Lisa Cohn of Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn about why it's so important for young athletes to learn how to hone their focus. He explains how destructive distractions can be, and tells how the new program, "The Focused Sports Kid," helps parents and coaches teach kids how and what to focus on in sports, and how to refocus when they're distracted. For more information, visit http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/?p=1575

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully

took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he

hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his

behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn

provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully

took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he

hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his

behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn

provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully

took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he

hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his

behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn

provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully

took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he

hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his

behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn

provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Anthony Ross, an Australian sport

psychologist and former All-American tennis player, and director of SportParentSupport.com, who shares his research

about how parents' childhood memories of sports can affect their behavior

as sports parents. He provides tips for helping sports parents get a handle

on their emotions and improve their kids' experience.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Joe Dinoffer, president of Oncourt

Offcourt and sports dad to a tennis player who suffered an injury that took

her out of tennis when she was a top player. When this happened, she was

being homeschooled and her parents had bought a bigger house to accomodate

her sports career. Should parents plan for such injuries? What can parents

do when injuried derail sports kids?

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Gary Simmons, author of "Gymbag Wisdom," and a sports performance specialist. He says that the best athletes who come to him had lots of unstructured play. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Tony Acosta, who coaches 10- 11-year-olds in Australian rules football, about how he used Kids' Sports Psychology resources to beat a formidable opponent and win a championship.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Brenda, the mom to a skater who admits she struggles with nervousness, high expectations and perfectionism while watching her daughter skate. Her daughter tells her this undermines her skating. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides coaching to improve Brenda's sports parenting.