NBA coach and his son who plays for him on the value of positive reinforcement.
Doc Rivers explains that players too often have too many people telling them how great they are when things are going well and how lousy they are in tougher times. The last thing that player needs are parents chiming in with anything other than love, positive reinforcement and encouragement to keep after it.
Positive Coaching Alliance develops BETTER ATHLETES, BETTER PEOPLE through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes. In addition to 1,000+ free audio-video and printable tips and tools atPCADevZone.org, PCA has partnered with roughly 3,000 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to deliver live group workshops, online courses and books that help those involved in youth and high school sports create a positive, character-building youth sports culture.