In this week’s vlog segment, I explore the importance of helping your young athletes to define success in their sports participation. This discussion by parents with their children is so vital because the youth sports culture defines success in a very narrow and limiting way, namely, success is about winning. Of course, victory is a primary goal of sports, but if that’s the only definition for success, then, at the end of every game, event, meet, or race, there will be only one winner and many losers.

You want to provide your children with a definition of success that is motivating, controllable, and will encourage them both enjoy their sports experiences and inspire them to strive toward their goals with commitment, confidence, and courage.

To learn more about how to help your children define athletic success in healthy ways, watch this week’s vlog segment.

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