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
  • How Good Coaches Improve Kids' Mental Game in Sports
    Nov 12 2024

    Good coaches can motivate athletes to try their hardest. They can help kids move on from mistakes. They can even change kids' lives, said Dylan Meyer, 22, founder of Legacy of Legends, which helps parents choose sports camps for their young athletes.

    Send podcast 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

    Viist our youth sports psychology blog: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/

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    18 mins
  • How Hypnosis Helps Sports Kids Overcome Mental Barriers
    Oct 30 2024

    Young athletes have very open minds, which is good and bad news in sports, says Susan Williams, a clinical hypnotherapist at SportHypnotherapy.com.

    On the one hand, criticism from coaches and parents can affect them at the subconscious level, creating mental roadblocks.

    But beccause kids' minds are so open. such challenges can be overcome with hypnotherapy, she said. When kids receive positive messages via hypnotherapy, it can "overwrite" the thoughts that are holding spports kids back.

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

    Subscribe and rate this podcast 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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    30 mins
  • 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 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 Your Success Trainer--Cathy Spaas 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

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

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