{"id":6968,"date":"2026-04-29T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:31:30","slug":"navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent","title":{"rendered":"How to Navigate Your Child&#8217;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a sports parent, you want your child to succeed in their athletic pursuits. However, the reality is that failure is an inevitable part of any athlete&#8217;s journey. How you, as a parent, help your child deal with failure can make a significant impact on their overall development as a young athlete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Tips to help your child cope with failure in sports <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Encourage a Growth Mindset<\/strong>: A growth mindset is the belief that abilities can be developed through hard work and dedication. Encourage your child to focus on the process of improvement rather than just the end result. Help them understand that failure is an opportunity to learn and grow. Instead of dwelling on mistakes, encourage them to reflect on what they can do differently next time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acknowledge the Emotions<\/strong>: It&#8217;s natural for your child to feel disappointed, frustrated, or upset when they experience failure in sports. Don&#8217;t dismiss their feelings or try to &#8220;fix&#8221; the situation. Instead, acknowledge their emotions and let them know that it&#8217;s okay to feel that way. Be a supportive listener and offer comfort and encouragement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid Blame and Criticism<\/strong>: When your child experiences failure, it&#8217;s important to avoid blaming them or criticizing their efforts. This can be demotivating and discourage them from continuing to work towards their goals. Instead, focus on offering constructive feedback and support to help them improve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set Realistic Expectations<\/strong>: As a sports parent, it&#8217;s important to set realistic expectations for your child. While it&#8217;s great to have high aspirations, it&#8217;s also important to recognize your child&#8217;s limitations and understand that progress takes time. Encourage your child to set their own goals and help them create a plan to achieve them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emphasize the Fun<\/strong>: Sports should be fun for your child. When failure occurs, it&#8217;s easy for them to become disheartened and lose sight of the joy that comes with playing sports. Remind them of why they started playing in the first place and help them find the fun in the process of improvement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be a Positive Role Model<\/strong>: As a parent, you play a significant role in shaping your child&#8217;s mindset and attitudes towards sports. Be a positive role model by showing them how to handle failure gracefully. Emphasize the importance of effort, perseverance, and a positive attitude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encourage Balance<\/strong>: It&#8217;s important for your child to have balance in their life. Encourage them to pursue other interests and hobbies outside of sports. This can help them maintain perspective and avoid becoming too consumed by the pressure of competition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning to deal with failure is an important part of any athlete&#8217;s journey. As a sports parent, your role is to provide support and guidance to help your child navigate these challenges. By following each of the aforementioned tips you can help your child develop resilience and a healthy approach to failure in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/benchedkid.jpg\" alt=\"youth sports dealing with failure\" class=\"wp-image-1138 lazyload\" width=\"228\" height=\"188\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/benchedkid.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/benchedkid-300x247.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 228px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 228\/188;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With our 100% money-back guarantee and vetted coaches, anyone can achieve their full athletic potential. CoachUp is the safest and easiest way to find a coach for personalized training.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachup.com\/?utm_source=Nation&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=ArticleFooter\" target=\"_blank\">Find your perfect coach<\/a>\u00a0today and become the athlete you want to be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a sports parent, you want your child to succeed in their athletic pursuits. However, the reality is that failure is an inevitable part of any athlete&#8217;s journey. How you, as a parent, help your child deal with failure can make a significant impact on their overall development as a young athlete. Tips to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":6971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1542,146],"class_list":["post-6968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parents","tag-how-to-deal-with-failure","tag-sports-parenting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Navigate Your Child&#039;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent - CoachUp Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"All athletes are bound to experience failure at some point in their athletic journey. Find how to help them cope with it here!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Navigate Your Child&#039;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent - CoachUp Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All athletes are bound to experience failure at some point in their athletic journey. Find how to help them cope with it here!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CoachUp Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coachup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-29T15:30:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T17:31:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sports-parent-football.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"CoachUp Nation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@coachup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@coachup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"CoachUp Nation\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"CoachUp Nation\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/784291714a26637b5845b563b150a4b8\"},\"headline\":\"How to Navigate Your Child&#8217;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-29T15:30:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-05T17:31:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\"},\"wordCount\":524,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/sports-parent-football.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"How To Deal With Failure\",\"Sports Parenting\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Parents\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\",\"name\":\"How to Navigate Your Child's Failure as a Youth Sports Parent - CoachUp Nation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/sports-parent-football.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-29T15:30:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-05T17:31:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"All athletes are bound to experience failure at some point in their athletic journey. Find how to help them cope with it here!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/sports-parent-football.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/sports-parent-football.jpg\",\"width\":1366,\"height\":768},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Navigate Your Child&#8217;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/\",\"name\":\"CoachUp Nation\",\"description\":\"Private and Group Coaching Lessons and Local Sports Training Courses\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CoachUp\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/CoachUpNation_4-1024x536-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/CoachUpNation_4-1024x536-1.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":536,\"caption\":\"CoachUp\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/coachup\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/coachup\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/784291714a26637b5845b563b150a4b8\",\"name\":\"CoachUp Nation\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a7443139dce49c8d4c2ba77b86c165d621d80c640806f682048f19371cffcd0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a7443139dce49c8d4c2ba77b86c165d621d80c640806f682048f19371cffcd0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a7443139dce49c8d4c2ba77b86c165d621d80c640806f682048f19371cffcd0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"CoachUp Nation\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.coachup.com\\\/nation\\\/articles\\\/author\\\/kcproctor\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Navigate Your Child's Failure as a Youth Sports Parent - CoachUp Nation","description":"All athletes are bound to experience failure at some point in their athletic journey. Find how to help them cope with it here!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Navigate Your Child's Failure as a Youth Sports Parent - CoachUp Nation","og_description":"All athletes are bound to experience failure at some point in their athletic journey. Find how to help them cope with it here!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent","og_site_name":"CoachUp Nation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coachup","article_published_time":"2026-04-29T15:30:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-05T17:31:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1366,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sports-parent-football.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"CoachUp Nation","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@coachup","twitter_site":"@coachup","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"CoachUp Nation","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent"},"author":{"name":"CoachUp Nation","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#\/schema\/person\/784291714a26637b5845b563b150a4b8"},"headline":"How to Navigate Your Child&#8217;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent","datePublished":"2026-04-29T15:30:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-05T17:31:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent"},"wordCount":524,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sports-parent-football.jpg","keywords":["How To Deal With Failure","Sports Parenting"],"articleSection":["Parents"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent","url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent","name":"How to Navigate Your Child's Failure as a Youth Sports Parent - CoachUp Nation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sports-parent-football.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-29T15:30:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-05T17:31:30+00:00","description":"All athletes are bound to experience failure at some point in their athletic journey. Find how to help them cope with it here!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sports-parent-football.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sports-parent-football.jpg","width":1366,"height":768},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/navigate-your-childs-failure-youth-sports-parent#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Navigate Your Child&#8217;s Failure as a Youth Sports Parent"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/","name":"CoachUp Nation","description":"Private and Group Coaching Lessons and Local Sports Training Courses","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#organization","name":"CoachUp","url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoachUpNation_4-1024x536-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoachUpNation_4-1024x536-1.png","width":1024,"height":536,"caption":"CoachUp"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coachup","https:\/\/x.com\/coachup"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/#\/schema\/person\/784291714a26637b5845b563b150a4b8","name":"CoachUp Nation","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7443139dce49c8d4c2ba77b86c165d621d80c640806f682048f19371cffcd0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7443139dce49c8d4c2ba77b86c165d621d80c640806f682048f19371cffcd0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7443139dce49c8d4c2ba77b86c165d621d80c640806f682048f19371cffcd0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"CoachUp Nation"},"url":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/author\/kcproctor"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6968"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6973,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6968\/revisions\/6973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}