Building Confidence in Young Athletes

By: Lisa Cohn
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  • Ultimate Sports Parent Radio (www.youthsportspsychology.com), which aims to instill confidence and success in child and teen athletes, interviews coaches, parents, authors, professors and others about how to identify and overcome mental game challenges in sports. Hosted by Lisa Cohn. co-founder of the Ultimate Sports Parent and Kids' Sports Psychology.
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Episodes
  • Ensuring Sports Kids Don't Lose Their Passion

    Ensuring Sports Kids Don't Lose Their Passion
    Oct 16 2024

    Cathy Spaas was a professional equestrian show jumper at a young age and suffered from her dad's pressure to perform.

    At age 14, she was riding at international shows, but began to feel like she wasn't good enough, she said. She lost her confidence and passion for the sport.

    Now, her goal at Cathy Spaas Academy is to ensure athletes don't have the same experience.

    Send podcast guest ideas: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/contact-ultimate-sports-parent/

    Visit our blog: https://www.peaksports.com/sports-psychology-blog/

    Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-confidence-in-young-athletes/id1602758597
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    29 mins
  • How Sports Kids Can Set Process Goals--and Why They Should

    How Sports Kids Can Set Process Goals--and Why They Should
    Sep 24 2024

    Young athletes who set high expectations often get frustrated when they don't meet their expectations.

    Mike Mancini, a certified mental performance coach, explains why setting process goals is important and gives examples of these goals. The aim is for young athletes to stay grounded in the moment, and avoid focusing on stats, scores or wins.

    Send podcast guest ideas:

    https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/contact-ultimate-sports-parent/

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-confidence-in-young-athletes/id1602758597

    Visit our youth sports psychology blog:

    https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/
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    23 mins
  • How Sports Kids and Parents Should Communicate with Coaches

    How Sports Kids and Parents Should Communicate with Coaches
    Sep 10 2024

    As a former college athlete, youth sports coach and sports parent, Eric Collins says his biggest challenge is being a sports parent.

    It's sometimes hard for him to let his son follow his own sports journey, he said.

    One way to allow kids to embrace their own journey is to encourage them to communicate directly with coaches.

    This gives them important skills that will serve them in other areas of their lives, he said.

    Submit guest ideas for this podcast:

    https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/contact-ultimate-sports-parent/

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-confidence-in-young-athletes/id1602758597

    Visit our blog:

    https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/
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    17 mins

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Lisa does a great job of interviewing experts in the field of sports parenting and psychology.

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