WYC 050 – Special 50th Episode Guest - James Leath talks Mental Toughness, Travel Sports Alternatives, and Coaching

WYC 050 – Special 50th Episode Guest - James Leath talks Mental Toughness, Travel Sports Alternatives, and Coaching

For our 50th episode - we invited back our first repeat guest on The Winning Youth Coaching Podcast, James Leath.  James' first interview on the show, WYC Episode 31, was a huge hit and is the #1 downloaded episode all-time on the show.

We switched up the format for this episode and had listeners submit questions on mental toughness - listen in as James provides great new insights on mental toughness.

Questions submitted that James answers:

People talk about being mentally tough, but what does it mean?

Who are some current athletes who display mental toughness?

What compelled you to go into youth sports psychology, and how is it different from adult sport psychology?

How come some kids seem to be more tough than others? Are you born with mental toughness?

What is a mistake recovery routine?

Questions James asks Craig:

In your show notes you highlight 1 or 2 Huge Ideas you take from each guest- tell me about a few of the hugest ideas that stick out to you

What's a book you have read about sports that you would recommend?

You talk about alternatives to travel sports a lot - why is that so important to you and why are you so passionate about it?