Tim Cortazzo- Why Young Athletes Need Failure More Than They Need Trophies

Send us Fan MailTim Cortazzo and I dig into raising daughters and sons with different instincts, why toughness is really confidence, and how to coach kids without breaking their spirit. The weight room becomes a tool, not a religion, as we push for specificity, rest, and joy that keeps kids in sport.• protect versus prepare as a parenting tension• firm language with positive reinforcement• problem solving over punishment in behavior and sport• when to coach your own kid and when to step back• toughness defined as confidence through experience• hot stove theory for safe risk taking• specificity over dogma in the weight room• alternatives to painful lifts that still drive progress• creating chaos in practice to close the game gap• youth sports pitfalls: specialization, volume, burnout• parents as volume managers and joy protectors• keep kids enrolled by making it fun and meaningfulSubscribe to our YouTube channel, download the podcast. Five stars only, babySupport the showSubscribe, Download, Rate 5 stars only baby! Follow @ColkyJonov10 on all social media platforms.