Goal Setting for Youth Sports

Goal Setting for Youth Sports

Goal setting is one of the most effective techniques for enhancing motivation and performance. Goals set direction, tell us what to do, increase effort, persistence and quality of performance. Once set, goals require that us to develop specific techniques for how to...
Early Specialization in Youth Sports

Early Specialization in Youth Sports

A few decades ago, the three-sport athlete in high school and college was a common occurrence. Playing a different sport during the fall, winter, spring and summer seasons was often the norm. Today, not only is the multisport high school and collegiate athlete a thing...
The Role of Winning in Youth Sports

The Role of Winning in Youth Sports

Part of your coaches’ education program should involve a direct discussion of the importance of winning to a successful program. This important topic traditionally has been filled with cliches. At one extreme is the belief that winning is unimportant in youth...