EP 111 | Are Youth Sports Too Toxic? How to Find Good Coaches, Balance, and JOY For Your Children & Family & KEEP SPORTS POSITIVE. With BRYNN SMITH, Collegiate Athlete and Coaching Mentor

“If [coaches] can connect with [their players, they] can move them to places they didn’t know were possible.”

If you ever wonder: Do our children do too many sports? OR Are the activities taking over? OR Is the coach good for my child? How should we look at the benefits of youth sports? What is the impact of all this time spent in activities and sports? And more...Then you are going to love this interview with All-American collegiate athlete and youth sports coach mentor, Brynn Smith. We are diving into identity in sports, keeping balance in our children's sports, connecting to the passion and joy of it, emotional fitness, and so much more. If you have children of any age in sports, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

Let's grow, 

Jennifer 

Connect with Brynn on Instagram HERE

Learn about her course: Secrets to Becoming a Great Youth Sports Coach HERE

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE!

• A few guidelines to help our children choose sports that are right for them.

• Coaches should be teaching good habits in their players when they are young instead of correcting bad habits later.

• Help our children keep a balance within their emotional fitness levels.

  • We can’t give them skill we don’t have.

• If you win, you win. If you lose, you LEARN.

  • Life is going to be full of winning and losing for our children long after sports is gone. Let’s teach them how to handle both with grace now.

• What does it look like when our children put too much of their identity into sports? Some questions to ask ourselves as parents.

• Positive parental involvement in youth sports looks a certain way. We should bring compassion and kindness and joy for the players and other parents.

• Is my child on the right team or in the right activity?

  • Is their peer group a positive influence on them?

  • Does the coach care more about my child’s emotional fitness than winning every game?

  • Is my child growing and being challenged?

• Brynn’s COACHING COURSE is designed to:

  • empower parents to do a good job as a coach and create magical moments

  • anchor our children into a deeper purpose

  • bring tools and frameworks to help parents coach

  • wrap stories into training in order to connect with the players

Final Togather™ Thought…

Notice your child’s emotional connection to their sport or activity. Is it bringing them joy? Frustration? Anxiety? Is it positive or negative for them and your family?

Ask your child the following: How do your teammates help make you like your sport/activity better? Are you having fun? Do you feel challenged and like you are growing?