Mental Toughness For Young Athletes (Parent's Guide): Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises For Kids And Teens Who Play Competitive Sports

I really enjoyed this book - an easy read filled with gentle nudges for parent and child. Mistakes lead to success - for both parent and child. Don't fear, just optimize bit by bit. What I learned:- Set goals together with child. Child learns by seeing. Parent must make goals transparent and child will follow. I successfully created a goal list with my 7 year old yesterday in a one hour car ride. She gave me feedback and created my goals too, which were spot on.- Visualize success. Mental visualization is almost as important as physical practice. Maybe that's why dreams are so important.- Talk about the negatives with the child, but celebrate the wins massively - much more than talking about negatives, embrace the positives and your child 1000x.- Subconscious doesn't filter between positive or negative connotations so when you set goals or talk to your child, rather than say "Do not" be specific about what to do. Do it!- Write out your goals every day, especially short term goals for that day in the morning.- Practice slow. Best way to solidify your shot. Just because you are practicing slow doesn't mean you will hit or shoot slow. It will give you clarity on your form and muscle memory will kick in.- Keep it small. Like futsal to soccer, those who play and practice on a smaller space inevitably thrive in a larger field. I will practice with a smaller tennis racket and a smaller ball or hackey sack with my daughter.- Train ghetto - if you're practicing in the best kit out facility, you may not have the drive to do better. If you're in a third rate facility, you may want to do your best and train to get somewhere better. Even if you have access and enjoy your high end club, practice in a gritty location once in a while.FYI, all the above was straight from memory. Memory retention after reading this book was better than expected. Highly recommended.

My kid and I enjoyed working through this book because big dreams require the right mindset. Another parent recommended this book and the parent version and I am very thankful I checked it out. The advice is solid, actionable, and real. My kid is hoping to play professionally someday, and I am new to the elite sports world. This book (and the parent one) has helped me understand how to support this goal and navigate this journey. I also found it helpful to help my non-athletic kid with their goals too. If you have an athlete (elite or not), this is the book to help guide your path.

Nice read

I bought all three book and they are a college course on how to motivate a child athlete. The first book is meant to be read by the kid so of course I read it first. It was worthwhile because as the author points out most adults havnt mastered mental toughness. Then it goes into the eight areas a student athlete needs to focus on to improve performance. The second book is aimed at parents and goes a little more in dept as to why you need to help your child with the eight areas of mental toughness. Then there’s access to online content. At 100 and 120 pages, it’s concise well thought out and well written with entertaining. Bravo!

This book has helped my son immediately after reading it. He's in 6th grade and was able to read, understand, and put into action what he learned and it paid off for him big time with his bullriding. Get the parent guide with the book for your child well worth every penny

I ordered this book to help me with how to talk to my children about their sports and frustrations they were facing. It was a quick and easy read, it offers to the point, practical solutions that are simple to put into practice right away with young athletes. It also offers other resources to guide parents how to best guide their children related to sports and life. I'd recommend this to any parent that wants to help their child excel and enjoy the sports they play!

This does have some quality to it, but for a kid that is not too big in the world of professional sports it misses the mark for him. The author uses a lot of famous names to compare to and promote, but if your child doesn’t know a lot of them they may lose interest.

I bought our daughter this book (the kid version) and my husband, who is an assistant coach for her middle school basketball team (parent version). Our high school daughter will read it next. My husband lives all the concepts and was a college athlete himself. He is integrating these during practices. Our daughter is finding it beneficial for her mental game. This is a great book for any parent, coach or athlete!