Portland, Oregon (NYSE) 18 April 2006
When spring starts, sports parents should be aware that about 70 percent of young athletes drop out by the time they are 13th Sport That’s? S because the children do not have more fun.
Ultimate Sports Parent (www.youthsportspsychology.com), a Web site this month by a sports psychologist and parenting author, will help provide children with a pleasant experience to be in the sport by parents and coaches tips for building confidence and happiness in young athletes.
by Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D. Creates and his sister, writer, coach and sports parent Lisa Cohn, The Ultimate Sports is now offering parents a free eBook that ten tips for strengthening kidsâ? Confidence and success in sport. This month, the couple is also starting an Internet radio show, â? Ultimate Sports Parent Radio, â? in conjunction with Showtime Athletics, a youth sports organization in Portland, Oregon In the future, the Ultimate Sports Parents will provide a workbook and audio to enhance kidsâ? Confidence and success in athletics.
â? Parents and coaches have the power to help children enjoy athletics and stay involved in sport. Our goal is to show them how to do that, â? Says Dr. Patrick Cohn, a nationally recognized â? mental gameâ? Trainer.
Award-winning parenting writer Lisa Cohn, a soccer coach, mother and stepmother to four athletes, adds: â? Itâ? s not always easy to figure out how to raise a confident, happy athlete. The parents have to deal with our SocietyA? S pressure on â? Wina? at any price. Our programs identify common emotional and â? Mental gameâ? Challenges in this environment, and help parents address them.â ????
In her free eBook
identify, Patrick and Lisa’s top five challenges for sports parents and the five confidence-busters for children. They offer parents and coaches with these and other tips on boosting confidence and satisfaction in young athletes:
? Identify and discuss any high or unrealistic expectations that can erode the confidence of the young athleteâ;
Help the child focus on his or her own goals, rather than worry about what others think about his performance in sport;
Encourage young athletes to the process (a bat or a shot at a time), rather than the result (the score) to focus;
Encourage the child or teenager with setbacks by focusing on his or her improvement to cope with no errors;
? Identify and discuss the child or teena negative labels on themselves (â Iâ m too small to athletes, and ????) encourage them to practice positive thinking ;???? And
Motivate the child to the sport on his play interests, not the basis Parenta? S or coachâ? Interests.
Lisa and Patrick Cohn grew up in Buffalo, NY in a family with five children, of whom played all sports.
order the ebook, visit www.youthsportspsychology.com download. For more information, contact Lisa Cohn at 503-577-0504.
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