The Psychology of Youth Sports | Grayson Gervais
28 October - 43 minsMike’s son, Grayson, wrote a book to parents of young athletes, and it challenges how we think about supporting our kids through sport.
Those of us with kids in youth sports know what the experience gives them... teamwork, commitment, the skill of balancing a full week. We have come at that subject often on this podcast, usually through the lens of the coach, the parent, or the research. This one comes from the kid’s angle – from the court, the car ride home, and the receiving end of those parent and child conversations.
Grayson has played competitive club volleyball for six years, four of them as a varsity player and a captain. He wrote the book as a high school senior, in the middle of h...
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The Psychology of Pain | Dr Tom Walters
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