{"id":2271,"date":"2015-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/whats-the-rush-how-to-avoid-the-troubling-dilemma-of-the-hurried-athlete\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:59:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:59:18","slug":"whats-the-rush-how-to-avoid-the-troubling-dilemma-of-the-hurried-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/whats-the-rush-how-to-avoid-the-troubling-dilemma-of-the-hurried-athlete","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Rush? How to Avoid The Troubling Dilemma of The Hurried Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you in a hurry to rush your child’s sports technique development? Before you answer too quickly, let me ask you: Is most of his young life full of structured practices, lessons, and games, with little or no free time? Are you in a hurry to help him improve his skills<\/a>, perhaps more quickly than he wants to? Are you being sucked into sports specialization? In 1981, psychologist David Elkind wrote a book called The Hurried Child<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> He argued that kids are being turned into adults far too quickly, and described the traumas of kids forced prematurely into grown-up activities and roles. The Hurried Child mindset has slowly but surely taken over youth sports as well. Many parents have felt the urgency of seeing their kids get better, quicker, and in their rush to push their kids towards athletic success, they are pushing their kids away from sports, rather than towards it. Alistair McCaw<\/a>, world reknown trainer of athletic champions, explains that developing sound fundamentals is key because kids need to develop their neuromuscular abilities and the ABS\u2019s (Agility, Balance, and Coordination). This is a process that cannot be rushed; it should be done slowly and carefully, to last a lifetime.<\/p>\n

Rushing the process of a child\u2019s sporting development is like trying to bake a cake and rushing the process. You take it out to early and it will flop.<\/em> They say that when you rush something, you usually mess it up. Well the same applies for rushing a child\u2019s development in a sport. What\u2019s happening today, is that coaches and parents are trying to create a good player without first creating a good athlete. It\u2019s like putting the cart before the horse. It seems the minute a kid shows promise or some talent, the focus quickly switches from development to winning and competing.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to Avoid Letting your Child Become a Hurried Athlete<\/strong> The answer to avoiding the Hurried Athlete Syndrome is pretty simple:<\/p>\n