John Cheetham

“Whenever your child loses a game, has a setback, or makes a mistake, wait a day and then ask this thought-provoking question: “Why are you a better athlete now than you were before that loss or mistake?”
― Jerry Lynch, Let Them Play: The Mindful Way to Parent Kids for Fun and Success in Sports

“Becoming a champion is a choice, a mindset, a relentless drive to continuously improve and strive for greatness. Reaching the highest levels of success requires going beyond what is expected or considered good, and consistently challenging oneself to reach new heights.”
― Paul Rabil, The Way of the Champion: Pain, Persistence, and the Path Forward

“Right action demands that you cultivate a mindful environment of integrity by nurturing greatness in all kids involved in sports. You must learn how to guard the spirit and passion of those you parent, helping your kids to discover the goodness within themselves and empowering them with the notion that they are, indeed, great warriors who are capable of accomplishing their dreams.”
― Jerry Lynch, Let Them Play: The Mindful Way to Parent Kids for Fun and Success in Sports

“When we zoom out, we see that the biggest gift we can give young athletes is space and patience to develop according to their own timeline. We see that when athletic progression begins to dip and kink, it’s temporary rather than a harbinger of future failure. The line will naturally unknot itself—if we help kids ride out the turbulence of adolescence and young adulthood, encouraging and nurturing them so they don’t give up on sports and physical activity altogether, and if we remind them to have fun.”
― Christine Yu, Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes