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It truly takes a village to Raise an Athlete.
It was so heart-warming to bring this village together at the first edition of our Raising An Athlete Sports Talk Series at the India Habitat Centre earlier this month.
For the first 10, maybe even 15 years, almost every meaningful decision in an athlete’s life runs through their parents. The encouragement to start, the choice of sport, when to push, when to hold back, accelerating at the right points, braking where it’s necessary - so much of this comes from parents.
For those athletes who go on to play competitively, until they enter elite programmes or structured high-performance environments, it is their parents trying to create their own version of it in their early years. Sports parenting is a tightrope that most parents walk without a map.
That’s really where Raising An Athlete begins, from the idea that maybe this journey doesn’t have to be figured out alone. Support should start not only when medals are at stake, but when the mindsets are being shaped. Not when the athletes have already made it, but when they need that spotlight, that backing, and that belief the most.
It’s not about celebrating a few exceptional journeys. It’s about opening them up, so the learnings, the mistakes, the turning points don’t stay with a handful of families.
Raising An Athlete - the podcast and now our physical Talk Series at the India Habitat Centre by equalsportz is a step to build this community of young athletes and sports parents, together with coaches and other sporting experts, coming together, listening, learning, and finding the answers together.
So if you are a curious parent, a young athlete, a sports expert, or a sports fan, do join us!
The next edition of the talk series promises an exciting conversation on the mental game. Topic: Killer Instinct: The Winning Mindset Our Athletes Need
Join us on April 10 at the India Habitat Centre. The registration link is in the comments, speaker announcements coming soon.
It was so heart-warming to bring this village together at the first edition of our Raising An Athlete Sports Talk Series at the India Habitat Centre earlier this month.
For the first 10, maybe even 15 years, almost every meaningful decision in an athlete’s life runs through their parents. The encouragement to start, the choice of sport, when to push, when to hold back, accelerating at the right points, braking where it’s necessary - so much of this comes from parents.
For those athletes who go on to play competitively, until they enter elite programmes or structured high-performance environments, it is their parents trying to create their own version of it in their early years. Sports parenting is a tightrope that most parents walk without a map.
That’s really where Raising An Athlete begins, from the idea that maybe this journey doesn’t have to be figured out alone. Support should start not only when medals are at stake, but when the mindsets are being shaped. Not when the athletes have already made it, but when they need that spotlight, that backing, and that belief the most.
It’s not about celebrating a few exceptional journeys. It’s about opening them up, so the learnings, the mistakes, the turning points don’t stay with a handful of families.
Raising An Athlete - the podcast and now our physical Talk Series at the India Habitat Centre by equalsportz is a step to build this community of young athletes and sports parents, together with coaches and other sporting experts, coming together, listening, learning, and finding the answers together.
So if you are a curious parent, a young athlete, a sports expert, or a sports fan, do join us!
The next edition of the talk series promises an exciting conversation on the mental game. Topic: Killer Instinct: The Winning Mindset Our Athletes Need
Join us on April 10 at the India Habitat Centre. The registration link is in the comments, speaker announcements coming soon.
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