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Parents, Releasing Your Athlete

Part of the Role of Parents in Athletics series — on the single practice his most successful athletes credited for getting them where they got: parents…

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Part of the Role of Parents in Athletics series, this video shares the practice Bruce Brown's most successful athletes credited for their growth: parents who released them early to the game, the team, and the coach. Brown walks through the red flags — all reported by kids — that signal a parent hasn't fully let go, and why release is such a gift.

 
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