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Crispin Dueñas discusses the importance of supporting young archers while allowing them to pursue their own goals and interests.

Crispin Dueñas on Specialization, Hobbies, and Supporting Young Archers Manisha of the Archery Parent Podcast interviews Canadian Archer Crispin Dueñas, 4x Olympian and high school Math/Physics teacher, about specialization, burnout, and how parents can best support their Archer.  Dueñas describes starting Archery by chance after a discussion with his Grade 8 teacher, the switch from Compound to Olympic Recurve, and developing internationally with low expectations, strong coaching, and a balanced life that included school and part-time employment as a life guard.  He shares how fun, teammates, and hobbies help performance, mental health, and how to compartmentalize setbacks. Crispin highly recommends that Archers pursue goals for themselves rather than to please parents.  We discuss Norway’s “Children’s Rights in Sports”, early vs late bloomers, the shock of international competition, taking breaks, and changing equipment to reset. Dueñas also shares how music led to playing guitar with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, meeting the former Prince Charles (now HRH King Charles), his announcing work, and travel tips (always try the local food, tolerating McDonald’s…

People in this episode

Host: Manisha Solomon

Guest: Crispin Dueñas

Topics covered

• specialization
• supporting young archers
• mental health
• burnout
• international competition
• hobbies
• children's rights in sports

Keywords

• archery
• Crispin Dueñas
• youth sports
• mental health
• specialization
• burnout
• international competition
• hobbies
• parenting
• sports education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Norway

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