Motivated by the desire to encourage, parents often resort to tactics that tend to be pushy and controlling. You want so much to see your athlete have success that you may say or do anything to see that happen. Even pushy-ness that is subtle, such as comparing your...
First, let’s define a composed athlete. A composed athlete is what is often referred to as a “gamer”. The players who tend to thrive under pressure and step up in big games; the football players who want to make the game-winning play, the great basketball players...