Small Wins, Big Gains: Why Youth Athletes Should Try Incremental Goals
Parents and coach should help youth athletes design a system of incremental goals that break down their big goals into smaller, more gradual ones.
Parents and coach should help youth athletes design a system of incremental goals that break down their big goals into smaller, more gradual ones.
Help your athletes avoid goal abandonment by being on the lookout for these four common pitfalls with your youth athletes.
How to Increase Your Chances of Achieving Your Goals Think you’re set you to achieve your goals this year? Check out these tips from Olympic Swimmer, Cody Miller! — For more on teaching respect in youth sports, check out: • Learn.TrueSport.org for insightful articles and videos full of valuable advice • Teach.TrueSport.org for an entire…
How to Create Youth Sports Goals That Get Results We live in a goal-obsessed society. From school curriculums to corporate mission statements to the latest gaming apps, goals are so ubiquitous they can give people ‘achievement anxiety’ when they struggle to reach them. This anxiety is only amplified when we abandon our goals, such as…
Should Kids Set New Year’s Resolutions? By TrueSport Many adults associate New Year’s resolutions with abandoned aspirations instead of positive changes. For those who struggle to stick with New Year’s resolutions, it can seem illogical to promote the habit to children. However, many experts in child development recommend parents set goals with their children every…