Topic: How to Build Your Champion Support Team

Today's episode focuses on creating a 'champion support team' by surrounding athletes with supportive parents, coaches, teachers, and peers. Alston explains the psychological need for belonging and how a strong support network can help athletes and their families achieve their goals and maintain balance. She shares practical tips on showing gratitude, cultivating resilience, and ensuring authenticity in relationships. The episode concludes with questions for parents and young athletes to spark conversations about their own support networks and how to strengthen them.

00:00 Welcome to Confident, Calm, and Clutch Car Ride Conversations

00:26 Building Your Champion Support Team

01:03 The Importance of Belonging and Relationships

02:52 Choosing the Right People for Your Support Network

08:37 Expressing Gratitude and Authenticity

11:48 Discussion Questions for Parents and Athletes

14:19 Conclusion and Next Steps

Discussion questions:

1. Who is currently part of your Champion Support Team, and how do they support you?
2. How can you show gratitude to the people who help and support you?
3. Have you ever felt that someone in your life was holding you back? How did you handle it?
4. How can we, as a family, strengthen our support for each other?

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