Building Confidence in Young Athletes

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.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio gets tips from Barbara Hopewell, sports mom to

Summer Sanders, a swimmer who won four medals at the 1992 Olympic games.

Summer wrote a book about her parents called “Champion are Raised, Not

Born: How My Parents Made Me a Success." Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn

provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Lumuli Kyumba, a high school track

and field coach who says her young athletes often perform better in

practice than during competition. She gives tips for helping them trust

their instincts and improve their performance during competition.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Twan Russell, a former Miami

Dolphins player and current Director of Youth Programs for the Dolphins. He

talked about how pre-game jitters help sports kids--and why pre-game fear

hurts them. He says that a top issue for young football players is

maintaining composure.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kirk Mango, a coach, National

Champion, 3-Time All-American, and Hall of Fame Athlete and writer working

on a book, “Becoming A True Champion." Our topic: Determination and how

it affects kids in sports, especially when they face adversity. Providing

commentary is Dr. Patrick Cohn, mental game expert.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Andrea Leib, a former teacher who

is founder of stayontrack.net, which is an online school for athletes who

need to homeschool due to demanding travel and practice schedules. Does

homeschooling provide a relief for these kids or does it add pressure? Dr.

Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Christopher Hickey, executive

director of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education,

about how parents can deal with difficult or bully coaches. Mental game

expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

What’s best for sports kids as they aim for college teams? Ultimate Sports Parent Radio's Lisa Cohn talks to Joe Rice, a coach for 20 years with a website called kudda.com. The parent of two college players, he says why aiming solely for Division 1 sports is not a good idea. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Rob Barber, president of USAthletic Baseball, which provides baseball training programs. Barber, who has coached a number of baseball players who went on to become major league players, talks about helping kids commit to developing as players. That includes ensuring they don't blame others for setbacks. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.