Building Confidence In Young Athletes1

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Brian Sanders, president and CEO of I9 Sports, a fast-growing franchise that provides youth sports opportunities with a twist: I9's teams give equal playing time and allow kids to try out a number of different positions. This philosophy boosts kids' self-esteem, Sanders says. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio Interviews H. Rothenberg, who has run a basketball program for 20 years and is owner of Triple C Camp, about what parents should say and do after practices and games. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Jim Massaro, youth sports coach and owner of Advanced Body Personal and Athletic Training Center, Nyack, NY, about how parents can help the younger siblings of talented athletes cope with high expectations and pressure in sports. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dr. Harold Shinitzky, a sports psychologist who works with athletes of all ages and is co-author of the book, "Your Mind: An Owner's Manual for a Better Life." Out topic: The many ways sports kids can sabotage their own performance. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Douglas Donaldson, president of PlaySportsTV, a youth sports coaching and instructional website, about how parents' expectations affect sports kids' attitude and passion. He also addresses the effect of closely following team statistics.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Gary Kramer, founder of Inner-Sports, an innovator in behavioral evaluation and coaching, about how to help sports kids deal with losses. Are kids too competitive when they throw a bat after striking out?

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Dan Collins, co-founder and assistant coach of the Chesapeake Fencing Club in Baltimore City, MD, and a ccompetitive fencer since 1986. He talks about the roles of strategy and instinct in the sport, and explains why fencing is viewed as "physical chess." Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports parent Michael Sands about favoritism at Beverly Hills High, where some football players get extra coaching. He says this hurts the confidence of the other players. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. Published?:

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews youth sports coach James Jackson about how to give kids age 5-12 constructive criticism in sports. He also addresses how kids give up when they’re down and how they look for acceptance from peers. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary and tips for sports parents.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Stephen Balzac, a former nationally ranked fencer and president of 7 Steps Ahead, about how young athletes can use mental imagery to improve their sports experience. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Mari, a sports mom to two kayakers who compete at the national level. She says she's their personal trainer, nutritionist, sports psychologist and much more. She asks if she's over-involved in their sports life. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn and Lisa Cohn listen to her story and answer her question.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Joe Bouffard, director of the Youth Football Coaches Association, about how his association teaches coaches to deal with anger in youth sports. He and mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn discuss how high expecations from parents and young athletes can lead to frustration and anger.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Paul Caccamo, the Harvard-educated executive director of Up2Us, a national coalition of community sports programs that teaches young athletes life lessons. He cites research about the many benefits of taking part in youth sports. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Stephen Balzac, a professor of psychology and former nationally ranked fencer who’s daughter is a fencer. Along with mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn, he discusses how to boost kids’ confidence by focusing on success. (12:30 minutes)

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews John Engh, COO of the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS), about the confidence-building benefits of coaches’ communicating with young athletes outside of practice. Engh describes NAYS’ new ShapeStuff program, an online program that allows coaches to create skill-building exercises for their players to use between practices. Engh, host Lisa Cohn and mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn discuss how parents can best help young athletes take advantage of such programs.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Tamar Chansky, child psychologist and author of, “Freeing Your Child From Negative Thinking.” She discusses how to help sports kids be resilient and bounce back from disappointment. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. (11:47 minutes)

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Debbie Mandel, a stress management expert who’s the author of “Addicted to Stress” about how parents can manage stress in youth sports and help kids feel confident in stressful situations. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. (12 minutes)

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Tommy Weber, a former professional baseball player who has coached Division 1 players for 24 years and is now also coaching kids 7-18. Parents are too involved in their kids' sports experience, he says. He suggests parents provide a more "organic" experience for their kids. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. (11 minutes)

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Jane, a sports mom and tennis pro, along with her Division 1 tennis player. He describes his drive to be perfect--and how it hurt his game in the past. With a little mental game help, he overcame this challenge, Jane says. She tells how. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. 13:08.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Jim Thompson, founder of the Positive Coaching Alliance and a spokesman for Liberty Mutual's Responsible Sports program about Responsible Sports program tools parents and coaches can use to help kids learn life lessons from sports. For example, he suggests that teams develop rituals to help kids let go of mistakes and move forward. He also describes ways team mates can support each other emotionally. 21:52 minutes.