Youth Football Players: “So Psyched” or “Too Psyched.”

Bears Youth Camp Hero teaches kids to channel intensity
toward on-the-field performance.

Did you ever hear a youth football coach explain, “we left it in the locker room.” He’s is not referring to the mouth guards or the water bottles.

Rather, the coach is referring to the "emotional intensity" displayed before the game.  The team showed extreme excitement in the locker room and during pre-game warm ups, but it did not translate to on-the-field energy.

Sometimes, all the screaming, chanting and bravado leaves your football team with weary legs and no real energy.  Heck yes, the chants are a blast! But individual players must make sure they channel that energy into on-the-field skills.  Who cares if you “win warm ups?”

Don’t be deceived.  You see the NFL player gather and chant and explode on to the field, full of fire. But they are not that crazed for hours before the game.  Inside the locker room, it is much different.  

"The NFL pre-game locker room is much different than high school or college," say former Notre Dame and Chicago Bears star Kris Haines. "It's intense, but very quiet and focused.  Everyone is jacked-up, but they are channeling that energy to the field.  At that level, they really know how to use that excitement into better athletic skills. "

This channeling of energy also translates to life skills.  You must peak at the right time. 

Youth football parents and coaches: Remind your young athletes about this subtle but important point so they play their very best.

For Football Skills, Life Skills and Fun!

Tom Finks

Pro Sports Experience for Kids

www.ProSportsExperience.com