We both quit our sports despite being talented. Here's what girls actually need to stay in the game → https://trainhergame.com/momGirls are quitting sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14. But it's not about talent or access.The real reason? Mental game. Fear of judgment, anxiety, pressure to perform, low confidence.In this episode, my co-founder Kristina and I are sharing our personal stories about quitting our sports. Stories we don't usually tell.Kristina was a b...
We both quit our sports despite being talented. Here's what girls actually need to stay in the game → https://trainhergame.com/mom
Girls are quitting sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14. But it's not about talent or access.
The real reason? Mental game. Fear of judgment, anxiety, pressure to perform, low confidence.
In this episode, my co-founder Kristina and I are sharing our personal stories about quitting our sports. Stories we don't usually tell.
Kristina was a basketball starter who quit her senior year because she physically couldn't shoot anymore. Not because she lost her skills, but because she couldn't handle the pressure of standing out and the fear of friends getting mad at her for being too good.
I turned down college volleyball offers after my senior year because the emotional cost felt unbearable. Between my parents' divorce and perfectionism, I felt like I was failing everyone no matter what I did.
We both came back to our sports later. But we shouldn't have had to quit in the first place to find peace.
That's why we built The Elite Competitor and the Play, Stay, Lead mission.
What You'll Learn:
✅ Why girls quit sports at twice the rate of boys (and it's not what you think)
✅ The real reason talented athletes walk away from their sport
✅ How mental game challenges show up (pressure to be invisible, perfectionism, anxiety)
✅ What keeps girls in sports longer and turns them into confident leaders
✅ The mission behind everything we do at The Elite Competitor
👋🏼 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: The Girls Sports Crisis
02:40 The Mission: Play, Stay, Lead
04:39 Kristina's Story: Quitting Basketball
12:32 Bre's Story: Walking Away from Volleyball
17:04 Coming Back: Finding the Game Again
22:36 Why Girls Quit: The Mental Game Gap
24:13 Building Future Leaders Through Sports
25:52 How You Can Help: Parents and Coaches
💬 Parents - comment below: Did you or your daughter ever struggle with wanting to be good but not wanting to stand out?
📌 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
🎯 FREE Training for Sports Moms: https://trainhergame.com/mom
📺 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
P.S. A few stats worth knowing:
⚡️ Girls quit sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14 (Women's Sports Foundation, Aspen Institute)
⚡️ 94% of women in C-suite positions played sports growing up (Ernst & Young and espnW)
⚡️ 70% of girls drop out of sports by age 13 (National Alliance for Youth Sports)
The Raising Elite Competitors Podcast 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.
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