The "Sideline Mistake" That's Killing Your Daughter's Confidence

About this episode

The episode discusses how parental reactions on the sidelines can negatively impact a young athlete's confidence.

💛 She looks up at you more than you think. And what she sees is shaping her confidence → https://trainhergame.com/mom Colleen was the mom on the sidelines with her hands in the air, head down, eyes rolling every time things went wrong for her daughter Lily on the court. She had no idea Lily was looking up at her over 100 times every single tournament weekend. And every one of those reactions was adding pressure to an athlete who was already drowning in it. Lily was losing her love fo...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Bre

Topics covered

• confidence
• youth sports
• parenting
• athlete pressure
• mental health

Keywords

• confidence
• youth sports
• parenting
• athlete pressure
• mental health

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