Youth, parents & coaches · 8 min
Mental toughness for young athletes: a parent guide
Help a young athlete practice a response to mistakes, with clear words, patient support and room to grow.
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Athletes
- A teen’s first mental performance coaching session: what to expect6 min
- How to prepare for baseball tryouts7 min
- How to prepare for basketball tryouts: a four-week plan6 min
- How to prepare for football tryouts: a four-week plan8 min
- How to prepare for soccer tryouts6 min
- How to prepare for softball tryouts: a four-week plan7 min
- How to prepare for tryouts: the week-before plan7 min
- How to prepare for volleyball tryouts7 min
- What coaches look for at tryouts, and what you control6 min
Parents
- Online vs in-person mental training: which fits your athlete?5 min
- Mental training apps for youth athletes5 min
- Mental training for young athletes: where to start5 min
- What age can athletes start mental training?3 min
- How can parents support an athlete’s mental game?4 min
- What is the difference between mental training and therapy?3 min
- What to say when your child doesn’t make the team4 min
- How can parents reduce sideline pressure?3 min
- How can athletes balance school and sport?3 min
- How can young athletes build an identity beyond sport?3 min
- What should parents do when a child wants to quit sports?3 min
- Mental training for teen athletes4 min
- Best mental training apps for high school athletes5 min
- My athlete is burned out but doesn’t want to quit. What can help?4 min
- Helping an athlete reset after a mistake3 min
- What to say to your child after a bad game4 min
- Mental toughness for young athletes: a parent guide8 min
- How to help your child with sports anxiety5 min
- How to build your child’s confidence in sports5 min
- Youth sports burnout: signs parents can spot8 min
- Are parents ruining youth sports?4 min
- Didn’t make the team: what to do next9 min
- How to help your child prepare for tryouts: a parent’s plan8 min
- How much do parents spend on youth sports? The 2024 numbers7 min
- How to be a good sports parent (and not “that” sports parent)6 min
- How to bounce back after a bad game: the 24-hour plan7 min
- Is mental training worth it?4 min
- Sports anxiety self-check: 10 questions to reflect on7 min
- Youth sports parent code of conduct (printable, copy-ready)7 min
Questions people ask
- What age can athletes start mental training?3 min
- How can parents support an athlete’s mental game?4 min
- What is the difference between mental training and therapy?3 min
- What to say when your child doesn’t make the team4 min
- How can parents reduce sideline pressure?3 min
- How can athletes balance school and sport?3 min
- How can young athletes build an identity beyond sport?3 min
- What should parents do when a child wants to quit sports?3 min
- A teen’s first mental performance coaching session: what to expect6 min
- My athlete is burned out but doesn’t want to quit. What can help?4 min
- What to say to your child after a bad game4 min
- How to help your child with sports anxiety5 min
- How to build your child’s confidence in sports5 min
- Are parents ruining youth sports?4 min
- Is mental training worth it?4 min