Junior Athletes & Parents

The concept of FUN came up in conversation and how to incorporate fun into practice, it often winds up being some form of cutesy ridiculousness. However fun is imperative to peak sports [...]

Two things happened today and it was sad but opportune – I was working on a coach’s presentation on character development and then I was having a conversation with a friend who was assaulted by [...]

Mental skills training has a reputation and many labels – sport psychology, coaching, therapy, etc. Why? Is there still a stigma about mental training? In fact, developing a mental skills [...]

Has cheating in tennis reached an all-time high? This topic can be a difficult thing to deal with when you are on the other side of the net.

Your coaching mindset, whether it is ego mindset or mastery mindset, is the #1 thing that can get you and your athletes where you want to be, or not. You just have to decide where you get the [...]

Research shows that using exercise punishment to motivate young athletes can impact them negatively, short and long term. The topic of punitive coaching is hot right now.

After years of seeing the struggle and challenges youth sports parents deal with to keep up in the world of their kids’ sports careers, something needs to change. And, the kids are really [...]

In my daily appointments and interactions with youth, I’ve seen the rise of anxiety, lack of confidence, and perfectionism skyrocket for adolescents. It happens when there is a lot of pressure to [...]

Around 70 percent of kids in the United States stop playing organized sports by the age of 13 because “it’s just not fun anymore” says the Washington Post.* Remember those days when your kid was [...]

Many years ago when I first started doing this work I didn’t think I wanted to work with kids. However, they have taught me to be more flexible, grow, and overall better adapt. Currently, my [...]