Athlete Health

TrueSport Expert Kevin Chapman, PhD, is explaining why young athletes tend to procrastinate and how to stop procrastinating once and for all.

Teaching your athletes these breathing exercises can help them reduce anxiety, calm their stress response system, focus more clearly on the goals ahead, and improve performance.

Stephanie Miezin, MS, RD, CSSD, breaks down the differences between unprocessed, processed, and ultra-processed foods, and how they fit into an athlete's diet.

Too often, leagues and teams define their success by their won-loss records. And yet, if evaluated objectively, those wins and championships were more a consequence of a few elite players and mediocre competition than general player development.

TrueSport Expert Kevin Chapman, PhD, shares why habits are so important, along with a few easy ways to start making them part of your team's culture.

TrueSport Expert, Dr. Kevin Chapman, offers a few tips to help parents navigate tricky topics like body image, social media, and perfectionism.

Tackle youth sports team drama by building strong communication skills that will serve your athletes in sport and throughout their lives.

Learn the basic principles for holding a mediation session for a dispute and when it works best for athletes, as well as what to do when it doesn't.

There are both times when you should—and times when you shouldn't—worry about buying the more expensive food option.

Youth sports, under the guidance of a supportive and intentional coach, provide a unique opportunity to help athletes develop both sports skills and essential life skills. Coaches can focus on the these skills: