The Secret Sauce for Youth Athletes: Establishing Habits and Routines for Competitive Edge as a Young Athlete and Beyond

For Youth Athletes, Prospective Student Athletes (College) their Parents, Coaches, and Supporters. A self-help guide for establishing lifelong routines that will help an athlete along their journey and continue through life. 3 Sections: The Current State including personal branding, recruiting, NIL and the Transfer Portal The Body including tips on Hydration, Nutrition, Body Care and detailed discussions on Sleep The Mind including Meditation, Visulization, Goal Management, and other healthy habits, rituals and routines. The Secret Sauce for Youth Athletes is a systematic approach designed to help young athletes develop daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal routines to navigate the challenges of school, sports, social life, and life in general. Through sports and athletics, young athletes have the opportunity to develop life skills such as time management, nutrition, health, and mindfulness, which they can leverage throughout their lives. By being a part of a team, committing to programs, seasons, workouts, and working with others, athletes develop important relationships that will benefit them in the future, whether it be in the job market, adulthood, or parenthood. The Secret Sauce for Youth Athletes provides practical insight and guidelines on navigating the challenges of life and will cover a range of important topics for youth athletes, such as body preparation, recovery, and wellness, nutrition, and hydration. In each chapter, athletes will be able to develop habits, rituals, or routines that will evolve over time but stay with them into adulthood. The Secret Sauce for Youth Athletes including "The Battle Plan" will provide an overview of key life building routines and practices that can not only help a youth athlete gain a competitive advantage now but for a lifetime. In addition to the definition, The Secret Sauce will provide practical guidelines and suggested approaches to implement these practices. The Battle Plan is a Goal Management System and Journal to support the planning, tracking and managing an Athlete's goals.