Jeff Farris
 
Managing Your Childs Development
Just as children bring home homework that is beyond what a parent can help with, so young athletes often progress beyond the abilities of a parent. If the...
Sports Esteem     May 5 2004
Choosing Sports Heroes
When parents hear their child compared to professional athletes, they hope to hear that their child has the moves of Wayne Gretzky or the arm of Brett Favre....
Sports Esteem     Apr 16 2004
Half of All Teams are Going to Lose
Everyone wants to play on winning teams. Yet on any given day, half of all teams will lose or at best play to a tie. For parents of young athletes, dealing...
Sports Esteem     Mar 5 2004
Losing Only Teaches You How to Lose
"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." "If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?" "Losing only teaches you how to...
Sports Esteem     Feb 5 2004
What to do When Your Child Doesn't Hustle?
Sooner or later, every parent will have to face the perceived shame and humiliation caused by a child who didn't "hustle" during a game. Most of the other...
Sports Esteem     Jan 15 2004
Do I Actually Have to Talk to the Parents?
Youth coaches sometimes joke that the ideal youth team is a team of orphans. Though this approach is one solution to problem parents, there are other more...
Sports Esteem     Jan 5 2004
Dealing With Fear
Fear is a natural instinct that once helped protect humans from being eaten. Though being eaten is no longer a daily problem, fear is still a large part of...
Sports Esteem     Dec 15 2003
Five Easy Ways to Feed the Fear of Your Players
Coaches can have a big impact on the way players deal with the fears that can arise from sporting competitions. Every competition has an outcome. But, focusing...
Sports Esteem     Dec 15 2003
The Fear of Failure is Often Worse than Failure Itself
Whether parents put pressure on their kids or not, kids will put pressure on themselves. This pressure can lead to fears that if not handled properly will lead...
Sports Esteem     Dec 15 2003
Breaking Bad Habits in 21 Days
Habit - A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. -- The American Heritage® Dictionary Each activity in...
Sports Esteem     Dec 2 2003
Criticize the Performance Not the Player
Coaches are an important influence in a kid's life. Their words always carry more significance to the child hearing them than the to the coach who is saying...
Sports Esteem     Dec 2 2003
Getting Your Kids Off to a Good Start
The first few weeks that kids spend playing a new sport often determines how long they will continue. If the first few weeks are fun, then kids will stay with...
Sports Esteem     Dec 2 2003
Trying Out for a Select Team - The Parent Quiz
If Your Kid Can Make the Team, Can You? Given the importance of team chemistry, many select and travel teams are starting to evaluate parents as well as the...
Sports Esteem     Nov 12 2003
Building Your Own Tiger Woods
In 1996 at the age of 20, Tiger Woods started playing professional golf and began a new chapter in his then 18 year run in the public eye. At the age of two,...
Sports Esteem     Oct 22 2003
Have You Talked with the Coach Today?
Good communication is not only critical among players, it is also critical between players and coaches. Players need to be able to talk with coaches to get the...
Sports Esteem     Oct 14 2003
Turning Around a Problem Parent
Last week's post covered the 10 commitments that coaches should expect from parents. When these commitments are missing, coaches may find the team or a player...
Sports Esteem     Oct 14 2003
When Life Deals You a Bad Season
Judging the success of a season is something that is easy for parents to do at anytime. If kids are playing in a safe environment that is fun and that is...
Sports Esteem     Oct 14 2003
You Can Count on Me
Athletic ability is not judged by doing something well one time, but by doing something well many times. Consistency is critical to an athlete's success. Teams...
Sports Esteem     Oct 12 2003
Should Parents Be Committed?
Parents are an integral part of any youth team. Not only do they provide equipment, transportation and funding for the team, parents also spend much more time...
Sports Esteem     Oct 12 2003
Should Coaches Be Committed?
The start of a new season often means a new coach. Over time, the different backgrounds and styles of each coach will work to benefit a child's abilities by...
Sports Esteem     Oct 12 2003
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