{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"290 Stop Focusing On Results: Developing Life Skills Through Sport","description":"In the second part of a dialog with Parents in Sport founder, Gordon MacLelland, the conversation goes onto discuss the importance of resilience and normalising failure in sports when communicating with children.   Such discussions between parents, coaches and children can help kids develop positive coping mechanisms.  David and Gordon also touched on the potential risks of early specialisation in sports at a young age, such as burnout, overuse injuries and the potential to drop out from the sport altogether.  The benefits of diversifying sports participation and the importance of developing multifaceted kids were also talked about. Key Learning Points: \u00b7        Seek to focus on long-term development, such as aspects of mental toughness and resilience, rather than just results and outcomes. \u00b7       Get to know yourself as a parent  as well as your child, seeking to improve your self-awareness. \u00b7        Understand what burnout in sport symptoms are for your children. \u00b7        Encourage regular check-ins between coaches\/organisations and parents to manage expectations. \u00b7        Explore ways to better support and train coaches and volunteers in sports clubs to have more effective conversations with parents. Connect with Gordon MacLelland Parents In Sport Website Connect with David Charlton Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIN Useful Youth Sport Psychology Resource  Youth Sport Motivation Checklist Parental Sport Motivation Checklist Podcast Episodes To Encourage A Positive Sporting Experience For Children Ep289: Gordon MacLelland \u2013 How To Support Children To Enjoy A Positive Relationship With Sport Ep288: Duncan O\u2019Brien - How To Overcome Intense Emotions From Football Ep285: Adam Batstone - Football Coaches: How To Help Neurodiverse Players Thrive Ep280: Colm O'Donoghue - How To Help A Young Golfer Who Struggles Playing Strokeplay Ep279: Ger Fitzgerald - How To Help A Young Cricketer Overcome Selection Difficulties Relevant Resources To Encourage A Positive Sporting Experience For Children Blog \u2013 5 Ways to Create a Psychological Safe Sporting Environment Blog - 9 Tips for Children from Olympians Blog - 5 Tips for Parents to Help their Children Perform with Confidence Blog \u2013 How to Help Young Footballers Find the Zone Blog \u2013 How do You Give a Young Golfer Self Confidence Youth Sports Psychology Library \u2013 For Parents Stuart Brown PHD \u2013 Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination and invigorates the soul Susan Jackson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi \u2013 Flow In Sports ","author_name":"Demystifying Mental Toughness","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sport-excellence.co.uk\/podcast\/","html":"