How is Phil Darke helping young athletes become leaders on and off the field?
Anyone with children knows that being a sports parent is hard. A very delicate dance takes place between a parent and a child when it comes to athletics. Parents must constantly weigh pushing a young athlete to challenge themselves with the potential consequences of becoming over involved.
My guest on this episode, Phil Darke, is a high school soccer coach, host of the How Soccer Explains Leadership and Coaching Character podcasts, and most importantly, father of five young athletes.
In Episode 31, Phil talks about how he found his purpose by starting with the end in mind and how he coaches young athletes to do the same. We discuss HOW a young person’s identity extends well beyond sports and the importance of parents making the effort to truly understand what makes their children tick.
My suggestion to sports parents is make your best effort to really study your children to understand what is important to them.
I want to thank Phil for his kind generosity and the wisdom he shared with The Freshman Foundation Community.
You can learn more about Phil and his podcast at https://howsoccerexplainsleadership.com. You can contact Phil by email at [email protected].
To learn more about how mental performance coaching can help your mind work FOR you rather than AGAINST you, visit https://michaelvhuber.com.
Thank you for listening. We’ll see you back in two weeks for Episode 32.