Gabe delves deeply into his interview with AJ, laying out what he feels was the blueprint to his success, which other parents can follow as well to benefit their children while they play sports.

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"To be the best you want to be, you have to have a real passion for the game and work on your own."

AJ Bramlett had that passion for basketball and his desire to work on his own led him to play for one of the best college basketball coaches in history, Lute Olson, at the University of Arizona, where he helped his team win the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.  AJ went onto a professional career in the NBA and in Europe after his college days.

So, what did his parents do (or not do) that helped him have that self-motivation to want to work on his game outside of practice?  Find out in this episode of Clarity for Parents of Athletes.

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Gabe talks about his trip to Bali, the times we can be hypocritical with our children, and where mixed messages can lead them, and how it can affect their performance.  Plus, listen to who some of the upcoming guests will be!

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Imagine if we all lived life day-by-day, minute-by-minute with the idea that our child can look up what we did with our lives on the internet someday.

What is the reason for the "win at all costs" mentality some coaches have and what is the downside?

What were the some of the major blessings in the athletic journey of Jarrin's athletic journey?

Listen to all this and more in this episode!

Jarrin Solomon went from a budding youth soccer player and multi-sport athlete to narrowing down his focus on track.  He helped lead the 4x400 relay team from Trinidad and Tobago to a Bronze Medal finish in the 2012 Olympic Games in London and beat traditional powerhouse USA in the 2017 World Track & Field Championships, also in London.

Dive into this episode and hear what Jarrin's parents were like on his journey as an athlete.  His father ran for Trinidad and Tobago as well, so did Jarrin feel pressure to perform from him?

Also in this episode, Jarrin talks about some troubling issues he sees in youth sports today and how he expects to parent his daughter when she's on her journey as an athlete.

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Gabe recently experienced a lot of people talking or writing about resiliency and got into a social media discussion with a woman on how to best "teach" children how to be resilient.

Gabe defines resiliency and goes into his theory as to how to best help children maintain it and to maneuver through adversity in a beneficial way.

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What propelled Oguchi Onyewo, who said he wasn't the best soccer player growing up, to spend 10 years on the US Men's National Soccer Team and experience a long professional career throughout Europe?

Gabe gives his opinion on what he believes helped Gooch along his journey.

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Oguchi Onyewo, also known as Gooch, spent 10 years on the US Men's National Soccer Team and played on numerous European club teams, before finally capping his career off with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

Gooch is a first generation American whose parents emigrated from Nigeria and worked diligently to provide for him and his four siblings to help them excel in whatever they chose to do in life.  It just so happened to be soccer that Gooch focused on and he had a strong desire to be the best since he was a young child.  

Where did that drive come from?  What were his parents like during his athletic career and what is Gooch's advice for parents today?

Whether you know it or not or believe it or not, your injuries and ailments are connected not just with your body but your emotional level and thoughts as well. 

Of course the same goes for your child as well. 

Find out which injuries are connected with what thought patterns in this episode with Gabe and find out what it takes to help prevent and recover from them. 

Of course the same goes for your child as well!

What was the secret ingredient, which led Doug Flutie to have such great success as a college and professional quarterback, despite not meeting the typical physical mold?  

Gabe delves into what he believes is the answer and also discusses what happens when we let go of expectations of our children.