We all like to see our kids or our fellow new racers doing well and when it’s our child, we often get too involved with coaching. As a parent, we all want to see our children do well but sometimes we can push them too hard or push them into habits that you wouldn’t teach …
I ran into a friendly face at the track. This was a guy that was fairly new to the sport of karting and he has a nice soul. He saw that I was coaching my son and how I was communicating with him over the radio communication system we were using. As he saw the …
This concept of “building your academy” was first conjured up by my son’s first real soccer coach. Although he was a volunteer for the recreational soccer league, he lived and breathed soccer. It was not just a sport but a passion. He had a way with words, that he could speak to kids that other …
My son and I hit the track to get some long-overdue practice in and to also start getting ready for the racing leagues coming up. During his first run, he started complaining about steering issues of his kart. Then he continued to complain about them along with some inconsistent driving, like missing apexes, adjusting for …
Mentally prepare yourself before you get to the race track. Both my boys play soccer when they are not racing. I’ve had the opportunity to be an assistant coach to a successful coach that not only had a winning record but had a winning record because of how he coached the boys. We were a …
There are a lot of factors to being competitive and winning is only one of them. Many will argue that it’s the most important factor and that may be true at the highest of levels. However, other more important things to be competitive are your (or your child’s) ability to take input from coaches, instructors, …
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There is no right or wrong answer to today’s topic. Finding out if your child is ready for “racing” is only mandated by your child’s enthusiasm for the sport. If your child is able to go to the track and drive the kart and no matter how they placed, they want to get back out …
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