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Here are a few often overlooked keys to being a great parent—or coach—of a competitor, both in life and in any sport.

1. Focus on building a champion’s mindset.

• • This means consciously building up the kid’s character, teaching him or her to be disciplined, work hard, make no excuses, focus in the present, maintain a positive attitude, and to develop a fighting spirit—to name just a few important qualities.
  • Kids should also be taught some fundamentals of sport psychology, which any layman can learn and teach, namely:
  • Visualization
  • Positive self talk
  • Breathing control
  • Body language control
  • Routines
  • Etc.

2. Prevent injuries

• • Stretching for flexibility and mobility

3. Fuel your kid well

• • Good nutrition and hydration are critical to performance.

4. Be organized. Planning.

5. Recovery

• • Teach some basics recuperative modalities that any novice can learn.
  • Proper cold icing and heat therapy
  • Hydro therapy
  • Massage
  • Stretching
  • Use technology wisely. Game ready, recovery pants

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