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On today’s episode of Youth Sports United, I sit down with Colin McLaren, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University, and the Associate Director of the Research Institute for Community, Sport, and Health. Colin and I discuss in detail the importance and lasting impact of creating positive sports experiences for our kids. We examine the benefits of embracing mistakes and how, as coaches and parents, demonstrating a growth mindset can teach our children resilience. We explore the connection between resilience and risk-taking and how enabling the latter helps kids extract more fulfillment, joy and fun from their athletic pursuits. We also discuss the importance of intentionality when communicating with our young athletes and how everyone benefits when we reframe what success looks like.  As parents, it’s easy to get caught up measuring the return on our youth sports investment in terms of our kid’s performance and wins. But what if we reconsidered the equation and measured our return in terms of our children’s personal growth, their joy and instilling them with a life-long love of movement? Colin and I explore the benefits of tweaking our expectations and thinking longer term about the role youth sports play in our children’s development.    Episode Sponsor: Bare Ware: Use code SPORTS15 at checkout to get 15% off your order. 👉 shopbareware.com To learn more or connect with Colin: Website: Resilient Youth Sport and Community Research LabInstagram: @coli.nmclarenX (Formally known as Twitter): @colinmclaren13Facebook: Colin McLaren To connect with Jason: Website: jasonmagennis.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmagennis/Instagram: @youthsportsunitedpod or @jasmagenni The best way to support Youth Sport United is to subscribe or follow, leave a rating or review and share your favourite episodes with friends and parents dedicated to creating healthy sporting cultures for our kids. If you’d like to learn more about my coaching practice, head over to jasonmagennis.com/coaching.

On today’s episode of Youth Sports United, I sit down with Carolyn Coffin, professional running coach, host of the “Inspired Soles” podcast and active sports parent, to chat about the role parents play in helping their children build healthy relationships with sport. Carolyn and I explore how sports teach kids life skills such as resilience, teamwork and risk-taking and how intentional parenting facilitates their personal growth. We dive into the impact of family dynamics on children’s experiences with athletics and how to avoid some common pitfalls that can limit their enjoyment and development. We discuss in detail the benefits of embracing a growth mindset, helping kids see the learning experience offered by failure and teaching why it’s important to separate sport outcomes from how one measures their self-worth.  To learn more or connect with Carolyn: Instagram: @inspiredsolescast or @carolyn.c.coffinInspired Soles Podcast: Apple or Spotify To connect with Jason: Website: jasonmagennis.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmagennis/Instagram: @youthsportsunitedpod or @jasmagenni The best way to support Youth Sport United is to subscribe or follow, leave a rating or review and share your favourite episodes with friends and parents dedicated to creating healthy sporting cultures for our kids. If you’d like to learn more about my coaching practice, head over to jasonmagennis.com/coaching.

On the first episode of Youth Sports United, I sit down with Jordan Sutcliffe, an Assistant Professor and Sports Psychologist at the Royal Military College of Canada, to discuss the dynamics of parental involvement in youth sports. We start by exploring the crucial role parents play in their children’s emotional regulation, the impact parental behaviour can have on children’s athletic experiences and the downside of parental identities rooted in children’s performance. From there, Jordan and I discuss creating healthy team cultures for both parents and their children. We dig into the benefits of focusing on growth and development vs. winning, establishing and communicating team norms and creating environments where parents feel actively engaged in the team culture. We discuss the positive impacts of healthy relationships between parents, children and coaches and how creating a supportive community enhances the youth sports experience for everyone. To learn more about Jordan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-sutcliffe-b4434936a/X (formerly Twitter): @JordanSutcliff3To connect with Jason: Website: jasonmagennis.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmagennis/ The best way to support Youth Sport United is to subscribe or follow, leave a rating or review and share your favourite episodes with friends and parents dedicated to creating healthy sporting cultures for our kids. If you’d like to learn more about my coaching practice, head over to jasonmagennis.com/coaching.