MENTAL SKILLS FOR PARENTS

Being the parent of an emerging athlete can be exciting, challenging, rewarding and sometimes frustrating.

Did you know that your reactions during your child’s participation in sport can make a big difference in how he or she perceives their performance?

Competition can be a time when children learn sport skills and develop the mental capabilities (such as composure or anger control) they will need to reach higher levels of performance.

As a parent, you want your child to develop confidence, teamwork, concentration and the ability to cope with disappointment. You can help by facilitating fun and satisfying sport experiences with the help from experts in sport psychology.

The ASDC – Capital Region can provide information about sport psychology that will help you create a more positive sport (and life) experience for you child. The programs can offer your children strategies and concepts that will assist them in reaching their performance goals.
 

Please contact us for more information pertaining to Mental skills.

Resources for Parents

8 Tips for Parents Eight tips on communicating after the big game. Click to open link

Influence of Supervision Ratio A resource demonstrating the importance of low Athlete to Coach ratios, when trying to accomplish enhanced muscle adaptations in the weightroom. Click to open link

Richard Way LTAD/CS4L Expert Presentation PDF format of the presentation Richard Way gave in Edmonton, AB, January 2010. Click to open link

Paradigm Shifts in Sport & Coaching - Istvan Balyi Lecture slides from our recent Winning Edge Seminar presented by Istvan Balyi - LTAD Expert Panelist Click to open link

Understanding Parental Stressors & Players Preference of Parental Behaviors A brief review Click to open link

What is Periodization? This article is designed to give a brief introductory overview of Linear and Non-Linear Periodization. Click to open link