by Kolin Kriitmaa | Nov 13, 2025 | The Performance Edge
“They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt Parents of competitive or high-performance athletes often wonder: “How do I really know what motivates my child – what makes them tick?” You see them train, compete, and...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Oct 30, 2025 | The Performance Edge
As a parent, you want your athlete to succeed in sport. It’s natural to hope for victories, medals, and standout performances. But true success isn’t just measured on a scoreboard – it’s shown in who they become through sport. Success can be defined not only by...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Oct 16, 2025 | The Performance Edge
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”— Billie Jean King Behind every confident, resilient, high-performing athlete is a system, a structure of habits, routines, mindsets, and support. And at the heart of that system? Often, it’s you, the parent....
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Oct 2, 2025 | The Performance Edge
“A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.” – Jack Dempsey Healthy Teams Start at Home: How Parents Can Support Their High-Performance Athlete’s Season Behind every high-performance athlete is a home environment that shapes how they think, feel, and perform....
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Sep 25, 2025 | The Performance Edge
When it comes to a new season we all have high hopes and new expectations whether we are an athlete, coach, parent, or supporter. Every season however there are athletes who do not manage their expectations or have expectations that are impossible to meet and this...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Aug 21, 2025 | The Performance Edge
As a parent of a high-performance or competitive athlete, you know how much goes into supporting their development—training, nutrition, recovery, mindset. But there’s one performance threat that flies under the radar in most households: Mobile Phone Dependence (MPD)....
