The invisible coach: How parents shape a young athlete’s mindset.
Hirraani, A., Aggarwal, R., Pimprikar, A., Shaji, S., Gokhale, D. (2025, May 10).
The Invisible Coach: How Parents Shape a Young Athlete’s Mindset” explores the powerful emotional influence parents have on young athletes. While coaches train for performance, it is often a parent’s sideline reaction that shapes a child’s confidence, resilience, and long-term relationship with sport. The article highlights how subtle responses to wins, losses, and mistakes can either fuel growth or plant seeds of self-doubt. It also emphasises the importance of collaboration between parents and coaches, and introduces sports counselling as a vital link to ensure holistic well-being. Ultimately, it argues that the real victory lies not in medals, but in the mindset an athlete carries forward into life.
Mind Matters Magazine, Rotary Action Group 3030, Mental Health Initiatives. https://manodaya.org/newsletters/
