193: What Sports Teach Kids About Character Development

<p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">What if the sport your child plays every week is one of the most powerful character development tools you have — and you are not fully using it yet? Character development through sports goes so much deeper than winning and losing.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">This episode pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to raise coachable, confident, resilient kids, sharing 5 practical insights from a coach with 26 years of experience at the college and NBA level:</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">✅The number one life skill that </span><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">separates great players from average ones</strong><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> — and it is not talent</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">✅Why 70 percent of kids quit youth sports</strong><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> by age 13 and the surprising reason behind it</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">✅The </span><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">one thing every parent should say after a game</strong><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> — and nothing more</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">✅What you say on the ride home after a game </span><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">matters more than you think</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">✅How to </span><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">turn failure into the most powerful </strong><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">character-building moment of all</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">✅The </span><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">simple 3-step approach </strong><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">to test taking and decision making that builds real confidence</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">Check out the resources mentioned in this episode and start building character development through sports in your family today.</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">Resources for You</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://ontherightpath.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">On the Right Path</a><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> website and all resources</span></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Right-Path-Book-One/dp/195481903X?crid=1RJD5CMIBEFUS&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eO41qfPnoRdoFSGISGnaC-GibILORJ2k4PavEZLa9_XSUTL9Y0swGonyNPcWArJ3XGU9bcf_DdhHBWnAsUx6LZQf7_NFaizSNceQeIpYrKGvvCs7mDK993Af77H3F1yb4alh4utmGTgz55JcUERRtg.8MpdAsG4M6nM2fX_6NAJmUv0QwQxYPJ6AYkx8UGrQgE&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=brett+gunning&amp;qid=1782380468&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=brett+gunning%2Cstripbooks%2C348&amp;sr=1-4&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=hotohomych-20&amp;linkId=2b084b1d3d765b23cb347bacfdcbf017&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">On the Right Path six-book series</a><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> for kids ages 3 and up</span></li><li><a href="https://ontherightpath.org/lifeandbasketball-kidsversion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">Life and Basketball 12-week interactive curriculum</a><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> for middle and high school</span></li><li><a href="https://ontherightpath.org/our-classroom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">Online educational classroom</a><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"> with videos from NBA players on life skills</span></li></ul><p><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);"><u>Show Notes:</u></strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">Building Leadership and Life Skills Through Sports — A Conversation With Brett Gunning</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 86);">Today I have Brett Gunning here, and we're talking about building leadership skills and life skills through sports. I love sports. My kids grew up in a sports family. And Brett has spent 26 years coaching — 1