What a D1 Athlete Wishes Every High School Coach Knew

About this episode

Sydney Dreves shares insights on what high school coaches should prioritize for their athletes based on her experience as a D1 volleyball player.

A D1 athlete just shared what she wishes her high school coaches had prioritized. Get the free training here → coachfreetraining.com 🎙️ Sydney Dreves is a Division I volleyball player at Boise State University and an 8-time state champion who trained her mental game inside The Elite Mental Game program throughout her high school career. She came back to tell coaches exactly what surprised her most about competing at the next level. It wasn't the physical demand. It was the mental game. In ...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Bre

Guest: Sydney Dreves

Topics covered

• D1 athletics
• high school coaching
• mental game
• volleyball
• athlete experience

Keywords

• D1 athlete
• high school coach
• mental game
• volleyball
• athlete training

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boise State University, The Elite Mental Game

Products: coachfreetraining.com

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