Raising Elite Competitors

Coach Bre
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The GO TO PODCAST for Sports Moms raising confident girl athletes! Elite Competitor Co-Founder Coach Breanne Smedley (AKA Coach Bre) is all about empowering moms with the tools they need to strengthen their athlete daughter's mental game so she believes in herself as much as you do (and plays like it!). Whether you're a sports mom with lots of seasons under your belt, just getting started on this sports journey, or somewhere in between... think of this podcast as your go-to guide to helping your daughter navigate the ups and downs of her sports journey. If you feel like you've tried everything to build your daughter's confidence and often don't know what to say to support her (especially when she's being super hard on herself), then you're in the right place. Coach Bre and her guests break it down into actionable strategies that WORK so that you never have to feel stuck not knowing what to say or how to help your athlete daughter again. Through what you learn on the Raising Elite Competitors Podcast, you can ensure that your daughter's mental game and confidence is her biggest strength... in sports AND life! 🚀 FREE Training for sports moms: trainhergame.com💙 Thanks for being a valued podcast listener! Save $400 on our #1 Mental Training Program for Girl Athletes - The Elite Mental Game: https://elitecompetitor.com/emg

  1. 2d ago

    How to Prepare Your Daughter for Tryouts (Without the Stress)

    Preparing her for tryouts is more about your calm than her skill. Learn more about how we help you help her → https://trainhergame.com/mom ***Resources & Tools*** FREE for YOU: 🎓 Strengthen Your Athlete's Mental Game - Training for Parents → https://trainhergame.com/mom 📬 Join our weekly TIPS newsletter → https://sportsmom.fyi/yt-tips 💬 Use this Conversation Guide w/ Scripts to talk to your athlete about mental training → https://sportsmom.fyi/convo-guide 🎙 Listen to the Podcast: Raising Elite Competitors FREE for Athletes: 🔹 Share with your athlete: What's Your Competitor Style Quiz → https://athlete.fyi/yt-quiz 🎥 YouTube Playlist for Athletes → https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteMentalEdge OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS: 👉 Join The Elite Mental Game for girl athletes → https://trainhergame.com/yt-emg ***Connect with us*** IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/elitecompetitorcoach Tik Tok: ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingelitecompetitors YouTube: ➡︎ SUBSCRIBE 🙌🏼 and hang out in our community here with us! ***⏰ Key Timestamps*** 00:00 Intro & Community Shoutout 01:44 Check Your Own Nerves First 02:46 Defining Her Goals for Tryouts 05:14 Practical Prep for Tryout Day 06:53 Mental Training Tools 09:52 Handling Disappointment & Resilience 11:06 Wrap-Up & Final Encouragement 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre — a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion.   Tryout season brings out nerves in both of you, and most of what actually helps happens before tryout day even arrives. This episode walks through how to prepare her without adding pressure, what coaches are really watching for, and how to handle it if the outcome isn't what she hoped.   What You'll Learn:   ✅ How to check your own tryout stress before it becomes hers - What to do in the weeks (not just the day) before tryouts  ✅ The intangibles coaches are really scoring, beyond skill (hustle, resilience, teammate energy)  ✅ Simple mental tools for the lead-up: breathwork, visualization, and the Snapback Routine  ✅ How to handle disappointment after tryouts without raising a victim mindset   💬 Moms — comment below: What's your go-to thing to say to her in the days before tryouts?   P.S. A few stats worth knowing:   ⚡️ Girls who quit sports are far more likely to have had parents who pressured them to play or compared them to other players (Aspen Institute / Project Play National Youth Athlete Survey, 2026)   ⚡️ Self-talk interventions produce a measurable, moderate improvement in athletic performance, especially on newly-learned skills, exactly the conditions of a tryout (Hatzigeorgiadis et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2011)   ⚡️ Diaphragmatic breathing measurably lowers cortisol, the body's stress hormone, in athletes under physical stress (Martarelli et al., Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011)   The Raising Elite Competitors podcast and 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.   #sportsmom #tryoutseason #mentalperformance #girlssports #sportsparenting Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  2. 6d ago

    Your Daughter's Intensity Isn't the Problem, It's the Advantage

    Your daughter's intensity might be her biggest advantage, not a problem to fix.   ***Resources & Tools*** FREE for YOU: 🎓 Strengthen Your Athlete's Mental Game - Training for Parents → https://trainhergame.com/mom 📬 Join our weekly TIPS newsletter → https://sportsmom.fyi/yt-tips 💬 Use this Conversation Guide w/ Scripts to talk to your athlete about mental training → https://sportsmom.fyi/convo-guide 🎙 Listen to the Podcast: Raising Elite Competitors FREE for Athletes: 🔹 Share with your athlete: What's Your Competitor Style Quiz → https://athlete.fyi/yt-quiz 🎥 YouTube Playlist for Athletes → https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteMentalEdge OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS: 👉 Join The Elite Mental Game for girl athletes → https://trainhergame.com/yt-emg ***Connect with us*** IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/elitecompetitorcoach Tik Tok: ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingelitecompetitors YouTube: ➡︎ SUBSCRIBE 🙌🏼 and hang out in our community here with us! Learn more about Wendy and Fresh Start Family! Wendy Snyder — certified positive parenting educator & family life coach, Founder of Fresh Start Family, host of The Fresh Start Family Show Book: Fresh Start Your Family: Powerful Parenting to Restore Peace in Your Home (Wiley) Instagram: @freshstartwendy (not @frustratewendy) Website: https://freshstartfamilyonline.com   ***⏰ Key Timestamps*** 00:00 Introduction: The Gift of Strong-Willed Kids 01:22 Meet Wendy Snyder & Fresh Start Family 02:54 Wendy's Journey Raising a Strong-Willed Daughter 03:59 From Autocratic to Firm-and-Kind Parenting 09:07 What Is a Cactus Kid? 10:57 Traits of Strong-Willed Kids & Future Leaders 16:06 Coaching Cactus Kids: Earning Respect 20:46 Compassionate Discipline vs. Punishment 22:29 Handling Intensity Without Disrespect 27:13 Teaching Peaceful Conflict Resolution & Win-Win 33:30 Team Conversations & Detachment Skills 38:23 Red Flags in Coaching & When to Step In 43:21 Closing Thoughts & Where to Find Wendy 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre — a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion.  🎙 Joining me this week is Wendy Snyder, certified positive parenting educator, family life coach, and founder of Fresh Start Family. Wendy raised her own strong-willed daughter into a Division I beach volleyball recruit, and now teaches thousands of families how to do the same.   Wendy talks about raising what she calls "cactus kids," beautiful, strong-willed kids who are a lot to handle if nobody's taught you how. If your daughter comes home intense after a bad game, argues with the ref in her head for days, or gets side-eyed for having "too much" personality, this one's for you.   What You'll Learn:  ✅ Why "strong-willed" and "intense" aren't warning signs, they're leadership traits in disguise  ✅ The real difference between an intense athlete and a disrespectful one  ✅ A simple win-win script to help your daughter work through teammate conflict without shame  ✅ What to actually say (and not say) when a coach flags her attitude  ✅ How to know when to step in with a coach, and when to let her handle it herself P.S. A few stats worth knowing:   ⚡️ Structured sports programs that intentionally built in social-emotional goals improved athletes' emotion regulation by standardized effect sizes up to 0.72 across 7 peer-reviewed studies (Kanaros & Bourdaniotis, Futurity Education, 2025)   ⚡️ A study of 295 Swiss elite teen athletes found coach-athlete relationship quality directly predicted burnout months later (Gerber et al., Sports Psychiatry, 2024)   ⚡️ Among youth athletes who quit, "I'm not good enough" and "bad coaching" were the top two reasons cited, with former players reporting far more parental pressure than current players (Aspen Institute Project Play, 2026)   The Raising Elite Competitors podcast and 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.   #mentalgame #sportsmom #strongwilledchild #coachbre #raisingathletes Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  3. Jul 14

    Athlete Tip: 3 Mental Training Tips Every Athlete Needs Before Tryouts

    Comparison at tryouts is costing her more than she realizes. What's Your Competitor Style Quiz → https://athlete.fyi/yt-quiz 📌 Resources & Tools: 🎓 Strengthen Your Athlete's Mental Game - Free Training for Parents → https://trainhergame.com/mom 📬 Join our weekly TIPS newsletter → https://sportsmom.fyi/yt-tips 💬 Use this Conversation Guide w/ Scripts to talk to your athlete about mental training → https://sportsmom.fyi/convo-guide 🎙 Listen to the Podcast: Raising Elite Competitors FREE for Athletes:🔹 Share with your athlete: What's Your Competitor Style Quiz → https://athlete.fyi/yt-quiz 🎥 YouTube Playlist for Athletes → https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteMentalEdge OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS: 👉 Join The Elite Mental Game for girl athletes → https://trainhergame.com/yt-emg Connect with us! IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/elitecompetitorcoach Tik Tok: ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingelitecompetitors YouTube: ➡︎ SUBSCRIBE 🙌🏼 and hang out in our community here with us! ⏰ Key Timestamps: 00:00 Intro: My Best & Worst Tryouts 00:49 Why Tryouts Are a Mental Game 02:00 How Nerves Derail Your Performance 03:24 Tip #1: Reframe What Tryouts Are 05:49 Tip #2: Use Visualization 08:44 Tip #3: Focus On Your Strengths 11:11 Recap of the Three Tips 11:53 Closing & Call to Action 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre — a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion.  This episode features Coach Saylor, one of our mental performance coaches inside The Elite Mental Game, teaching athletes three mental training tips for tryouts.  In this video, Coach Saylor breaks down why comparison is one of the biggest confidence killers at tryouts, and gives your athlete three specific mental training tips to walk in ready instead. This one's built to be shared directly with her. If tryouts are coming up for your daughter, this gives her something real to lean on beyond just physical prep. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why tryouts should be reframed as a showcase, not a test ✅ A visualization technique that uses a real past best moment, not an imagined perfect one ✅ How to name three personal strengths as anchors against the comparison spiral ✅ Why comparison rarely works in her favor, and what to focus on instead ✅ Where to find her free Competitor Style Quiz for a mental edge going into tryouts 💬 What's one strength you bring to your sport that you might not give yourself credit for? P.S. A few stats worth knowing: ⚡️Reframing pre-performance anxiety as excitement improves confidence and performance (Brooks, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2014) ⚡️A 2025 study of 500 athletes found imagery ability is directly linked to athletic achievement level (Malinauskas et al., Frontiers in Psychology, 2025) ⚡️A meta-analysis of 32 studies found self-talk interventions produce a real, measurable improvement in sport performance (Hatzigeorgiadis et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2011) The Raising Elite Competitors podcast and 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. #tryoutprep #sportsmom #mentalperformance #girlssports #elitementalgame Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  4. Jul 7

    She's Not Delicate. She's Underestimated.

    "We're strong, and we're only delicate if you tell us that we're delicate." 🎯 → https://trainhergame.com/mom ***Resources*** 🙌 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 🎓 The Elite Mental Game (our self-paced mental training program): https://elitecompetitor.com/emg 🔥 Grab our in-depth free training → https://trainhergame.com/mom ***Connect with Me*** 📩 Want to connect? Email us at hello@elitecompetitor.com 🔹 Follow us on TikTok→ @raisingelitecompetitors 📲 Instagram: @elitecompetitorcoach 🔔 Subscribe for weekly mental training strategies built specifically for parents of girl athletes. In this episode, I sat down with Sumer Dandan, a competitive cheer gym owner and child development professional with almost 30 years of experience.  She said something that's stuck with me since we recorded this. Girls in sports get treated like they're fragile, when the truth is the opposite. They're strong. They're determined. And most of them have never been given the tools to prove it to themselves.  👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre, a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why the "delicate girl" narrative is holding athletes back  ✅ The real difference between a fixed and growth mindset  ✅ What actually helps her handle pressure instead of freezing under it  ✅ Why some kids stay in sport for decades and become leaders, and others quit young 🎙️ My guest, Sumer, owns a nationally recognized all-star cheerleading gym, Intensity Athletics. She's watched what happens when talented athletes get stuck, and what actually helps them move forward. 🕓 Key Moments 00:00 Meet Sumer 00:51 Sumer's World Today 01:37 Shifting Coaching Culture 04:05 Sumer's Athletic Journey 05:25 What Is All-Star Cheerleading? 06:51 Growing Up Without Guidance 08:24 The Mental Game and the Parent's Role 13:35 Sumer's Own Mental Block Journey 16:12 From Athlete to Entrepreneur 21:51 Advice for Parents and Closing Thoughts 💬 Moms — comment below: What's one thing you say after a tough practice that you secretly wonder if it's helping or hurting? P.S. A few stats worth knowing: ⚡️ 45% of teenage girls drop out of sports over body confidence concerns, twice the rate of boys the same age (Nike/Dove research via Well+Good, 2023) ⚡️ Girls have 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play high school sports than boys (Women's Sports Foundation) ⚡️ Students with a growth mindset from the lowest income bracket performed academically as well as fixed mindset students from the 80th income percentile (Dweck research via TrainingPeaks, 2024) 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. #mentalperformance #girlathlete #sportsparenting #growthmindset #cheerparent Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  5. Jun 30

    How Visualization Helps Her Prepare Before Big Games

    Your daughter doesn't need more pep talks. She needs 60 seconds and a closed door. Here's what actually works. Grab more tools here → https://trainhergame.com/mom If you're a coach, head to https://coachfreetraining.com to learn more about Plug & Play Elite Mental Game for teams! Also checkout out the Coach Her Game Channel for more tips. There's a simple mental skill that takes less than a minute and actually changes how your daughter performs under pressure. It's backed by real science, not just good intentions. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why mental rehearsal works (and the brain science behind it) ✅ Three specific moments to use this tool with your daughter ✅ A simple way to help her release pre-game anxiety 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre — a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion. 🕓 Key Moments:  00:00 Introduction 00:59 Why Visualization Works (The Science) 01:56 Way #1: Visualization Before Practice 02:20 The 3-2-1 Brave Mindset Routine 04:45 Way #2: Visualization Before Games 05:42 Way #3: Situational Visualization 07:37 Wrap-Up & Resources ⬇️ New here? Start with the free training for sports moms: https://trainhergame.com/mom 💛 Already inside The Elite Mental Game? Head to members.elitecompetitor.com for your next steps. 📩 Want to connect? Email us at hello@elitecompetitor.com 📌 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 🎓 The Elite Mental Game (our self-paced mental training program): https://elitecompetitor.com/emg 🔔Subscribe for more mental training tips for girl athletes ⬇️  Raising Elite Competitors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaisingEliteCompetitors        P.S. A few things worth knowing:    ⚡️Mental rehearsal alone can increase muscle strength by up to 35% (Cleveland Clinic) ⚡️ Motor imagery activates overlapping brain regions with actual physical movement (Neuropsychologia) ⚡️Athletes who regularly use visualization report higher self-confidence and lower competition anxiety (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology)  The Raising Elite Competitors 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.      #mentalperformance #girlathlete #sportsparenting #visualization #athleteconfidence Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  6. Jun 25

    She Scored 19 Points After Learning to Let Go of Mistakes (Kinley's Story)

    💛 One athlete. A new position. A mindset shift that led to 19 points and four threes. Get the free training for sports moms → https://trainhergame.com/mom Kinley started EMG convinced she couldn't afford to make a mistake. Every error felt like proof she wasn't good enough. Then something clicked. 🎙️ In this episode, Coach Saylor sits down with Kinley Sander, our May Athlete of the Month and an incoming freshman basketball player, who shares how mental training helped her stop hesitating and start trusting herself in a brand new position. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why "I can't mess up" is the mindset that's actually holding your daughter back ✅ How the Snapback Routine works in real game moments (from an athlete who uses it) ✅ The grounding strategy that pulls athletes back to the present when they're spiraling ✅ What one mindset shift unlocked Kinley's best game ever ✅ Why going back to "just have fun" is a performance strategy, not a cop-out 🕓 Key Moments: 00:00 Welcome & Introduction 00:21 Kinley's Basketball Journey 00:54 Recognizing Kinley's Work Ethic 01:45 Champions Board Submission 02:08 Mindset Before & After EMG 03:03 Mental Tools & Strategies 04:43 Breakthrough Game Story 07:41 Goals & Advice for Athletes Athlete of the month episodes are hosted by REC Coach Saylor, a mental performance coach for girl athletes. I empower girl athletes with tools to build confidence and manage pressure so they can compete freely and passionately. New AOTM episodes every month! 📌 Free Tools & Next Steps 🙌 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 🎯 FREE Training for Sports Moms: https://trainhergame.com/mom 📺 YouTube Playlist for Athletes: https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteMentalEdge 🎓 The Elite Mental Game (our self-paced mental training program): https://elitecompetitor.com/emg  🔔 Subscribe for more mental training tips for girl athletes. Raising Elite Competitors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaisingEliteCompetitors P.S. A few stats worth saving if you've ever wondered whether the mental game really matters that much: 👉70% of youth athletes quit organized sports by age 13, with loss of enjoyment tied to pressure and confidence challenges (Aspen Institute, Project Play) 👉Girls are significantly more likely than boys to internalize mistakes and experience decreased confidence after errors during competition (Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, University of Minnesota) 👉Athletes who use consistent pre-performance routines outperform those who don't in high-pressure situations (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology) 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.   #mentalperformance #girlathlete #sportsparenting #athleteofthemonth Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  7. Jun 23

    How to Set Your Daughter Up for Her Best Fall Season Yet (This Summer)

    🏆 The 3 mental skills that separate good athletes from great ones - and how to help your daughter build them this summer. Free training for moms → https://trainhergame.com/mom Your daughter has been putting in the physical work this summer. But there's one thing most athletes skip completely - and it's exactly what shows up (or doesn't) when tryouts get intense. 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre - a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion. In this episode, I'm breaking down what the best girl athletes are doing differently right now, and what you can do as her mom to make sure she walks into her next season ready - not just physically, but mentally. ✅ Why summer is the best time to train the mental game (before the pressure is real) ✅ The Snapback Routine - a 2-second failure recovery system that changed everything for my state championship team ✅ How to build a pre-performance routine that helps her stay consistent under pressure ✅ Why her belief about herself sets the ceiling - and how to help her raise it ✅ Three specific things YOU can do this summer that will change how she shows up in the fall 🕓 Key Moments: 00:00 The Problem: Mental Spiraling Before Tryouts 04:05 Why Mental Training Is Missing from Summer Plans 04:14 Skill #1: Training the Mental Game 06:22 The Snapback Routine in Action: State Championship Story 11:31 Skill #2: Building a Pre-Performance Routine 13:19 Skill #3: Building Your Identity Before the Season 16:12 What the Best Sports Parents Do This Summer 20:10 Wrap-Up and Next Steps ⬇️ New here? Start with the free training for sports moms: https://trainhergame.com/mom 💛 Already inside The Elite Mental Game? Head to members.elitecompetitor.com for your next steps. 📩 Want to connect? Email us at hello@elitecompetitor.com 📌 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 🎓 The Elite Mental Game (our self-paced mental training program): https://elitecompetitor.com/emg 🔔Subscribe for more mental training tips for girl athletes ⬇️  Raising Elite Competitors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaisingEliteCompetitors      P.S. A few things worth knowing:   ⚡️Athletes who use mental skills training show measurably better performance consistency under pressure, particularly in high-stakes competition moments. (Association for Applied Sport Psychology) ⚡️ Visualization activates the same neural pathways as physical practice, giving athletes measurable performance gains without additional physical training load. (University of Chicago, Blaslotto research on visualization and performance) ⚡️Only 9% of high school athletes go on to play college sports. The mental game is often what determines who breaks through. (NCAA Research) The Raising Elite Competitors 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.           #girlssports #mentalperformance #sportsparenting #girlathlete #youthsports Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  8. Jun 16

    14-Year-Old Lacrosse Athlete Took Over My Podcast and I'm So Glad She Did!

    🎙️ I've been the one asking questions for years. This week, Emily took over the mic and flipped the script. Check out this interview where the athlete runs the show! I said yes to a 14-year-old lacrosse player who wanted to interview me for a school project about mental training. And honestly? She asked things I wasn't fully prepared for. 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre - a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a former head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion. Emily is one of our Elite Mental Game athletes. She came in with real questions, real experiences, and zero filter. What came out of this conversation is one of the most genuine episodes I've ever recorded. ❓She asked me why I started all of this (I told her the story I don't always tell)  ❓ She shared what it actually felt like to use the Snapback Routine at her championships  ❓ We talked about what parents do that quietly makes things harder  ❓ She told me what makes a coach feel safe - straight from an athlete's mouth  I asked her questions back, and her answers are worth every second 💛 If you want to know what your daughter is actually thinking, this one is for you. Emily was one of the most prepared guests I've had on the podcast and delivered a fantastic episode! Great job, Emily!! What You'll Learn: ✅ What an athlete genuinely wants from her parents on the sideline and after games ✅ The real reason Coach Bre almost never played college volleyball (and why she's glad it happened) ✅ What athletes think when they see a coach who only focuses on physical performance ✅ How one 14-year-old describes using mental training tools in real competition ✅ What creates safety for athletes to actually open up to coaches and parents 🕓 Key Moments: 00:00 Meet Emily: A 14-Year-Old Athlete Takes Over 01:33 Bretagne's Athletic Journey & Struggles with Perfectionism 03:23 The Walk-On Comeback & Discovering Mental Training 05:10 Building The Elite Mental Game Program 06:47 The Unique Pressures Girl Athletes Face 10:12 Why Athletes Don't Ask for Help (And How to Change That) 13:41 What Parents & Coaches Can Do Differently 21:54 What Happens When Teams Don't Train Mentally 31:54 Practical Tools: Joy, Process, and Resetting Your Mindset 39:32 Emily's Experience in the Elite Mental Game ⬇️ New here? Start with the free training for sports moms: https://trainhergame.com/mom 💛 Already inside The Elite Mental Game? Head to members.elitecompetitor.com for your next steps. 📩 Want to connect? Email us at hello@elitecompetitor.com 📌 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 🎓 The Elite Mental Game (our self-paced mental training program): https://elitecompetitor.com/emg 🔔Subscribe for more mental training tips for girl athletes ⬇️  Raising Elite Competitors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaisingEliteCompetitors      P.S. A few things worth knowing:   ⚡️Athletes who use mental skills training show measurably better performance consistency under pressure, particularly in high-stakes competition moments. (Association for Applied Sport Psychology) ⚡️ Visualization activates the same neural pathways as physical practice, giving athletes measurable performance gains without additional physical training load. (University of Chicago, Blaslotto research on visualization and performance) ⚡️Only 9% of high school athletes go on to play college sports. The mental game is often what determines who breaks through. (NCAA Research) The Raising Elite Competitors 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.           #girlssports #mentalperformance #sportsparenting #girlathlete #youthsports Join the Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th! join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

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The GO TO PODCAST for Sports Moms raising confident girl athletes! Elite Competitor Co-Founder Coach Breanne Smedley (AKA Coach Bre) is all about empowering moms with the tools they need to strengthen their athlete daughter's mental game so she believes in herself as much as you do (and plays like it!). Whether you're a sports mom with lots of seasons under your belt, just getting started on this sports journey, or somewhere in between... think of this podcast as your go-to guide to helping your daughter navigate the ups and downs of her sports journey. If you feel like you've tried everything to build your daughter's confidence and often don't know what to say to support her (especially when she's being super hard on herself), then you're in the right place. Coach Bre and her guests break it down into actionable strategies that WORK so that you never have to feel stuck not knowing what to say or how to help your athlete daughter again. Through what you learn on the Raising Elite Competitors Podcast, you can ensure that your daughter's mental game and confidence is her biggest strength... in sports AND life! 🚀 FREE Training for sports moms: trainhergame.com💙 Thanks for being a valued podcast listener! Save $400 on our #1 Mental Training Program for Girl Athletes - The Elite Mental Game: https://elitecompetitor.com/emg

Information

  • Creator
    Coach Bre
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    321
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Kristina + Breanne, Co
  • Show Website
    Raising Elite Competitors