High expectations are something that many female athletes struggle with. Many athletes feel like there are so many expectations for them to perform well and if they don’t, then they are letting people down – their teammates, their coaches, their parents, and themselves. I hear this a lot! Then I hear parents comment that their daughter’s are putting […]

  I have yet to meet a female athlete that doesn’t struggle with some aspect of perfectionism.  It’s pretty common, in fact. Athletes want to do well. They want to constantly be improving. They want to hit new levels of performance.  This is all GREAT and necessary. However, there’s a fine line between healthy striving […]

  How often have you seen this scenario with your female athlete… She had a pretty good game. Maybe she competed well and did a lot of great things. However, she can’t stop thinking and talking about that ONE mistake she made.  She’s playing it over and over in her head and beating herself up.  […]