By Dr. Alan Goldberg Be supportive but do not coach. Provide encouragement, empathy and transportation; help with the team jobs – but leave the coaching and instruction to the coach. Encourage your child to compete against herself. The ultimate goal...
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It Can Be Tough to Raise Tough Athletes
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck LLC In my years of coaching, I have seen lots of kids who had tremendous athletic talent but who didn’t live up to their potentials because they were mentally soft. And I’ve known many...
Balancing Your Child's Sports Schedule With Family Life
By Mimi Doe The common refrain these days seems to be, "Whew....life is crazy. We are so busy." It's almost a badge of achievement for some parents to breathlessly describe their on the run lives--as if they're giving their child...
Don’t Steal the Reps from Your Athletes
By John O'Sullivan Imagine you went to your child’s algebra class and got to be a fly on the wall. Imagine the teacher was being assessed on your child’s test results in two days. Now imagine that instead of teaching...
Out With 'Parenting,' in With Child-Rearing
By John Rosemond There is “parenting” and then there is bringing up, rearing, or raising children. The difference is night and day; so are the outcomes, short- and long-term, to all concerned, meaning every single one of us.Parenting is what...