Learning good sportsmanship should be one of the cornerstone objectives of youth sports. Here are some ways parents can help nurture good sportsmanship in their young athletes: 1. Learn when to bite your tongue and be ready to listen when your child is ready to talk. 2. Let your child learn to fight his own…
Your mobile phone is ringing, your boss wants to talk to you and your partner wants to know what’s for dinner. Stress and anxiety are everywhere. If they’re getting the best of you, you might want to hit the mat and give yoga a try. Yoga is a mind-body practice that combines physical poses, controlled…
Growing up, sports was a huge part of my life. I played competitive softball for a decade, and besides earning dozens of trophies (including a national championship), I spent literally thousands of hours on the field. Unfortunately, burnout caused by negative interactions with adults ultimately drove me from the sport I grew up loving. Now,…
“If you want to improve your playing skills, you have to know exactly what needs improving. It won’t help to empty a bucket of range balls with your driver when it’s your putting that’s killing your scores. I understood this 30 years ago, when I first began measuring the skills of the PGA Tour players…
When they say to rest the first week after giving birth and not to carry anything heavier than your baby, they mean it. Forgive me the graphic details, but I could not sit on my butt. I tried to take a walk four days after giving birth—and made it two and a half blocks before…
You first have to ask yourself the question “conditioned for what?” It would be very easy to ask 100 people on the street “Who is more conditioned – a marathon runner, or a power lifter?” You can pretty much guarantee nearly everybody is going to just automatically say marathon runner because for some reason it…
CrossFit workouts aren’t known for being easy. The whole approach to fitness seems to take sick pleasure in serving up puke-tastic, balls-to-the-wall workouts that leave you curled up on the floor. But even so, there are a few killer routines that stand out as not just brutal but fun as hell. Ready for a challenge?…
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me to this article from two directions. First, as a sport psychologist who has worked athletes and their parents for decades. There is no doubt that my experiences in helping athletes to achieve their goals and assisting parents in best supporting their children has informed my ideas here. At the same time, perhaps more importantly,…
Learning good sportsmanship should be one of the cornerstone objectives of youth sports. Here are some ways parents can help nurture good sportsmanship in their young athletes: 1. Learn when to bite your tongue and be ready to listen when your child is ready to talk. 2. Let your child learn to fight his own…
me to this article from two directions. First, as a sport psychologist who has worked athletes and their parents for decades. There is no doubt that my experiences in helping athletes to achieve their goals and assisting parents in best supporting their children has informed my ideas here. At the same time, perhaps more importantly,…
Be honest with yourself as you ask whether these are qualities you possess. Then go back to carefully consider the questions above. Do you____ Identify as a student of yoga in all areas of your life—not just on the mat? Embrace an attitude of being continually open to learning and being able to admit when…
In my mind, coaching the offensive line correctly is critical at the youth level. You’ll notice that there are many different kinds of blocks and drills: angle block, hook block, drive block, and so forth. A word of caution: it’s not how many different blocks your team uses, it’s how well they execute each step…
If a coach uses the same basketball shooting drills over and over again at practice, there are two main things that will happen… The team will get bored. The team will stop giving 100%. No coach wants either of these things to happen. Having a variety of shooting drills to use will make you a…
