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Mental Toughness For Young Athletes
The Sports Plus take
Quick mindset exercises for kids who play to win.
Written mostly by Moses Horne when he was a 15-year-old competitive basketball player, with help from his dad, Troy. It's eight exercises of about five minutes each for handling nerves, mistakes and pressure, built on what they learned interviewing pros like Chauncey Billups and Kobe Bryant for their podcast. Because it's written kid to kid, young athletes actually read it. Great for the player who's better in practice than in games.
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How it reads
Ages 8+
Best for
- Athletes ages 8-18
- Sports parents
- Players who tighten up in games
About this book
- Author
- Troy Horne and Moses Horne
- Publisher
- Buggily Group
- Published
- May 2, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 106
- ISBN-10
- 0578660636
- ISBN-13
- 978-0578660639
Book description
Perfect for young athletes 8+
Moses and Troy Horne here, your mental toughness guides! If you are reading this you probably have a young athlete who struggles with in-game stress and maybe even sports performance anxiety. That is why this version was mostly written by Moses. As of the time of the writing of this book, Moses Horne is a 15-year-old elite athlete who can talk directly about the triumphs and struggles of working towards being mentally tough.
My name is Troy Horne. I'm his dad. I am here to help the parents understand how to help their kiddos navigate this mental toughness journey.
Most of the books that we read were not a good fit for young athletes because they were either written for adults or not written for youth athletes in competitive sports. There is a difference.
We launched a podcast together called Hoopchalk Basketball Podcast, and on it we interviewed mental toughness giants like...
- Chauncey Billups
- Tywanna Smith
- Keiko Yoshimine
- Earl Boykins
- Jason Richardson
- Kobe Bryant
We studied what they did and said, and we came up with a mental toughness plan that worked. We wrote down what worked for our young athlete and put it in this book, so that you can skip a lot of the struggle. In it, we share what we learned from talking to NBA athletes, NFL athletes, EuroLeague athletes, college coaches and college athletes.
- Does your child perform better in practice than when the game is on and the lights come on?
- Do they seem like they are losing their love for the game?
- Do you want to help them?
If you answered yes to these questions, then you are in the right place.
About the author
Moses Horne wrote most of this book as a 15-year-old competitive basketball player. His dad, Troy Horne, is a youth sports parent. Together they host the Hoopchalk Basketball Podcast, where they have interviewed pro and college players and coaches about the mental side of the game.
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