Coaching athletes who fear success or failure




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Summary: For negatively motivated athletes, the primary goal is to avoid failure. A preoccupation with avoiding failure is emotionally draining for athletes. Any time there is fear, there is over-anxiousness, which contributes to poor performance. Fear of failure is caused by a number of factors. It can stem from inappropriate use of rewards by a coach […] The post Coaching athletes who fear success or failure appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.