By Dean Herbert This is the first in a series of articles on motivation and youth. The information is based on actual surveys of youth athletes as well as the sports psychology studies. There are four critical understandings to motivation....
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Wooden on Parenting and Coaching
Because our mission at CoachDeck is to improve the quality of volunteer-parent coaching, who better to weigh in on the role of parents as life coaches, than John Wooden?“I think parenting and coaching or teaching are the same thing. And...
Even a Little Praise Can Go a Long Way
By Pam Richmond Champagne"You did quite well, Amy, but I know you can do better." How many parents, when giving praise to their young athlete, kill all the joy out of it by adding the dreaded, "but."Recently I had a...
Developing Decision Makers
By Fran Kulas Would you, as a parent, go in your backyard and cheer for your kids while they are playing tag with their neighborhood friends? Would you tell them where to hide in a game of “hide-and-go-seek”? Would you...
Parenting a Sports Child
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...