Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Youth Sports & the 7 Mental Dwarfs

Seven Mental Roadblocks.  If this is your child’s first sports season, review those areas where he or she has struggled making progress outside of sports (school work, chores, etc).  It usually involves a combination of these seven roadblocks: 

procrastination;
perfectionism;
fear of failure;
analysis paralysis;
limited comfort zone;
indecision, or
complacency. 

Expect to see these same roadblocks pop up in their athletic development.  Develop a plan to keep them motivated.