Sports Thoughts

Welcome to Sports Thoughts Story Time. As a species we humans are at our best when we’re connecting with each other through story-telling. Story telling allows us to share more than the facts: it’s our opportunity to share our feelings, our emotions, our wisdom and our learning with others. Stories allow us to share our successes, our failures, our joys and our fears. Stories help us to learn and...

Five things you need to know about kids and early shows of talent: * What parents say versus what they really mean about their "talented" child can be very different. * The cold truth: There are no ten-year-old champions. * Development isn't linear - the talented 10-year-old might simply be physically mature for their age * What really matters: Is your child developing independence, resilience, an...

Five things you need to know about Coaching, Teaching and Parenting “Inquisitiveness”: * As athletes develop, one of the greatest attributes they can learn is that of Inquisitiveness. * Inquisitiveness is an athlete asking - of themself - questions that begin with - “I wonder….” - e.g. I wonder what would happen if I…..”, “I wonder if I’d do it better if I….” * Inquisitive athletes progress faster...

Five things you need to know about “THE CAR RIDE HOME”: * The car ride home is one of the most critical moments in youth sports development and sports parenting. * What's happening emotionally with your child after competition (complex feelings that are hard to process) - makes the car ride a very difficult experience for sporting parents to know what to say - and - just as importantly - what not...

Five things you need to know about the Talent Worship Trap: * We all worship physical talent - and physical talent as an indicator of peak performance potential is over-rated. * There’s a stark contrast between what spectators think drives success (talent, size, speed) versus what many elite athletes and coaches actually attribute their success to (hard work, commitment, resilience, values, consis...