Helping Sports Kids Respond to Setbacks

Young athletes should respond thoughtfully to setbacks, using visualization and breath control to ensure they don't react with emotion. That's the message from Dayton Hansen, COO at ICL Academy, an online school that helps kids pursue passions such as sports. When kids learn to respond this way to mistakes or other setbacks, they'll use this lesson in other areas of their lives, he said. Send us ideas for podcast guests: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/contact-ultimate-sports-parent/ Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-confidence-in-young-athletes/id1602758597 Check out our youth sports psychology blog: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/