Sports Mastery

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Andy Chitty. His son Sam attends Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. This was a conversation that uncovered several metaphors, ironies, and paradoxes of life. The interview with Andy was open, candid, and very informative. I would suggest any parent of a student-athlete to listen to this episode. We uncovered some valuable gems in this conversation. Some of the highlights of our conversation were: Doing things that you don't like to do...so that you can do the things that you want to do Minimizing the pressure on children to succeed Sports parents, politics, and perceived iniquities Lessons that pay dividends Intrinsic motivation Attending college 3000 miles away The psychology of transitioning from sports to life   The goal here is to share information, experience, stories, and dialogue to better help our student-athletes. Would you be willing to discuss the topics below?   If your new to the Sports Mastery podcast, check out the bullet points below. I've been i