10 Strategies Coaches Can Use to Optimize Emotions and Maximize Sport Performance

There are many strategies coaches can apply to more successfully address the emotion-performance equation that is part and parcel of athletic competition. This list focuses on 10 of the most important preventive and coping strategies you can apply as a coach to help your athletes control their range of emotions and maximize their performance (particularly in youth sport settings), as outlined in this recent Strategies article.

The Mental Health Crisis Is Here - We Need to Help

A few weeks ago, I attended an IEP meeting for my son, Jamie. It was probably the best one yet. I heard about the incredible progress my kid has made this year. All the work that was put in — time with support specialists, weekly check-ins with his teachers — is allowing him to have a great year in fourth grade. I couldn’t be happier.

But there was also clear agreement from the entire team of support providers and teachers regarding the one subject in which [...]