Her daughter was doing everything right. But when the competition got harder, she started shrinking. 💛 Grab the system that helped her regain her confidence → https://trainhergame.com/mom

Heather watched her daughter Isla go from crumbling under pressure to winning finals matches against girls two years older than her - and she shares exactly how it happened.

This is the conversation most sports moms need to hear.

👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre, a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion.

In this episode you'll hear:
✅ What "shrinking" actually looks like from the bleachers and why it breaks a mom's heart
✅ How Isla introduced a simple pre-match routine that changed everything
✅ What Isla told her mom she actually needed from the sideline (Heather had no idea)
✅ How one conversation from the parent training opened a door that had been closed

🎙️ Heather also shares how she introduced mental training to her 11-year-old without making her feel like something was wrong with her and how Isla ended up asking to do the program again.

If you've ever watched your daughter play smaller than you know she can, this one is for you.

⏱️ Key Moments
00:00 Introduction: Meet Heather & Isla
01:49 About Isla: Young Tennis Player
02:52 What Was Happening on the Court
03:33 Finding The Elite Mental Game
04:27 How Heather Introduced the Program to Isla
06:45 Early Wins: Changes Heather Noticed
09:55 Isla's Champion Moment: Playing Free
12:22 The Power of Effort Over Outcome
12:27 Fitting Mental Training Into a Busy Schedule
15:32 The Parent Side: What Heather Learned
16:27 Open Dialogue: Isla's Feedback from the Sideline
18:20 Going Forward & Final Thoughts

Drop a comment below with the moment from this conversation that hit closest to home for you 👇

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📌 Resources & Tools
🙌 What's Your Competitor Style Quiz (to send your athlete!): https://www.videoask.com/fnbmhduxy
💜 Conversation Guide w/ Scripts to Bring Up Mental Training: https://s3.amazonaws.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/sites/144031/downloads/66e16c-6886-4a62-b8db-c43a1ae18fbd_The_Elite_Mental_Game_Conversation_Starter.pdf%20
📺 YouTube Playlist for Athletes: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteMentalEdge
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P.S. A few things worth knowing as a sports mom:
⚡️ 72% of girls drop out of sports by age 13, most citing lack of enjoyment and declining confidence (Women's Sports Foundation)
⚡️ Athletes who use mental imagery and visualization perform measurably better under pressure, with research showing up to a 45% performance improvement in high-stakes situations (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology)
⚡️ A Harvard study found that reappraising pre-performance anxiety as excitement, rather than trying to calm down, leads to significantly better performance outcomes (Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business School, 2014)  

The Raising Elite Competitors YouTube channel is hosted by The Elite Competitor and is dedicated to helping sports moms strengthen their daughter's mental game and confidence in order to help her perform her best when it matters most.      

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