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Negative thinking hurts sports kids' confidence and performance. But juggling, hypnosis and posting notes all over a sports kids' house can combat this way of thinking, said Ignacio Segovia, a hypnotherapist, psychologist and mental performance coach.
Juggling--or even tossing a ball from one hand to the other before a game--can interrupt negative thoughts by occupying the athlete's mind and senses, he said. With hypnosis, sports kids can substitute negative thoughts such as "I'm no good at sports" with positive thoughts. And when kids post notes all over their house with positive statements, kids' subconscious holds onto the positive thoughts. It's as if the house is talking to them, said Segovia.
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Young athletes should respond thoughtfully to setbacks, using visualization and breath control to ensure they don't react with emotion.
That's the message from Dayton Hansen, COO at ICL Academy, an online school that helps kids pursue passions such as sports.
When kids learn to respond this way to mistakes or other setbacks, they'll use this lesson in other areas of their lives, he said.
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Good coaches can motivate athletes to try their hardest. They can help kids move on from mistakes. They can even change kids' lives, said Dylan Meyer, 22, founder of Legacy of Legends, which helps parents choose sports camps for their young athletes.
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Young athletes have very open minds, which is good and bad news in sports, says Susan Williams, a clinical hypnotherapist at SportHypnotherapy.com.
On the one hand, criticism from coaches and parents can affect them at the subconscious level, creating mental roadblocks.
But beccause kids' minds are so open. such challenges can be overcome with hypnotherapy, she said. When kids receive positive messages via hypnotherapy, it can "overwrite" the thoughts that are holding spports kids back.
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Cathy Spaas was a professional equestrian show jumper at a young age and suffered from pressure to perform.
At age 14, she was riding at international shows, but began to feel like she wasn't good enough, she said. She lost her confidence and passion for the sport.
Now, her goal at Your Success Trainer--Cathy Spaas is to ensure athletes don't have the same experience.
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Young athletes who set high expectations often get frustrated when they don't meet their expectations.
Mike Mancini, a certified mental performance coach, explains why setting process goals is important and gives examples of these goals. The aim is for young athletes to stay grounded in the moment, and avoid focusing on stats, scores or wins.
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As a former college athlete, youth sports coach and sports parent, Eric Collins says his biggest challenge is being a sports parent.
It's sometimes hard for him to let his son follow his own sports journey, he said.
One way to allow kids to embrace their own journey is to encourage them to communicate directly with coaches.
This gives them important skills that will serve them in other areas of their lives, he said.
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Competence, relatedness and autonomy are three characteristics that help sports kids feel intrinsically motivated, said Caleb Chambliss, a licensed mental health counselor, leadership coach and athlete development specialist.
With these three characteristics, young athletes are more likely to feel in control, and as a result, motivated, he said. When sports kids feel out of control, they become demotivated, apathetic and often drop out.
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Often, kids are reluctant to step up as leaders.
They may lack confidence or be afraid of being teased.
Krissy Webb, co-founder and executive director of Student ACES, provides leadership training that focuses on developing core values such as respect and responsibility. This also improves kids' mental health, she said.
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Because hockey can be an emotional game, youth who play hockey need to develop an emotional IQ.
That's the message from Luc Beausoleil and Jeff Jarvis, co-founder of Ventura Vikings, a program for young athletes interested in playing hockey in college and professionally.
The former professional hockey players give tips about how to help kids control their emotions and let go of games and mistakes. Creating a supportive team culture and strong relationships help kids meet these goal, they say.
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When sports kids are feeling burned out, they aren't as interested in going to practices or games. They don't get as excited about wins, says Andrew Simpson, chief vision officer for Player's Fitness and Performance.
But being burned out is a choice, he says. He helps kids understand their choices and suggests ways to avoid burnout--taking a day or a season off or switching to positions that suit them better, for example.
Perfectionists are most likely to burn out, says Simpson. Parents and coaches can help them by suggesting they avoid negative thinking and focus on what they do well.
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Parents of kids as young as 7 or 8 are asking for Ashley Eckermann's help. Most of them are grappling with fear of failure.
Eckermann, founder of Maximize the Mind Mental Performance Coaching, asks for lots of detail about kids' worries and goals so she can tailor her suggestions to each young athlete's situation. She also avoids using the term "be positive" because she thinks it creates high expectations in kids.
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It's possible to speed up young athletes' thinking and reaction time, says Dr. Ryan D'Arcy, a sports dad, professor and president of NeuroCatch, a medical device startup that evaluates cognitive function.
For example, he recently used red light therapy to speed up a football player's cognitive processing by 70 milliseconds.
Speeding up processing this way can help young athletes perform better and avoid concussions, he says.
He provides sports parents tips for optimizing kids' brain health.
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When kids make mistakes or are struggling during a game in youth sports, it's not easy to quickly switch to positive thinking.
Instead, young athletes should embrace neutral thinking first. This involves focusing on improving one skill. This gives kids something positive to focus on, rather than filling their minds with negative thoughts.
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Rather than telling sports kids how to play, parents and coaches should help kids develop their signature style, says Craig Lambert, former chief sports writer at Harvard Magazine.
Kids should begin with strategy, and build their game around that. Technique should follow, he said. Parents should let kids experiment and improvise to develop their own style. This will help them build confidence.
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Carter Hogg, a 20-year-old college football player and inventor of a neck guard to help athletes avoid injuries, discusses the fear of getting injured and the challenges of coming back after an injury.
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Sports kids face a number of challenges when their identity is wrapped up in sports, said Dr. Becca Wallace, a clinical pediatric psychologist at Children's Hospital in New Orleans.
When they get overly involved in sports, their identity becomes closely tied to being athletes.
If they're injured or have to stop playing sports, it can be devastating for young athletes whose identity is too tied to sports, she said. She suggests that parents help young athletes create more balance in their lives.
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There's so much goodness that can come from participating in youth sports, but ensuring kids experience that goodness requires teams to establish team cultures based on clear expectations of players, parents and coaches.
Team agreements and ethical coaching can help create the opportunity for sports kids to benefit from all that sports offers.
That's the word from Katie Steele and Dr. Tiffany Brown, co-founders of the nonprofit organization Athletes Mental Health Foundation.
Brown and Steele describe how coaches and leagues can forge team agreements and focus on ethical coaching.
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Kids get emotional in street hockey. They might throw their hockey sticks because they missed a shot, for example. Coaches with the Charlotte Street Hockey League deal with such behavior by inviting kids to express their feelings, and then trying to help them find more appropriate ways to communicate. The coaches also focus on teamwork and equal playing time, all the while searching for teachable moments, said Josh Greco, the nonprofit organization's youth director.
For more information about the league, visit Joshuargreco.com.
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The L.E.A.D. Center for Youth in Atlanta focuses on helping Black kids and teens learn skills that help them excel in life--and the program is working.
About 60% of Black students in Atlanta public schools graduate, said Kelli Stewart, co-founder of the program. Those who participate in the L.E.A.D. program have a 100% graduation rate.
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