What It Actually Takes to Play D1 Sports (A College Athlete Tells All)

About this episode

Sydney Dreves shares her insights on the mental challenges of playing D1 volleyball.

The hardest part of playing D1 volleyball wasn't the early workouts, the travel, or the competition. It was the mental side...and nobody warned her. Grab our free training for sports moms: https://trainhergame.com/mom Sydney Dreves went from four-time state champion in high school to a starting outside hitter at Boise State. She's sharing what actually separated athletes at the next level - and it wasn't physical skills. 👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre, a a Certified Mental Performance Coach, a 14-year he...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Bre

Guest: Sydney Dreves

Topics covered

• D1 sports
• mental performance
• athlete experience
• volleyball
• sports training

Keywords

• D1 volleyball
• mental side
• athlete separation
• sports moms
• training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boise State

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