Finding Balance

How do you find balance in your life as a young athlete? Many of the young athletes I have had the chance to train are pulled in many directions and many find it difficult to find balance. They need to be social, develope skills, and train their bodies for the demands of their sport of choice, and many need to work during the off season. This is a very difficult question to address, but one of the most important skills they can learn at a young age is how to schedule there time. Many young athletes will learn that they have more time then they know if they just lay it all out and plan. This skill if developed early will only help the athlete succeed in the future. I have seen many young athletes flip out once they get to college because they did not learn how to plan. For the athlete take the chance to learn how to plan and to parents help them develope the skills and let them go.