Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes A really common scenario I find myself in as a volleyball coach and Confidence Coach for female athletes is this: Parents reporting that they feel like their athlete daughter doesn’t believe in herself.  “She’s so talented, but she doesn’t believe in her abilities!”“She doesn’t believe in herself when the competition […]

So pumped about my conversation with @itsmelissavogel on the Bomb Mom Podcast this week! We talked all about how to build elite athletes, specifically: ✅ The three things athletes need to be doing in order to reach confidence and peak performance (and how they can start them now!) ✅ What cuts confidence the most in female athletes […]

Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes Tryouts! Just the word can make an athlete’s heart start to race and their stomach to begin doing flips.  Tryouts can be an incredibly nerve-racking time for a lot of athletes. They desire to play well, showcase what they’re capable of, and impress coaches. However this pressure can easily make […]

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Veronica at @empoweredandunapologetic last week to chat about Raising Self-Confident Daughters!   This is what it’s all about, right?!   All the sports, teams, practices, wins, losses, struggles, and victories our athlete daughters experience in their sport don’t just live and die on the field/court.   We […]

Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins There’s a big difference in the way athletes play when they are playing to win vs playing not to lose. As a coach or parent, it’s probably easy to spot the difference when watching a competition. When teams are playing not to lose, it’s often when big leads are lost […]

Estimated Reading Time: 3 Mins Being sidelined is never easy. However, in an athlete’s career, there’s a good chance she will find herself out of the game for one reason or another.  Whether it’s for sickness, small injury, or something larger that keeps them out of the game for months, it’s a reality that most […]

Estimated reading time: 3 mins Ahh, summer! It’s so close we can feel it.  Long, hot days. Warm summer nights. No school. Vacations.  Summer is a time to recharge, reconnect, and enjoy the things that a school schedule doesn’t allow.  However, if you’re an athlete, especially an athlete that wants to level-up and make their […]

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes If your athlete daughter feels like she’s doing everything she can to improve, but it’s not happening, it can be frustrating as a parent to know what to do.  I’ll tell you it’s probably even more frustrating as the athlete to feel like… -She’s putting in the work-She’s doing the […]