Supporting children, teenagers and young adults to manage emotions is vital for success in sport. Our resources help parents and coaches understand how to guide children who react with tantrums, tears, or aggressive behaviour when things go wrong. Emotional outbursts often stem from frustration, mistakes, or refereeing decisions. Learn how to help your child develop resilience, regulate emotions, and bounce back positively from setbacks in sport.
Conversations with Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Overcome Fear and Mental Blocks 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 Question for your …
Case Study: Helping a Young Trampolinist Overcome Mental Blocks So That She Can Perform Backward Skills With Trust This case study explores the journey of Olivia (pseudonym), a talented 10-year-old trampolinist experiencing fear, hesitation and mental blocks when working on backward moves. An issue common among young trampolinists and gymnasts. Over several weeks, we worked …
Book Review – ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success by Dr Josephine Perry ADHD has become increasingly recognised across the sporting world, with more young adult athletes stepping forward to explore how their attention differences influence their training, decision-making, performance, and well-being. Dr Josephine Perry’s ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success arrives at exactly the …
Case Study: Helping a Neurodivergent 14-Year-Old Footballer Strengthen His Confidence, Emotions and Match Performances Ethan, aged 14, came to sessions struggling with confidence, emotional overwhelm, and inconsistency in football. As a neurodivergent young player, he often felt things more intensely than his teammates frustration after mistakes, anxiety before big games, self-criticism, and difficulty letting go …
Research Review – When the Dream Ends: What Academy Release Really Does to Young Footballers And How to Support Them Introduction: When Football Ends Before It Begins For young footballers across the UK, the academy system represents hope, belonging and a pathway to the top of the game. But for most, that pathway ends suddenly. …
Book Review: Soccer Tough 1 and 2 with Dan Abrahams A Sports Psychology Guide for Young Footballers Introduction In the competitive world of professional football, especially for younger players aged 18+ striving to break into the first team, the physical, technical and tactical demands are fierce. But one area often under-emphasised is the mental game. …
Book Review: Chasing Excellence with Ben Bergeron Lessons for Young Athletes on Building a Winning Mindset A Story That Goes Beyond Fitness Ben Bergeron’s Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes is far more than a book about CrossFit champions. It’s a blueprint for mental toughness, discipline, and high performance lessons that …
Run Your Race: Coaching Young Athletes to Build Mental Toughness, Faith, and Consistency With Pierce Showe As a coach of athletes aged in their late teens to early twenties, you’re not just developing their physical skills you’re shaping how they think, feel, and respond to pressure. At this age, many athletes are learning to balance …
Run Your Race: The Power of Consistency, Faith, and Mental Strength Pierce Showe – Endurance Athlete, World Record Holder, Running Coach Pierce Showe is a pioneering ultra-endurance athlete, coach, and mindset mentor whose story stretches from grassroots lacrosse fields to some of the world’s toughest endurance challenges. From gruelling 100-mile races to the notorious 200-mile …
How Endurance Challenges Build Mental Toughness Pierce Showe – Endurance Athlete, World Record Holder, Running Coach Pierce Showe is a trail-blazing ultra-endurance athlete, coach and mindset mentor whose journey spans from grassroots lacrosse to conquering some of the toughest endurance races on the planet. With over 100-mile runs and the legendary 200-mile “Triple Crown” challenges …