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Healthy Competition and Kids

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"How was the game? Did you win?" are common questions from parents hoping to encourage their kids after a game. See more...

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Parent Sports Pressure Can Leave Kids with Overwhelming Expectations

Whether pressure is unintentional or by design, kids feel it and it can lead to poor athletic performance and other unintended consequences, including poor stress coping and falling grades.

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Dr. Chris Stankovich
2020
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Surviving School Sports: Sports Psychology Advice for School Athletes, Their Coaches and Parents

This is a collection of articles by a sports psychologist working in Grahamstown, South Africa. It focuses on the nature of school sports and the mindsets that are needed for success, both from the athletes and from the people around them.

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Greg Wilmot
2025
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#HeySportsParents: An Essential Guide for any Parent with a Child in Sports

Sports Parenting Is Both An Art And A Challenge. #heysportsparents Defines The Critical Elements Needed To Develop Successful Athletes. The Co-authors, Sharkie Zartman, An All American Athlete And Dr.

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Sharkie Zartman, Dr. Robert Weil
2018
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Overbearing Parents Can Take the Fun Out of Sports for Their Kids

Experts say the more parents involve themselves in their kids’ sporting events, including acting out on sidelines, the less enjoyable and more results-driven is the child’s athletic experience.

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Vincent Z. Mercogliano
2018
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