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🎧 When Failure Isn’t About Failing
Why does a capable young athlete sometimes refuse to try, play cautiously, make excuses, or fall apart after a mistake?
It may look like a confidence problem.But sometimes what we’re actually seeing is fear of failure.
In this episode of Locker Talk, Sam explores why fear of failure in youth sports is so easy for parents and coaches to misunderstand — and why simply telling an athlete “You’ve got this” may not solve the real problem.
Because the athlete may not be asking:
“Can I do this?”
They may be asking:
“What happens if I try and get it wrong?”
In this episode:
→ What fear of failure can…
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