Sports Feel Good Stories shares 15 tips on how parents and coaches can motivate their athletes. Keeping in mind that motivating anyone including yourself is a life-long process, and that there isn't one magical pill that will work for everyone.
Arnold Palmer, one of the greatest golfers of all time, and Vince Lombardi of Green Bay Packers coaching fame both, found motivation in a poem:
Thinking by Walter Wintle
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost a cinch that you won’t.If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost;
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.If you think you’re outclassed, you are;
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win the prize.Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can!
Confidence boosting, setting realistic expectations, good communication, trust, and whispering criticism and shouting praise are but a few ways you can help motivate your athlete, and hopefully in time, they will learn to motivate themselves and others.
Check out: How to Motivate Athletes: 15 Tips for Parents and Coaches, for some great ideas.
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