Youth Coaching Tactics
As youth sports continue to grow in popularity and size, the pressure put on young athletes also increases. Recent University of Washington research demonstrates that youth coaches focusing on having fun and playing to the utmost of one’s ability give their players a better overall experience. The study involved a control group of youth basketball teams whose coaches had no coaching training and a study group of teams whose coaches had attended a coaching clinic teaching effective youth coaching strategies. At the end of the season long study, players in the study group exhibited lower anxiety and greater satisfaction in their individual effort and goal achievement while players in the control group had more anxiety and tension and tended to only be satisfied with their play when the team won.
As eyes from scouting services begin looking to younger and younger kids in search of the next LeBron, it is becoming more and more clear that proper youth coaching philosophies be researched and put in place both for the integrity of the game and the welfare of our young athletes.
Check out the whole report with more details on the study from the Los Angeles Times here.
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