By Dr. Patrick Cohn We often see kids who excel in practice, but freeze up during games. This can be frustrating and confusing for parents and coaches. What’s going on in the young athlete’s mind and what can sports parents...
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Help Young Athletes Set Goals in Sports
By Dr. Patrick CohnToo often, sports parents set goals for their kids that are different than the kids’ goals. It’s important to help sports kids identify their own goals and then help them follow through on them.Says Dony Wilcher, a...
Goals and Expectations
By Dr. Patrick CohnOne of the more difficult juggling acts that you have to learn to pull off as an athlete if you want to most consistently be a peak performer is how to effectively use and balance your goals...
The Car Ride Home
By Dr. Patrick CohnCoach Brian Gardner of St. Louis, Miss. has coached ice hockey for 10 years and even led one team of 11- to 12-year-olds to a national championship.Some of Gardner’s players’ parents drive for as long as 1.5...
How Perfectionism Can Hold Back Your Kids in Sports
By Dr. Patrick Cohn and Lisa CohnOne of the biggest challenges for young athletes today: They try to be too perfect when they perform. They try to have the perfect game or match. Kids set high expectations, then become upset...