BOOKS, ARTICLES, BLOGS, & PODCASTS ON COMPETE-LEARN-HONOR®

ARTICLES:

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Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Articles on Compete-Learn-Honor:

 

The Compete-Learn-Honor approach to coaching and player development: Promoting performance growth while enhancing well-being. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2022.2104979

 

Compete-Learn-Honor: A Psychological and Sport Science Evidence-Based Approach to Coaching and Player

Development, 2022. International Tennis Federation Coaching and Sport Science Review.

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Articles for "The Bench" Column in Racquet Sports Industry Magazine:

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July 2021--Redefining Your Success, pp. 18 & 21:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202107/the-bench.php

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August 2021--Positive Reinforcement (doubles emphasis), pp. 20-21:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202108/the-bench.php

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Sept-Oct 2021--Close the Performance Gap (between practices and matches), pp. 20-21:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202109/the-bench.php

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Nov-Dec 2021--Influence vs Control, pp. 20-21: 

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202111/the-bench.php

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Feb. 2022—Stress Relievers, pp. 22-23:

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202202/the-bench.php

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April 2022--In the Moment, pp. 18, 20-21.

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202204/the-bench.php

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June 2022--When the Game Goes South, pp. 16 & 18.

http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/issues/202206/the-bench.php

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Feb. 2023--Play a Love Game, pp. 18-19.

http://www.tennisindustrymagazine.com/issues/202302/the-bench.php

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April 2023--Making it Work? When Students Complain About a Pro, Look at the Fit Before Looking for Fault, pp. 21-23.

http://www.tennisindustrymagazine.com/issues/202304/the-bench.php

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August 2023--Dealing with Bad Line Calls, pp. 18-19.

http://tennisindustrymagazine.com/issues/202308/the-bench.php

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For TrueSport-U.S. Anti-Doping Agency:

"The 3 Jobs of a Youth Sports Coach"

Nov. 2022--https://truesport.org/teach-learn/coaches/

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"7 Ways to Create a Mistake-Friendly But Excuse-Free Sports Environment"

Article on a core Compete-Learn-Honor principle, based on an interview with Coach Pete Scales, Dec. 2021:

https://truesport.org/mental-wellness/mistake-friendly-sports/

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For Coach & A.D. Magazine:

“Compete-Learn-Honor”—A Unique Approach to Mental and Emotional Training. Coach & A.D. Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2019, pp. 42-44. https://coachad.com/articles/compete-learn-honor-enhances-mental-emotional-training/

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For the U.S. Professional Tennis Association, ADDVantage Magazine:

Build Your Players' "Developmental Assets"--And Chance for Success. ADDVantage Magazine, Jan. 2011, pp. 9-11.

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Mental Toughness Tips Your Players Will Remember. ADDVantage Magazine, Sept. 2013, pp. 17-18, 23.

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3 Simple Tactics to Help Your Players Get More Aggressive and More Consistent. ADDVantage Magazine, Nov/Dec 2018, pp. 47-48.

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Build Your Players’ Mental and Emotional Strength with “Compete-Learn-Honor.” ADDVantage Magazine, Feb. 2020, pp. 51, 53).

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Break the Making Excuses Habit. ADDVantage Magazine, Jan. 2021, pp. 59, 61.

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Performing Under Pressure--Can Your Students Trust in the Moment? Help Build Their "Trust" Muscle. ADDVantage Magazine, June 2023, pp. 52-53.

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For USA Pickleball, Pickleball Magazine:

Sept/Oct 2022: Compete, Learn and Honor Your Way to Better Play Through a Stronger Mental Game (with Martha R. Roper), Pickleball Magazine, pp. 92-93

https://viewer.joomag.com/picklenall-magazine-7-5/0627505001662640175?short&

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For BetterPickleball.com:

April 2023: The Mental Game Between Pickleball Points: Why It's Harder than Tennis

https://betterpickleball.com/between-pickleball-points/ 

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For the National Alliance for Youth Sports:

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Dr. Peter C. Scales--Coaching the Mental Game: Helping Young Athletes Not Be So Hard On Themselves. Sept. 2022.https://nays.org/sklive/featureshelping-young-athletes-not-be-so-hard-on-themselves/

Dr. Peter C. Scales--Coaching the Mental Game: How to Lessen the Practice-Game Day Gap. Feb. 17, 2023.https://nays.org/sklive/features/how-to-lessen-the-practice-game-day-gap/

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Compete-Learn-Honor: Keys for Strengthening Athletes’ Mental and Emotional Skills. Sporting Kid Live, online magazine of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, Feb. 5, 2020. https://www.nays.org/sklive/features/compete-learn-honor-strengthening-athletes-mental-and-emotional-skills/)

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Coaching Challenges: Making a Difference During These Difficult Times. Sporting Kid Live, online magazine of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, May 5, 2020.

https://nays.org/sklive/for-coaches/coaching-challenges-making-a-difference-during-these-difficult-times/

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Interview profile of Dr. Peter Scales by Greg Bach, for National Alliance for Youth Sports online magazine, Sporting Kid Live: https://nays.org/sklive/for-coaches/compete-learn-honor/

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For Parenting Aces.com, for parents of high-performance junior tennis players:

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July 2023: Why Do Your Kids Play So Well in Practice But Fall Apart on the Match Court? The Myth of Staying in the Moment--And How Your Child Can Get Back into the Moment

https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-coach-petes-guide-to-empowering-tennis-parents-part-2/

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May 2023: Being a Tennis Parent Relationship Broker and Matchmaker: Four Criteria for Judging Your Child's Coaches

https://parentingaces.com/articles/raising-aces-coach-petes-guide-to-empowering-tennis-parents-part-1/

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BLOGS:

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Blogs for Positive Coaching Alliance:

The Excuse Box:

https://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/article/using-excuse-box-reduce-excuse-making

https://devzone.positivecoach.org/sites/uploads/files/PCA_ExcuseBox_0.pdf

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Keep the Fun in Youth Sports by Helping Kids Love the Game More than How They Perform:

https://www.positivecoach.org/the-pca-blog/keep-the-fun-in-youth-sports-by-helping-kids-love-the-game-more-than-how-they-perform/

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Blogs for Search Institute:

Tips for Youth Sports Coaches: Creating a Culture of Safety, Fun, and Growth.

Jan. 2023--https://blog.searchinstitute.org/tips-for-youth-sports-coaches-creating-a-cultue-of-safety-fun-and-growth

What Young Athletes Need for Mental Wellness: “You Can’t Grow an Orchid from a Can of Sawdust.”

https://blog.searchinstitute.org/what-young-athletes-need-for-mental-wellness

 

Mental Toughness—It’s About Relationships:

https://www.search-institute.org/mental-toughness-its-about-relationships/

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Developmental Relationships in Youth Sports Can’t Happen If Coaches Put Winning First:

https://www.search-institute.org/developmental-relationships-youth-sports

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Blog for ILoveToWatchYouPlay.com:

The 3 Most Important Words in Youth Sports. https://ilovetowatchyouplay.com/2021/06/16/the-3-most-important-words-in-youth-sports/

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