Explore resources to help children and young adults build lasting sporting confidence and self-belief. Many talented young athletes struggle because they are overly self-critical, engage in negative self-talk, or fail to recognise their abilities. Parents often describe them as “their own worst critic,” “too hard on themselves,” or “they don’t believe in their ability.” Our guides and podcasts show how to replace self-doubt with self-compassion, a can-do attitude, resilience and self-confidence in sport and life.
Conversations with Kids: When Your Child is Trialling at an Elite Sports Academy For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on. A Questions for Your Kids …
Racket Sports Psychology Tips: How to Stop Being Too Hard on Yourself in Tennis And Why It’s Holding Your Child Back A significant number of young tennis players and their parents get caught up in judgement. Judging a missed shot. Judging a bad game. Judging themselves, their technique, their opponent, or even the conditions. And …
Conversations with Kids: When Things Don’t Go to Plan in Sport For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on. A Questions for Your Kids When something …
Risk Orientation in Hockey Helping Young Players Balance Creativity and Structure When coaches talk about mental toughness in sport, the conversation often centres around confidence, resilience, or commitment. But another important psychological factor often sits quietly beneath the surface of many sporting environments. RISK ORIENTATION For hockey coaches working with young players, understanding risk orientation …
Learning Orientation in Youth Sport A Guide for Coaches Working with Teenage Athletes Coaching teenage athletes brings a unique set of opportunities and challenges. At this stage of development, typically around 17 years and older, many young athletes are navigating an important transition. They are becoming more independent, more self-aware, and more serious about their …
Conversations with Kids: Trying New Things in Sport For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on. A Questions for Your Kids Do you enjoy trying new …
Interpersonal Confidence in Netball How Coaches Can Help Young Players Speak Up and Thrive Confidence in sport is usually associated with performance. As coaches, we often focus on helping players believe in their ability to shoot, defend, pass, or perform under pressure. But there is another type of confidence that quietly shapes many sporting environments. …
Supporting Highly-Driven Young Adult Athletes A Guide For Sport Coaches Highly driven athletes aged 17 and above are often seen as the “easy” ones to coach. They’re committed, organised, and willing to do whatever it takes to improve. But at this stage of their development, the pressures are higher. Selection, progression, scholarships, contracts, or career …
Conversations with Kids: When Goals Feel Like Pressure For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on. A Questions for Your Kids When someone talks about your …
Conversations with Kids: Why Some Kids Believe They Can and Others Don’t For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on. A Questions for Your Kids When …