The Star Is Inside - Echeverría, Tomás

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Résumé :
Many kids leave sports at an early age because of the deprivation of joy by parents and coaches. It is time to ask ourselves, are our kids enjoying team sports? Are they developing the behavior that will allow them to thrive in their adult life? Is the practice of sports collaborating in the construction of these life skills? The youth sport competency model describes how values (beliefs) and competencies (behaviors) influence youth athlete's performance, beyond their technical, physical, and mental abilities. Youth sport organizations have a tremendous opportunity to implement a competency-based training program to help young athletes develop values and life skills they will use in their adult life. We can achieve outstanding results if we can change the experience of young players playing sports. We can create more awareness and bring higher consciousness to children's sport. We can do it for the good of our children and future generation of great players and athletes.

Biographie:

Tom?s Echeverr?a was attracted to sports since he was a small kid, and tennis became his passion at the age of fifteen. Through The Star Is Inside, Tom?s transfers his more than twenty-five years of corporate experience into the field of youth sports, applying the concept of competencies used to evaluate job performance into youth athletes to ensure their state of continuous joy. Tom?s combines the learning and knowledge of his experience as a corporate executive, as a tennis coach, and as a father of three boys who play sports.
Tom?s earned an undergraduate degree in computer science and a master's degree in business administration. Originally, from Argentina, he moved to United States in 2010, becoming a US citizen in 2017. He holds an executive leadership education program from Berkeley University, California.
Tom?s's personal mission statement in six-words is Grow through developing others with integrity. He holds a professional tennis coach certificate: tennis being a sport he loves.
Tom?s plays USTA leagues since 2015, being the team captain and achieving with his team the Florida Championship in two opportunities, allowing them to go to play in the nationals. He is also a certified sports psychology coach.