Supporting children and young athletes across all stages from 7 to 21+ years requires a holistic approach. This category explores strategies to promote mental health, emotional resilience, and physical well-being in sport and life. Parents and coaches will find expert articles, podcasts, and resources on managing stress, building coping skills, improving sleep, handling pressure, and maintaining a healthy balance between sport, school, and social life. By integrating sports psychology principles, we help young athletes develop confidence, resilience, and long-term wellbeing while staying engaged and enjoying their sport.
Sports Psychology Tips: Bullying -The Dark Side of Sport Have you been on the receiving end of bullying? What is bullying? Bullying is is a verbal or a physical action which can include calling nasty nicknames, threats of violence, taunting to hitting, slapping, and hurting somebody emotionally and /or physically. On top of verbal …
Sports Psychology Tips: 3 Tips to Deal with Bullying in Sport Pressures in sport can mean bullying, wrongly, becomes part of the game Competitive sport, such as hockey or netball, are known for encouraging a positive environment, particularly within youth sport, as well as teaching athletes the importance of friendship amongst teammates. However, these competitive …
Football Psychology Tips: 5 Reasons Why Being Released from a Football Academy is Difficult Feeling lost and helpless isn’t much fun When youth team players aged between 15 and 18 are not signed to their adult squads depression, anxiety and loss of confidence are often experienced with some even developing drug and alcohol problems as …
Youth Sports Psychology Tips: Helping Young Athletes Manage Emotions My child get’s very nervous before competing what should I do? Often when working with young athletes, although it is clear that the child is nervous by the way they behave before a game or match, the parent often doesn’t want to broach the subject for …