The Truth About Anxiety in Youth Sports

If your child’s anxiety and frustration about their performance in games or at practice has ever spilled over into life at home, or affected their love for the game, this FREE live training can probably help!

The truth is, there’s a LOT of misinformation about “anxiety” in our young athletes, and many parents are being led astray and down a slippery slope of solutions that might be doing more harm than good.

But if you’re one of the dedicated parents who joins the call with an open mind, you’ll almost surely leave with a scientifically-proven set of tools that can help your child thrive and achieve excellence in basketball and life, no matter what gets thrown their way.

Join PGC President, Mano Watsa, as he interviews special guest panelists Jonathan Alderson, a Harvard Graduate, parenting expert and #1 best-selling author on childhood autism, and Kim Dawson, PhD, a prominent mental performance coach and sport psychology professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. Kim has worked with the Canadian Olympic team, professional boxers and the military to achieve peak performance.

During this in-depth LIVE learning, we’ll cover topics like:

• The one word you should never say to your kid about anxiety before speaking to a professional.
• 2 “quick wins” that nearly always lead to better conversations with your kids.
• Harmful language kids use that every parents needs to know.
• Common myths about anxiety in kids most parents are unknowingly spreading to friends.
• The right time to let your kid quit a sport.
• How to spot the signs of real anxiety.
• Keywords kids can use to be successful in the most competitive moments of their career.
• The first question to ask when your kid shows signs of frustration or anxiety.
• What most psychiatrists won’t tell you about your child’s anxiety.
• What at least 50% of parents say at the kitchen table every week (and possibly even every night) that contributes to their kid’s anxiety.
• How to know if it’s your parenting style that’s causing your child’s anxiety or something else.
• What you should never say to a coach in front of your child.
• Why fighting against your fears is a bad idea (even Navy SEALs don’t do it).
• A secret phrase kids should whisper after missing a shot that’s almost guaranteed to help them make the next one.
• How to know if your kid’s coach is making things worse (the answer might surprise you).
• The secret to building a resilient, young adult.
• The difference between losing confidence and feeling anxiety.
• Why downplaying the importance of a game might actually hurt performance.
• 3 trigger phrases you should never say to your kid after a game.
• How to tell if you’re ‘allergic to your child’s unhappiness’.
• When it’s OK to let your child sit alone in their room after a bad performance.
• All anxiety is the same, right? Wrong! The #1 anxiety mistake parents make with their kids.
• And much, much more…

To grab your FREE spot, simply fill out the form below and click the orange button…