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Feb 15 2021
During a trying year, one moment seemingly everyone was excited for was flipping the calendar to 2021. Where 2020 had denied us so many of our simple pleasures, 2021 promised…
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Feb 02 2021
February 3, 2021, is the 35th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This day calls on girls and women to own their inner and outer strength while recognizing…
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Jan 19 2021
February 3, 2021, is the 35th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This moment inspires girls and women to own their inner and outer strength while understanding the…
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Jan 18 2021
We did it! We made it to 2021! And while we think it’s safe to say most won’t look fondly back at 2020, watching the sports community come together in…
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Dec 28 2020
As we head into the New Year, we’re also heading into another season of uncertainty. Many coaches and sports organizers may face the challenges of the pandemic for the first…
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Aug 01 2020
Award-winning parenting writer Lisa Cohn and Youth Sports Psychology expert Dr. Patrick Cohn are co-founders of The Ultimate Sports Parent. In our last article, we discussed the top five confidence…
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Jul 06 2020
An 11-year-old basketball player says that he loses confidence when his parents bring all 10 members of his extended family to watch his games. He feels pressure to perform well,…
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Jun 22 2020
Confidence is the single most important asset young athletes bring to sports. However, too often, kids expect confidence to simply come to them from positive results—rather than proactively working to…
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Nov 11 2019
Setting goals can not only help kids succeed on the playing field, but it can also help them grow into happy, balanced adults. Here’s how to start.
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Oct 10 2019
School may be in session, but maybe your child is taking the season off. Fortunately there are a whole slew of activities kids can try—and participating in them may even…
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Sep 23 2019
So much goes into creating an elite athlete: devoted coaches, parents, sports psychologists, physical therapists, trial and error, and of course, intrinsic motivation. Many athletes (including myself) also coach young…
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Aug 21 2019
It may seem with sports that it’s all about the big games and the results of the other games in the middle. After all, with sports, it’s about competition. But…
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May 13 2019
Sports participation can breed self-confidence — which is fantastic, but do your child’s coaches, teachers, future bosses and spouses a favor, and raise your children to grow without an entitled…
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Jan 17 2019
Finding the right teams, coaches, private training, and equipment are important tasks for sports parents as they strive to help their kids reach their potential in sports. But as parents…
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Apr 08 2018
Life teaches us that the authority to lead and the chance to lead go hand-in-hand. Your kids may feel that when they’re given the authority—as team captain or co-captain—then they…
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Mar 29 2016
Has your young athlete ever gone into a game competing against him or herself? You might be thinking, Of course not! Why would anyone do that? Well, no one goes…
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Feb 16 2016
One day at my hitting school, during a class with nine-year-old boys, we were working on the technique of hitting the ball using a pitching machine. One boy, Jake, was…
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Jan 05 2016
People have frequently asked me the question “what happens when an athlete gets faster?” There are a lot of benefits, from constantly beating your opponent to improving your vertical jump….
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Oct 29 2015
Most parents encourage their kids to get involved in a sport at a young age, but not every kid is interested in football or soccer. Some kids look at a…
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Aug 21 2013
By Kyle Ohman, co-owner of BasketballHQ.com Without having confidence in your game as a player, you are not going to be as successful as you could be. You will get…
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Mar 22 2011
Interacting with our customers on a daily basis, I have the pleasure of talking to coaches, team moms and dads, league administrators, managers, and sports parents. Everyone has their own…
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