Abstract
Youth sport offers an important opportunity for young people to develop their technical and physical skills. However, these are not the only important elements of performance. A young athlete’s mental and social skills are vital for coping with some of the challenges that sport brings. In this article, we introduce you to the 5Cs—a new method used by coaches to help develop mental and social skills in their athletes. We describe the behaviors that we see in athletes who show high levels of the 5Cs: commitment, communication, concentration, control, and confidence. We discuss how recent research with youth football coaches has helped them to apply coaching strategies and techniques to aid the development of these important qualities in young athletes and their teammates.
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