I came across this funny, yet all too familiar, satirical video about sport parents in a recovery support group similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. I'm sure you'll get a good chuckle from it while, at the same time, feeling a bit uncomfortable because it may hit a little too close to home.
The start of a new sports season is the time to improve your fitness and further develop your technique, tactics, and over-all performances for the upcoming competitive season. How you use your training time may very well determine how well you perform and whether you achieve your sports goals for the season. Training is hugely [...]
It’s that time of year again when you will soon be on snow and putting in the time into your gate training to fine tune your technique, tactics, and speed for the upcoming race season. How you use your training time may very well determine how fast you ski and whether you achieve your ski [...]
Credit: Mitchell Gunn The winter is just around the corner and there's still time to get your mind into better shape for race season. I'm excited to announce the re-launch of my Prime Ski Racing 101: Train Your Mind like a Champion online mental training course, now improved with new visuals, embedded exercises, on-demand and [...]
These days, children seem to be given every opportunity by their parents to experience success in sports and every other performance activity (e.g., school, the performing arts). Many young athletes receive extra help from personal fitness trainers, private coaching, and training camps. They are given the opportunity to develop every possible sports skill necessary to [...]
Being a ski coach is a tough job. There is everything you need to know about conditioning, technique, tactics, equipment, and, of course, the mind. There are the logistics of organizing training, travel, and races for a group of athletes, and adapting to the ever-changing conditions inherent in ski racing. There are also the not-very-fun [...]
Courtesy of Mitchell Gunn These days, children seem to be given every opportunity by their parents to experience success in ski racing and every other performance activity (e.g., school, other sports, the performing arts). Many young ski racers receive extra help from personal fitness trainers and summer camps. They are given the opportunity [...]
Just a quick note that my latest parenting book, Raising Generation Tech: Preparing Your Children for a Media-Fueled World, is now available as an e-book for only $2.99 from all of your online booksellers. It is a great read for parents who are struggling with when and how much technology you should allow your children [...]
Setting expectations for your children is an essential responsibility of being a sport parent. Expectations communicate messages to your children about what’s important to you and establish a standard toward which they can strive. But expectations can be double-edged swords. They can be a tremendous benefit to your children’s athletic and personal development or they [...]
Setting expectations for your children is an essential responsibility of being a ski racing parent. Expectations communicate messages to your children about what’s important to you and establish a standard toward which your children can strive. But expectations can be double-edged swords. They can be a tremendous benefit to your children’s ski racing and personal [...]