Addressing Anxiety, Mistakes & Low Confidence in Youth Sports

07/06/2023 26 min
Addressing Anxiety, Mistakes & Low Confidence in Youth Sports

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Episode Synopsis

Performance anxiety, mistakes and low confidence are some of the mental game struggles girls grapple with on Leah Jantzen's high school volleyball team. Jantzen, an Ironman and marathon runner and a mental health and performance coach for Ward Melville High School, says that setting intentions is one way to address these challenges. In addition, she suggests that sports kids set short- and long-term goals and focus on the process--not the score or win. Send us podcast guest ideas: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/contact/ Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-confidence-in-young-athletes/id1602758597 Check out our youth sports psychology blog: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/