Kirsten Jones, Bleav

Raising Athletes

Sports EN ↓ 354 episodes

Sports Parenting podcast. Kirsten Jones interviews coaches, parents, athletes and trainers about everything youth sports. Follow Kirsten at kirstenjonesinc.com, @kirstenjonesinc (Facebook and Twitter), or @kirstenjonescoach (Instagram and LinkedIn). Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support

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Kirsten Jones, Bleav

Episodes

Episode #5: Joe Abunassar: Impact Bball Founder: From Bobby Knight's manager to training NBA legends 01.03.2018 34:20

This week Kirsten speaks with the founder of Impact Bball, Joe Abunassar. His passion is helping teens and pro basketball athletes reach peak performance. As an Ironman competitor himself, he understands what it takes to perform at the highest level: nutritionally, mentally and physically. Joe talks about the craziness of youth sports and what to do to healthfully support your teen in their sports...

Episode #4: Without Failure, Who Would You Be? 16.02.2018 32:42

This week Kirsten and Susie dive into the topic of failure and how important it is for our teen athletes to get comfortable with it, because it is the path to success... just ask Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Episode #3: How to Help Your Teen Athlete Create Strong Habits 03.02.2018 24:27

In today's episode, Kirsten Jones and Susie Walton discuss why most of us have already broken our New Year's resolutions and how we can help our teens build keystone habits. <img alt="RaisingAthletes.png" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58d3155fd1758e4bb74373e1/1517616620334-TGKBO9HCVHIEYJMA4IYZ/RaisingAthletes.png?format=1000w" /> Support this podcast:...

Episode #2: Gymnastics isn't the only place this is happening 24.01.2018 26:40

Kirsten and Susie talk about the sentencing given to USA Gymnastics most trusted doctor who molested over 140 gymnasts over decades. How we can help teach our kids to advocate for themselves and the 4 Guiding Principles parents can use to help their athlete. 1) Build self-confidence, 2) Use your voice, 3) Establish your boundaries, 4) Advocate for yourself. <img alt="RaisingAthletes.png&qu...