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Anxiety Strikes When Sports Kids Can't Stay in the Moment

Anxiety Strikes When Sports Kids Can't Stay in the Moment

Update: 2025-09-10
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Teen athletes experience anxiety when they can't be in the moment, said Kate Kelley-Schneider, a psychotherapist and sports mindset coach at Pure Health Center and Pure Sports Mindset.

They are either stuck replaying a mistake over and over or looking to the future and worrying about the score. 

"They'll check out of the game from a mental perspective. That then shows up physically," she said.

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Anxiety Strikes When Sports Kids Can't Stay in the Moment

Anxiety Strikes When Sports Kids Can't Stay in the Moment

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