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Simone Biles Discusses Her Book, “Courage to Soar” | BUILD Series

By Simone Biles — 2016

Join Olympic champion Simone Biles as she discusses “Courage to Soar,” co-written with journalist Michelle Burford, that chronicles Biles’ inspirational path to success. Biles is the most decorated U.S. women’s gymnast ever with 19 World/Olympic medals. See more...

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Youth Sports: Tips to Help Kids Handle the Pressure

Is your child feeling the pressures of a team or individual sport? Here are some tips on helping them handle the pressure.

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2019
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What Gives Elite Athletes the Edge? | Janne Mortensen | TEDxOdense

Do you want to develop the mind of a winner? Have you ever wondered what gives young, elite athletes the edge? How can you transform a kid into a champion? Expert in sports psychology and mental training, Janne Mortensen has coached national teams and world-class athletes, taking them to European...

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2019
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How Parents Can Nurture Healthy Competition for their Children

How Parents Can Nurture Healthy Competition for their Children. This video is focused on helping parents to talk to children about healthy competition.

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2021
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Parental Pressure in Sport

Small clip highlighting the role some parents play in youth athletics, sometimes, to the detriment of the game.

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2014
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Lakers’ Jesse Mermuys: Here’s What Happens When Parents Remove Pressure from the Sidelines

Los Angeles Lakers Assistant Coach Jesse Mermuys describes how young athletes already put so much pressure on themselves to perform; let’s not add to it.

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2016
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Parents Who Pressure Their Sports Kids

In “Mental Training Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about sports parents who pressure their kids.

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2016
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Do Athletes Face Unnecessary Parent Pressure?

Are you putting too much pressure on your children to get a sports scholarship? That kind of pressure on kids doesn’t work very well.

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2011
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Overbearing Parents Can Take the Fun Out of Sports

Youth sports is supposed to be for the kids, but all too often, the parents become part of the story for all the wrong reasons.

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2018
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Fragile Confidence and Perfectionism in Volleyball

Dr. Patrick Cohn and Dr. Megan Melchiorre, our newest member to the Peak Performance Sports Mental Coaching team, start a new mental game video series for volleyball coaches, players and parents. They discuss the psychology of volleyball and some of the challenges that volleyball players have.

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2018
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How Perfectionism Stifles Young Athletes’ Success

Dr. Patrick Cohn discusses how fear of failure and perfectionism in young athletes can stifle their performance and thus success in sports.

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2009
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