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• How to Develop Mental Toughness in Athletes
  Ever wonder if your child can become mentally tough when playing youth sports? Well, I believe they can with some simple advice.
  Published 10Mar2011, viewed 734 times

• How to Have a Compact Baseball Swing & Help Hitters Who Lunge, Overstride and Step Out
  Helping hitters to develop a compact baseball swing is the key to baseball hitting success. A compact swing is crucial to avoid the hitting mistakes of lunging, overstriding and stepping in the bucket.
  Published 03Mar2011, viewed 1596 times

• How to Throw a Baseball Faster
  Every baseball player wants to be able to throw the ball faster. Following these throwing fundamentals and tips will alllow that to happen.
  Published 13Feb2011, viewed 2810 times

• Positive Youth Sports Perspective Sign-up Campaign Starts Here
  Ever wonder why there are so many unfortunate and embarrassing incidents when it comes to youth sports? Following is a good start to help adults maintain a positive youth sports perspective so that the amount of these negative incidents can be minimized. Adults, who believe like I do, should approach their sports organizations with this sign-up campaign.
  Published 02Feb2011, viewed 512 times

• When Parents Should Coach Their Own Child
  One of the dilemmas parents often face in youth sports is whether they should be the coach of their child's team. Parents who can answer yes to these questions will create a positive experience for their kids.
  Published 21Jan2011, viewed 760 times

• Teaching Youth Athletes to Be Responsible People
  It is common for adults to want to give young athletes reasons for poor games. Unfortunately, this often creates children who never take responsibility for their actions.
  Published 11Jan2011, viewed 722 times

• One Thing All Good Youth Sports Coaches Do
  Knowing when to coach is an absolute necessity to see player improvement and team success. Here are ten tips good youth coaches do to make the most of warm-up time and make player development the priority it needs to be.
  Published 12Dec2010, viewed 523 times

• How Parents and Coaches Can Develop the Necessary Sports Patience
  Parents lose patience with their kids sports' performances all the time. Learning a good youth sports perspective is the key to developing the necessary patience to be the positive parent that kids need and deserve.
  Published 29Nov2010, viewed 674 times

• How to Become a Professional Athlete
  Becoming a professional athlete requires more than just being a good athlete. Professional athletes apply their talents with the necessary mental make-up to reach the top.
  Published 19Nov2010, viewed 1088 times

• Helping Athletes Get Out of a Slump
  Many kids fall into playing slumps and never recover from them, which is often the beginning of the end for them in that sport. This situation can be minimized some with the help of positive words from adults. Learn to say the right thing when kids are struggling and it can lead to a long sport career for your child.
  Published 11Nov2010, viewed 755 times

• Teaching Kids to Respect their Coaches
  Teaching kids to respect their coaches is necessary and a sign of positive parenting in sports. Allowing kids to bad mouth or disrespect their coaches reflects negatively on kids and parents and this type behavior is what often leads to unfortunate experiences in youth sports
  Published 31Oct2010, viewed 930 times

• Parents Need to Be Careful of Falling into the Star Treatment Trap
  It is great for parents to have a successful, child athlete. However, future problems for both the athlete and parents can evolve when parents treat their child like a star .Here are some positive parenting tips to keep it all in perspective.
  Published 16Oct2010, viewed 402 times

• The Wild Things in Sports are Amongst Us: What to Do About It

  Unfortunately, adults associated with youth sports are the problem with youth sports. Following is a process to help deal with parents and coaches when they lose sports perspective.
  Published 09Oct2010, viewed 395 times

• Signs of Parental Pressure & Ways to Minimize it in Youth Sports

  Parental pressure and youth sports seem to go hand-in-hand. Learn to recognize the signs of excessive parental pressure and ways to minimize parental pressure in youth sports
  Published 29Sep2010, viewed 1355 times

• Positive Coaching Words and Advice to Use Until Athletic Success Comes
  Many parents cause kids to give up playing sports at a young age because of the negative words they use when dealing with youth. Here are positive coaching tips that adults can use that will help young athletes get by until success comes, and they become self-motivated.
  Published 20Sep2010, viewed 1662 times

• How to Coach Young Children in Sports
  Unfortunately, many young children get off on the wrong foot in sports because parents do not know how to coach young children in sports. Following are some positive coaching tips to help parents prepare their kids for organized sports.
  Published 05Sep2010, viewed 935 times

• Positive Parenting in Sports - What Not to Say
  Positive parenting is never so important than with kids playing youth sports. Tension often develops because of all the emotions that sports involve. Following are statements and questions that parents should try not to say to avoid creating unnecessary tension with their young athletes.
  Published 28Aug2010, viewed 659 times

• How to Build Great Team Chemistry in Youth Sports
  A lack of team chemistry often leads to a long season for everyone involved. Building team chemistry should be a goal of all youth coaches. Unfortunately, many youth sport coaches do not know how to build team chemistry. Following are ten tips to help youth coaches to develop team unity.
  Published 04Aug2010, viewed 1761 times

• Is it Worth it to Confront Your Child’s Coach?
  Positive parenting in sports is essential for a smooth and rewarding experience for youth athletes. It is always a dilemma for sports parents when deciding if it is worth confronting their child's coach. Following are suggestions for if and when it is worth confronting the coach and how to go about it when confronting the coach.
  Published 20Jul2010, viewed 838 times

• What Youth Sports Coaches Can Learn from Legendary Coach John Wooden
  Legendary coach, John Wooden, was a master at developing team unity and building self-esteem in players. Learn how he did that and coaching tips to help build young athletes' self-esteem.
  Published 05Jul2010, viewed 770 times

• Positive Coaching Tips to Maintain Positive Parents
  If coaches did a better job of communicating with sports parents, there would be many less ugly situations in youth sports. Here are ways that coaches can keep positive sports parents
  Published 02Jul2010, viewed 625 times

• Steps to Help Athletes Overcome Fear and Nervousness
  Most athletes experience fear and nervousness when playing youth sports. Helping players deal with these "obstacles to peak performance" is necessary. This article gives sport parents and coaches concrete steps to deal with these common youth sports issues.
  Published 11Jun2010, viewed 791 times

• How to Motivate Athletes
  Learning how to motivate athletes is crucial for parents and coaches, especially for those athletes who display talent but lack sports motivation. Here are the words parents and coaches can try that may make the difference in youth athletes
  Published 04Jun2010, viewed 1559 times

• Top Youth Sports Concerns and Positive Parenting Solutions
  Parents of athletes have the same concerns and frustrations when it comes to youth sports. How they learn to deal with these will make all the difference in whether their child's youth sports experience is a positive one.
  Published 28May2010, viewed 774 times

• What to Do When Your Kid Won’t Listen to You Anymore – 10 Tips for Sports Parents
  Tension is often built up between sports parents and their kids because their kids choose not to listen to their parents suggestions. Following is some positive parenting advice to alleviate this tension causing situation, so that playing sports is a positive experience for all, sports parents and kids alike.
  Published 22May2010, viewed 832 times

• 10 Tips Sports Parents Should Know to Help Kids Get over Disappointment
  Having a good sport perspective is crucial so parents can enjoy their kid's sports playing days and so kids have a positive sports experience. This is especially important because there is generally as much disappointment involved in youth athletics as their is success. This article gives parents numerous positive parenting tips that they can use in these tough times so the sports experience is enjoyable for all, athletes and adults alike.
  Published 17May2010, viewed 1217 times

• 10 Skills of Great Coaches – A Guide for Youth Sport Coaches
  There is nothing more important in life than helping kids reach their potential. A majority of kids play youth sports and, unfortunately, the coaching they receive does not help them achieve their potential. In this article, adults will find helpful positive coaching information that will create a positive experience for athletes, as well as for adults.
  Published 14May2010, viewed 1491 times

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