#25 - Not All Sunshine and Rainbows - The Untold Side of College Volleyball ATHLETE INTERVIEW

About this episode

Sara interviews Sadie about her challenging experience in college volleyball and the importance of mindset.

Sara has a chat with Sadie about a pretty bumpy first two years playing US college volleyball. When a coach turns “bad” how to do you stick it out or decide to change plans. Learning who you are without volleyball. And staying optimistic to move schools and bring your lessons from the challenge to your teammates as this new team struggles to find a few wins. Sadie maintained grateful for the struggle as she knew she could keep a positive outlook and reinforced that she can handle hard things. Her mindset was the big deal as focused on what she could control - her Attitude and Effort!

People in this episode

Host: Sara

Guest: Sadie

Topics covered

• college volleyball
• mental resilience
• athlete experience
• coaching challenges
• personal growth
• optimism

Keywords

• college volleyball
• mental resilience
• coaching
• optimism
• athlete mindset
• personal growth
• struggles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US college volleyball

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