Mental Toughness For Young Athletes: Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises For Kids And Teens Who Play Competitive Sports

My 8-year-old son, who plays travel baseball, absolutely loves this book. "Mental Toughness For Young Athletes" is a fantastic resource that breaks down complex psychological concepts into simple, 5-minute exercises that kids can actually understand and apply. As a parent, I’ve seen how much pressure young athletes can feel on the field. This book provides practical tools for building confidence, overcoming mistakes, and staying focused during high-stakes games. My son finds the exercises engaging rather than like "homework," and we often discuss the concepts together after his practices. It’s the perfect complement to his physical training, helping him develop the resilience needed to bounce back from a tough inning or a strikeout. If you have a child who is passionate about sports and wants to gain a mental edge, this book is an essential read. It’s empowering, easy to digest, and truly makes a difference in their overall performance and enjoyment of the game!

Excellent book to read with your athlete. The teen one is great too. It’s also great advice for life. Great habits are what we become! A must buy for yourself and a person you care for.

Amazing books! My son actually read the kids version and I just finished the adults. Very well written. Easy to understand. Short and to the point. Love it

The book is just okay. The concepts are great — classic even. It is not well written or well edited, and even youngsters can point that out. It does not read well, and does not have clear key main points. The chapters are muddled, the “step-by-step exercises” are vague and hidden in too much unedited text. It’s just not a great book. With such critical feedback, why the 4-star review? Because it’s a good idea. I don’t like the author’s continuous use of slang — honestly, it hurts my brain — but if others speak and read this way comfortably, this book could offer a relatable take on sports mental toughness with some editing. However, if you want your child to learn to consume quality literature, find another book. (By the way, children can read and understand at a much higher level than they can speak. Use that to their advantage.) As a book co-written by a youngster and father duo, dad should have sought out better editors to help with the project. You can have a relatable young voice and still create a well-written book. So I give it an E for Effort. I hope they can write something more compelling next time because I think they are actually on to something.

I bought this book for my fifteen-year-old niece, and this is what she has to say: I like that the author breaks down the fourth wall and summarizes the main points after every chapter. He's also funny and gives you a realistic experience of what is to be a young athlete. He gives you the process and the mental state of how your brain works. He provides resources and additional reading at the end of each chapter. It's a great book. I recommend it for every young athlete.

My husband and 11 year old son have been reading this together - he said it’s a great book!

Simple and easy read for my 17 year old baseball player. Parents, coaches and teachers preach mental toughness but no one could explain how to fulfill it. The 5 minute exercises helped him before he got on the field or in the batters box.

Arrived on time. This is for my teen grandson. Starting High School in 2026

Every young athlete should always have this book in his/her backpack!!

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Fantastic book with easy to understand examples and exercises to overcome obstacles to success - even though many of the examples were related to basketball, they were easy to apply to other disciplines. In our case ski racing. When you sign up on the author's website he sends occasional emails with reminder material and thoughts for parents which is great to keep you on track and stop you falling back into your old ways. Highly recommend to anyone with an ambitious kid who wants to make it into a chosen field...

Bought this for my duaghter. Some insightful content.