Unstoppable Athlete - Mental Resilience for Teen Athletes

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Sara and Michelle are experienced volleyball coaches who's mission is to empower teen athletes to unlock their full potential - on and off the court - by cultivating growth mindset, building resilience, mastering sports psychology, regulating their nervous systems and setting meaningful, actionable goals. We want to share experience and stories from young athletes and ex-pros to help young athletes be UNSTOPPABLE in competition and in life.

  1. 6D AGO

    #20 What teens need to know to start goal setting S2.2

    Develop the habit of goal setting.  Start by writing them down. This will give you a map of where you want to go and also helps you keep your intention and motivations clear. You will build confidence as your stick to your plan, and can also notice when you might need some problem solving to get you back on track. Start with performance goals - This is what you want to achieve, include both sport, school, relationships… Then move to process goals - there are the efforts, habits and behaviours you can control and need to engage in on a daily basis to move you towards you goals. Make them measurable.  Find an accountability buddy who can support you.  And each night do a quick reflection of how today went, maybe a score from 1-10, or a celebration of something you did, or an area you can dial up tomorrow.  Top 3 Take Aways Process AND performance goalsReflection - follow up each day with how things wentAccountability - enroll someone in the version of yourself that you want to be Visit skool.com/unstoppable2026 to join our community, watch the Parent Intro Video, join a workshop or have your athlete on our waitlist for upcoming Unstoppable Athlete Program offerings.

    15 min

  2. 6D AGO

    #19 Parent Led Goal Setting for Athletes S2.1

    Habit of goal setting. Process vs performance goals.Bounce back - the skill of recovering from a setback.For perfectionism - focus on effort and know that change comes from stretching the edges, not staying safe in the middle. Fail fast so you can learn more and go further Top 3 Take Aways Be an example - lead your athlete by doing your own goal setting and tracking where they can observe your actionsKeep your language growth focused -define success as more about becoming and taking risks and less about outcomes. Create a structure - have a vision board session, use prompt questions in the carWhat did you learn?What felt good More on www.skool.com/unstoppable2026Visit skool.com/unstoppable2026 to join our community, watch the parent intro video, join a workshop or have your athlete on our waitlist for upcoming Unstoppable Athlete Program offerings.

    23 min

  3. JAN 5

    #18 2025 Unstoppable Year in Review

    Celebrating the journey and not just the final result. Sara and Michelle riff on the podcast and their volleyball seasons both club and high school.  Highlights include - shining your light, focusing on the things we can control - redefining success - instead of winning we made it about trying new things and the success was in being brave and making the attempt to try something new (not the result!) Our goals and intentions for the upcoming year. Doing more athlete interviews and improving our consistency (especially when life gets busy and throws us curveballs) We invite feedback! Please leave a comment or send us a message to share what is insightful and maybe what you’d like to hear less of. Check all our programming out at www.skool.com/unstoppable2026 and join our community to be part of the conversations.

    34 min

  4. JAN 5

    #17 Importance of Self-talk - winning the Mental Game

    #17 -  Importance of Self Talk - winning the mental game - Our call to action for athletes - DON’T IGNORE THIS CONVERSATION! You have to do the mental work. Learn about self talk, recognize when what you tell yourself is not helping, RESET, and choose a different story. Become accountable to yourself and also to your teammates. If you notice them being hard on themselves, invite them to reset. "I can do this." Or "I don’t have this, YET." Do the mental preparation, visualize how you would like it to go. Then practice that.  Top 3 Takeaways 1. Awareness of 1st thought, in control of our 2nd thought and choose to make it affirmative 2. Notice the opportunity to practice. Hold yourself and your teammates accountable. Don’t say that to yourself, choose positive self talk. 3. Speak kindly, show up as our best selves. Parents be the model for this behaviour! Check out our upcoming dates at www.unstoppableathlete.ca Parent Intro Video, Workshop and 12 week Unstoppable Athlete workshop waitlist open now at www.skool.com/unstoppable2026

    25 min

  5. 11/25/2025

    #16 - Coach Episode - Is Equal Playtime the Best Strategy?

    Michelle surprises Sara with a prompt about playing time philosophy which leads into a conversation about the different strategies coaches may take. They also touch on all the ways coaches are considering different perspectives and maybe where both parents and coaches can become aware that their beliefs colour their reality. Top 3 Takeaways There is no right answerConfirmation bias can cloud your perspective and its important to be aware that you may be filtering out facts that don’t support your opinionLearn and grow from your experience by analyzing and reflecting on the processCheck out our upcoming dates at www.unstoppableathlete.ca Parent Workshop and 12 week Unstoppable Athlete workshop waitlist open now!

    25 min

  6. 11/13/2025

    #15 - Are we coaching the competitiveness out of our girls?

    Check out our upcoming dates at www.unstoppableathlete.ca Parent Workshop and 12 week Unstoppable Athlete workshop waitlist open now! Is not keeping score or giving MVP awards actually a good thing? Are we allowing our girls to change, learn how to embody their competitive fire. Can we teach them to find their people who inspire and support excellence within them? You can be competitive and kind at the same time. Top 3 Takeaways Competition is not a dirty wordIf everyone gets a medal it doesn't mean anything Inspire excellency versus mediocrity

    22 min

  7. 11/05/2025

    #14 Hey Parents - Here is how you can help your athlete

    Check out our upcoming dates at www.unstoppableathlete.ca Parent Workshop and 12 week Unstoppable Athlete workshop waitlist open now! Michelle and Sara know what its like to watch athletes underperform, end up in tears and struggle to let go of perfectionist tendencies. Learn what this may mean and where you can go to learn how to support your athlete. Top 3 Takeaways 1. Parents can embody a growth mindset 2. Emotional regulation happens when we can regulate our nervous systems and physiology 3. Embrace failures as opportunities, notice when perfectionism is creeping in and help your athlete reframe

    25 min

  8. 10/28/2025

    #13 Attitude and Energy

    Sara and Michelle talk about a recent volleyball tournament their team was in and how the attitude of the players translates into playing opportunities. Are you stuck in past mistakes? Is your attitude a detriment to the team?Can you learn the skills to move on? Self awareness is a key to being able to say “next”, and control the things you can control, your attitude and energy.  Know your role and learn how to be the go to player that the coach will look to off the bench, be the best at it! Top 3 Take Aways Attitude is a choiceFind an expression that allows you to shift your attitude. What levers can you pull to make the attitude and energy you want to have happen?Be the best you can be at your role and show the coach you own it.Check out www.unstoppableathlete.ca for our 12 week athlete mental resilience program upcoming dates and times for a parent information session that interested parents should definitely check out.

    14 min
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Sara and Michelle are experienced volleyball coaches who's mission is to empower teen athletes to unlock their full potential - on and off the court - by cultivating growth mindset, building resilience, mastering sports psychology, regulating their nervous systems and setting meaningful, actionable goals. We want to share experience and stories from young athletes and ex-pros to help young athletes be UNSTOPPABLE in competition and in life.

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