Sports Psychology of Ron Smith and Frank Smoll featured in Monitor of Psychology, November 2016 Issue. "Put Me in Coach: How to Spark Kids' Love of Sports"
In dozens of studies, Smith and Smoll have found the approach that praises athletes for effort and dedication, not just for winning, leads to better coach-athlete relationships; lower performance anxiety; and more fun, mutual respect, self-esteem, team harmony and self-mastery, both in sports and in school.
Read the article here .