Saturday, August 30, 2014

The Seven Mental Dwarfs

The Seven Mental Dwarfs. 

If this is your child’s first sports season, review those areas where he or she struggles making progress outside of sports (school work, chores, playing nice in the sandbox, etc).  It usually involves a combination of these seven mental roadblocks:

·        procrastination;

·        perfectionism;

·        fear of failure;

·        analysis paralysis;

·        limited comfort zone;

·        indecision; or

·        complacency. 
Expect to see these same mental roadblocks pop up in athletic development.  Create a game plan to address these issues to keep the athlete motivated.

Friday, August 29, 2014

California Interscholastic Federation - Sports Parents' Resource

The CIF website is a great resource for student-athletes and new sports-parents.  Lots of free information on safety, athletic scholarship eligibility, and the onslaught of rules and regulations that go into high school sports participation.  Considering bookmarking for reference.... 



California Interscholastic Federation

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game

An example of why process-oriented goals are so important for when a student-athlete must deal with a bad, unfair outcome.  Imagine being one out away from pitching a perfect game (only 23 pitchers have done this in 135 year of pro baseball) and the first base ump blows a call on the final batter.  How to respond....



Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Monday, August 25, 2014

CA - Online Family Law Self Help Info

With school coming up, divorced sports-parents should make sure they are on the same page with school sports expectations - time commitments, adjustments to custody schedules, expenses.  What is in the "best interests" of the student-athlete? 



Keep the "best interests" standard in mind when making major decisions that impact your child's participation in sports (which may serve as a child's safe harbor when there is conflict at home.) 



Online Self-Help Center - selfhelp