In this episode, I’m joined by Silver Edwards (https://silveredwardscoaching.com/) for a deep conversation on what truly separates athletes who endure from those who evolve.

Mindset.
 Emotional regulation.
 Confidence.
 Resilience.
 Capacity under pressure.

These are not personality traits.
 They are skills—and like any skill, they must be trained, practiced, and reinforced daily.

We unpack the truth too often overlooked in sport:
 Athletes don’t rise to the moment—they fall to the level of their preparation, especially when emotions run high and pressure is real.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Why mindset and emotional control are trainable performance skills
• How confidence is built through process, consistency, and earned belief
• The coach’s responsibility to create environments that strengthen capacity
• The role parents and support systems play in either reinforcing growth—or unintentionally eroding it
• How mental performance professionals help athletes develop tools, not dependence

This episode is a call to coaches, athletes, parents, and leaders to stop treating mental performance as optional—or reactive—and start developing it with the same, no, not the same, a greater intention as physical and technical training.

Because confidence isn’t given.
 Resilience isn’t inherited.
 And belief doesn’t appear on game day.

They are built—one rep, one response, one day at a time.

🎧 If you care about developing athletes who can handle pressure, respond with purpose, and grow through adversity—this conversation is essential listening.

Full Podcast Transcript 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/187OBiZig2--9uSKd6Lgbp3FsZ35DabOz2C81FtfIHDo/edit?usp=sharing

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