November 2024
Sports Psychology - How to Prevent Burnout
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Sports Psychology - How to
Prevent Burnout
Hey Travelsporters!
In this newsletter, we’ve included an article focusing on sports psychology for young athletes and how the development and use of mental skills can help your players in their overall development on & off the field. We also wanted to let you know that we have added a few new sports to Travelsports: Field Hockey and …Football! We are also going to be adding a new poll to Travelsports asking which new sport we should add next. Stay tuned!
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Sports Psychology for Kids: Mental Skills
For Young Athletes
By Eli Straw
The field of sport psychology is often associated with high-level athletes. Many universities and professional organizations have mental skills coaches on staff who work with the players.
Those who don’t have access to a sport psychology professional within their team often seek help from private coaches who can help them with their mental game. But again, this tends to be centered around professional, college, and high school athletes.
But what about youth athletes?
Is there such a thing as sport psychology for kids? The answer is yes! In fact, in my work, I’ve found it incredibly helpful to begin working with athletes when they’re young.
Now, there are differences in the minds of older athletes and younger athletes that must be taken into account when the work is being delivered…both in ways that make working with younger athletes easier and in ways that make it more difficult.
But the bottom line is that sport psychology is crucial for kids, and the earlier young athletes can build mental toughness, the better. And so, in this article, you will learn why sport psychology is important for kids and some strategies you can use to begin teaching mental skills to young athletes.
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