The words parents and coaches choose when communicating with young athletes can boost kids’ confidence or deflate it, says Ganon Baker, a sports development coach who has worked with teams internationally and also played basketball in Iceland. He gives tips for communicating with sports kids.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Nancy Lough, professor at

University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), who focuses on gender equity in

sports, explains why more girls drop out of sports than boys. It's due, in

part, to stereotypes about what boys and girls should be doing.She also

describes how girls are becoming more actively involved in pushing for

equal pay in professional sports.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Nancy Lough, professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), who focuses on gender equity in sports, explains why more girls drop out of sports than boys. It's due, in part, to stereotypes about what boys and girls should be doing.She also describes how girls are becoming more actively involved in pushing for equal pay in professional sports.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Nancy Lough, professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), who focuses on gender equity in sports, explains why more girls drop out of sports than boys. It's due, in part, to stereotypes about what boys and girls should be doing.She also describes how girls are becoming more actively involved in pushing for equal pay in professional sports.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Nancy Lough, professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), who focuses on gender equity in sports, explains why more girls drop out of sports than boys. It's due, in part, to stereotypes about what boys and girls should be doing.She also describes how girls are becoming more actively involved in pushing for equal pay in professional sports.

Caroline Maguire, author of "Why Will No One Play with Me?" and a

professional certified coach who has worked with Olympic and other

athletes, gives tips for helping young athletes read others' cues. Being

better able to respond to social cues improves players' experience, helps

them avoid getting into trouble and allows them to listen to direction, she

says. She addresses other mental game topics, including fear of failure and

perfectionism.

The pressures of modern youth sports are creating stress related mental health issues in young athletes. But there’s a non-traditional way of addressing this stress.

That’s what we learned during our interview with Bradley Donohue, a psychology professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and director of The Optimum Performance Program in Sports (TOPPS), a mental health program for athletes.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Alex Molden, former NFL player, motivational speaker, high school football coach and sports parent. He says the biggest challenge for parents is being patient and letting kids develop at their own pace.