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. 5d ago

    Athlete Tip: Your Coach Doesn't Hate You (Here's What's Really Happening)

    Think your coach hates you? Watch this before you believe it.  Athletes: take this quiz to find out your competitor style → https://elitecompetitor.com/athlete 📌 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:🔹 Take this quiz to find out your competitor style → https://elitecompetitor.com/athlete 🎥 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: 👋🏼 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. If you've ever thought your coach was picking on you or didn't like you, this one's for you. I'm breaking down what's actually happening when a coach keeps correcting you versus when a coach goes quiet.I'm also giving you the exact script to use when you need your coach to give you more feedback or clarity on your role. What You'll Learn: ✅ How to tell the difference between a coach who's investing in you and a coach who's checked out ✅ Why the thought "my coach doesn't like me" makes practice and games harder than they need to be ✅ The Thought Wheel, how one thought shapes your feelings, actions, and results without you noticing ✅ A real story about a player who thought she was being picked on and was actually being coached ✅ Exact words to use when you need to ask your coach for more feedback or clarity Athletes — take this quiz to find out your competitor style → https://elitecompetitor.com/athlete P.S. A few stats worth knowing: ⚡️A poor coach relationship was a significant driver of youth athletes leaving their sport, per a 2024 qualitative study of 20 youth athletes (Cogent Social Sciences, 2024) ⚡️Roughly 35% of youth sport participants leave their programs annually, and by age 13, an estimated 70% have left sport altogether (Kinesiology Review, 2024) ⚡️A study of 258 competitive gymnasts found negative self-talk predicted higher competition anxiety and lower performance, while positive self-talk predicted better results (PLOS ONE, 2022) 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. #raisingelitecompetitors #sportsmom #mentaltraining #girlathletes #confidence Join the 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  2. Aug 6

    How Zoey Uses Comparison to Fuel Her Confidence, Not Crush It

    How one teen turns comparison into fuel instead of letting it crush her confidence. Learn more about EMG here, mom → 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 Introduction  00:45 Meet Zoe Roberts  02:07 Learning to Manage Emotions  04:40 The Snapback Routine  06:34 Pre-Game Routine and Support System  07:14 Turning Comparison into Inspiration  08:32 Zoe's Win and Becoming a Role Model  09:42 Final Tips and Wrap-Up   🎤 This week Coach Saylor sits down with Zoey Roberts, our EMG June Athlete of the Month, a rising high school freshman who plays basketball, volleyball, and track. Zoey used to cry after almost every mistake in a game. Now she resets in seconds and cheers louder for her teammates than she ever argued with a ref. She walks us through the reframe that turned watching stronger athletes from intimidating into motivating, and the habit that changed her game. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why comparing herself to a stronger athlete now fuels Zoey instead of scaring her ✅ The 2-second signal Zoey uses to snap back after a mistake, and why it works better than "shake it off" ✅ How the five-sense grounding countdown calms her down before a big moment ✅ What she does on the bench when she gets subbed out, and why it matters for the whole team ✅ Her honest advice for a mom whose daughter has no idea what mental training even is 💬 Moms — comment below: What does your daughter's first 10 minutes after a mistake usually look like?   P.S. A few stats worth knowing: 👉Psychological skills training produced a notably larger reduction in anxiety for adolescent athletes than for the broader athlete population studied (Frontiers in Psychology, 2025) 👉Self-compassion predicted a stronger performance rebound the day after a rough outing, in a study of college athletes (Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2022) 👉Peer support from teammates directly reduces mental fatigue and increases engagement in adolescent athletes (Scientific Reports, 2025)   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 #mentaltraining #girlathletes #elitementalgame #confidencecoaching Join the 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  3. Aug 4

    What Shows Up When Someone Searches Your Athlete's Name

    Your daughter's recruiting profile makes her more searchable than she realizes.  =========================== 📌 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! Guest Resources: Name: Fareedah Shaheed Title: Internet Safety Expert Email: cyberfareedah@gmail.com @social handle: @CyberFareedah Free Protect Kids Online Resource Library: https://sekuva.mykajabi.com/get-your-internet-safety-resource-library =========================== ⏰ Key Timestamps: =========================== 00:00 Introduction: Why Digital Safety Matters 01:35 Meet Farida Shaheed 02:41 Farida's Childhood and Online Grooming Story 05:13 The Turning Point With Her Mom 08:34 What Grooming Really Looks Like 10:58 Guidelines for Young Athletes Online 13:33 Doom Scrolling vs. Dream Scrolling 17:13 The SAFE Method 21:01 New AI-Powered Threats 21:57 Where to Find Farida 👋🏼 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. 🎙 Today's guest is Fareedah Shaheed, aka CyberFareedah, a Forbes 30 Under 30 internet safety expert who was groomed online as a teenager and built the SAFE Method to help other families avoid what she went through. Fareedah walks through exactly what a stranger can find when they search your athlete's name, and why recruiting makes her more visible online than most kids her age. She also shares the exact conversation her mom had with her that changed everything, and why reacting with fear almost always backfires. She breaks down her SAFE Method (Safe spaces, Accountability, Fun, Empathy) and gives three specific moves you can make tonight to protect what's public without hiding her talent or pulling her offline. What You'll Learn: ✅ What actually shows up when someone searches your athlete's name ✅ Three specific ways to protect her online without going private or pulling her offline ✅ Why a fearful reaction pushes your daughter to hide more, not less ✅ The SAFE Method: Safe spaces, Accountability, Fun, Empathy ✅ The exact script for introducing phone check-ins without triggering secrecy 💬 Moms — comment below: Have you ever searched your own daughter's name to see what actually shows up? P.S. A few stats worth knowing: More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse worldwide. (Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, University of Edinburgh, 2024) Online enticement reports to NCMEC's CyberTipline rose to more than 546,000 in 2024, a 192% increase over 2023. (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2025) 1 in 17 minors report having personally experienced sextortion. (Thorn & NCMEC, 2024) 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 #onlinesafety #digitalparenting #raisingelitecompetitors #parentingteens Join the 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  4. Jul 28

    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 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  5. Jul 24

    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 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  6. 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 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  7. 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 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: join.elitecompetitor.com/challenge

  8. 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 3 Day Elite Competitor Athlete Challenge Aug 18-20th!  Use code SAVE30 at checkout for an additional 30% off registration: 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
    324
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Kristina + Breanne, Co
  • Show Website
    Raising Elite Competitors

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