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Affording the Cost of Youth Sports

03/20/13

You wouldn't think that joining a community youth sports league could be all that expensive especially if you are looking at soccer, touch football, or even tennis or little league baseball.  No doubt there is a registration fee (which may or may not include the cost of a basic uniform), but [...]

7 Things to Know for Injury Recovery.

02/19/13

Over the past 10-15 years psychologists, trainers, and coaches have become more and more interested in what goes on with an athletes mind when they incur an injury and how the process of injury or surgery recovery can impact the way they seem themselves as performers in the future. I have [...]

Performing with Confidence – Audio

02/14/13

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Three Ways to Motivate Athletes – Audio

02/14/13

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Young Athletes and Mental Training (Audio)

02/14/13

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Improving your childs performance on the field – Sports Parent

09/27/12

The youngest of my four children, my daughter, plays competitive soccer for a team that is ranked among the top 15U club teams in the nation. Recently, they played in a national tournament at Nike Headquarters in Oregon, the winner of which won an all-expenses paid trip to Sweden to play in a [...]

Breaking the Sugar Addiction

09/19/12

The addiction to sugar has been scientifically studied and the results are thought provoking. This article discusses the negative side effects of sugar addiction, the withdrawal symptoms and how you can break the habit of feeding your body with too much sugar.  (READ MORE)

4 Ways to Be a Better Dad.

09/17/12

Want your kid to develop normally? Take a chill pill. Stress may affect the way your child’s brain develops, says a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. (READ MORE)

Wish Making and Performance – Think About It!

09/15/12

Do you doubt me? Then ask yourself this: when was the last time you caught yourself tossing off phrases like “I wish that…” or “Well I guess that is just wishful thinking….” as if wishes were pretty much the last bastion of immaturity.  So the question then becomes, is making [...]

How to Deal with Food Cravings – Sugar!!

09/14/12

People who experience a food addiction indulge in stimulants such as sugar, white flour, chocolate, coffee, and alcohol. Giving them up can lead to withdrawal symptoms like unpleasant headaches, intense cravings, depression, and anxiety. One bite can instantaneously alleviate these symptoms [...]