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How Perfectionism Can Hold Back Your Kids In Sports One of the biggest challenges for young athletes today: They try to be too perfect when they perform. They try to have the perfect game or match. Kids set high expectations, then become upset when they fail to match their own standards.Don't get us wrong. There are some advantages ... Similar Editorial : by Ulli G. Niemann. | Source : Troubled Teens
Sports Psychology And Athletes Who Worry About What Others Think I must first say that it is important to care about other people. However it becomes unhealthy when athletes worry too much about what others think of them to the point that it distracts them from focusing on the task.In my work, we call this social approval or acceptance. It causes athletes to look for status from their peers in the form of respect, admiration, popularity, or wanting to fit in or...... Similar Editorial : by Dr. Patrick Cohn. | Source : College Baseball Scores
