, Pessoa, O'Connor and Sun families. Karen, Melissa, Sharon and Sophia are all housewives with husbands that share one common theme, they all cannot seem to please their wives anymore. Whether it be their ability to get hard, or to stay hard, it's not enough for these housewives of Rollingwood. Their lives are about to change as the Jones family moves into the neighborhood, coming from California. They're the first black people to move into the area. The patriarch, Horace,...

Tu rendimiento deportivo depende al 100% de lo que pasa por tu mente. Tus pensamientos afectan a tus actos y pueden hacerte ganar o perder....

Looking for the perfect gift to inspire that young athlete in your life? Do you want them to learn the power of perseverance, mental toughness, triumph, and greatness through fun and engaging stories based on real-life sports legends?

Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. He played professional football, major league baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. But his life wasn't an easy one. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation in 1887, he encountered much family tragedy, and was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools: strict, cold institutions that didn't allow their students to hold on to their Native American languages and traditions.

Three students. Three professors. Three scandals waiting to explode. The Office Hours series is packed with forbidden crushes and crossed lines. This complete collection includes: Extra Credit Two years ago, he was a one-night stand. Now he’s my professor—and he hates me. When I dragged Gideon Warwick into a bar cloakroom, I never thought I’d see him again. I figured we’d have fun. Blow off some steam. Then move on with our lives, with nothing but memories. Yeah. Turns out I’m a grade A fool. Because I do see Gideon again—at the front of a lecture hall. This time, he’s not ...

Mental toughness isn’t synonymous with beating yourself down and punishing yourself for even the slightest of mistakes, it’s a proven way of achieving mental dominance and improving your game. And with this guide by your side, you’ll be able to achieve a winner’s mindset and become resilient so you can reach the elite status for which you are striving.

Looking to dominate the green? "DRIVE: Mental Toughness for Young Athletes—Mastering the Sports Psychology of Golf" is the game-changing guide you need. This transformative book equips young athletes with essential tools and strategies to conquer the mental challenges of golf and achieve unparalleled success. Inside, you'll embark on a journey to enhance your golf performance. Learn to cultivate a winning mindset, master unwavering focus and concentration, harness visualization techniques, set inspiring goals, develop effective pre-game rituals, and conquer performance anxiety.

The course of true love never did run smooth Baseball rookie Brett Hoak is spending the off-season teaching kids to ice skate. The knockout big sis of one of his pupils is a bonus. Leeanne Corey was sure teaching was her best career path. Now, she's having second thoughts. When Brett shares a secret and needs Leeanne's help, she can't refuse. But losing her heart to a jock again isn't in her plans.

Elite Athletes Train Their Bodies - Champions Train Their Faith So, you want to be great. Maybe you’re chasing a pro sports career, aiming for a championship, or pushing yourself to the absolute limit. You put in the hours, grind through the pain, and do everything the experts say… but what if the real edge - the one that separates the good from the truly outstanding - was something deeper? Modern sports psychologists charge thousands to teach athletes about mindset, resilience, and confidence. But here’s the truth: everything they’re discovering today was already written in the ...

In the heavily white suburban neighborhood of Rollingwood, Texas, just a couple miles away from Austin, lives the Jensen family. Karen Jensen is a 39 year old housewife with an 18 year old daughter, Katlyn, and a chubby balding husband, Harold. It's an exciting time as Katlyn readies to go to college, where her boyfriend already attends. She's enjoying her last lazy summer, which is not something Karen appreciates. Karen's also quite frustrated with Harold's inability to get hard, which she feels is hurting their marriage. Things seem to be grinding to a halt in her life as annoyances pile ...

Unleash your inner champion and discover the secrets to transforming yourself into an unstoppable force on and off the field with "Mental Toughness for Athletes: 7 Proven Strategies for Young Champions to Build Grit, Boost Emotional Resilience, and Become Unstoppable."

Mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, and overall mental game are often overlooked when it comes to youth coaching for any sport. However, these areas are vital to truly unlocking any young person’s potential in the sporting arena. They say you need to “get your head in the game” - and no truer words have ever been spoken.

Discover the vital connection between diet and top athletic performance with Mental Toughness for Teen Athletes - Nutrition. This comprehensive resource, specifically designed for the nutritional needs of teen athletes, reveals how a well-planned diet enhances mental resilience and drives sports success.

If you're ready to thrive in sports and life, The Balanced Athlete will show you how to train smarter, think stronger, and live better—starting today.

Exclusive interviews with the top athletes in sports today. Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got to the Top reveals how these men and women reached the heights of their profession so that you can too. Each chapter tells a different story, as each superstar shares the habit that helped them accomplish their goals and reach the pinnacle of their profession.