How Can ADHD Be a Superpower for Young Athletes?

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction

01:45 – Biggest challenges ADHD athletes face: time management, organization, working memory, hyperfocus/hypofocus, and motivation

05:38 – Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) and its impact on performance and relationships

10:50 – Turning mistakes into problem-solving opportunities

12:29 – Corie’s personal experience as an ADHD athlete and how coaching styles impacted her

16:09 – Coaching athletes to be “coach-proof”

18:58 – Goal-setting strategies for ADHD athletes and the importance of “falter plans”

23:54 – Building motivation through novelty, interest, urgency, and challenge

28:53 – Leveraging visual learning and verbal processing effectively in coaching sessions

34:26 – ADHD as a superpower: hyperfocus, resilience, and strengths-based coaching

35:22 – The role of mindfulness and self-compassion in performance and life

45:43 – Emotional regulation as a core ADHD challenge and strategies to improve it

51:27 – Harnessing emotional intensity for better performance

56:48 – Key takeaway for parents of ADHD athletes

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