Kennedy Parker made the shot her team needed. The other team still won.

The Salem High School freshman joins Coach Que on the Underdawgs Voice Podcast to revisit the three that tied the game with about 20 seconds left, the other team’s game-winner, and why she kept her head up when the result hurt. She shares how that response developed and what she wants other athletes to remember after a loss.

Kennedy also opens up about the “what ifs” that show up under pressure and the roughly 20 seconds she says it can take to get herself back. Coach Que challenges that recovery window, and Kennedy names the real job behind next play: get back on defense.

For parents, the conversation explores when Kennedy wants to talk after a tough game, why listening helps, and how immediate criticism can make the moment harder. Plus, the Fun Fire Round brings out her defensive preferences, teammate trust, and Lisa Leslie pick.

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What happens when being a leader starts feeling like everything is on you?

Addison Treppa joins Coach Que on the Underdawgs Voice Podcast to talk about the weight of responsibility—and what playing tight actually looked like. From passing up wide-open shots to doubting herself before the game even started, Addison opens up about a time when making a mistake felt like the end of the world.

As the conversation explores her move from role player to point guard, Addison shares the pressure of being someone her teammates depended on, trying to fix things outside her control, and learning where her responsibility ended.

She also describes what it felt like to play loose, smile on the court, and “fall back in love” with basketball.

For parents, this conversation raises a question: Is your athlete leading—or starting to believe they have to carry everything?

Plus, Addison talks about responding after mistakes, why a bad game doesn’t make you a bad leader, and shows her personality in the Fun Fire Round.

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In this episode of the Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Myleigh Jasinski, a Class of 2030 freshman at Kettering Fairmont High School.

Myleigh explains what pressure felt like at the free-throw line: butterflies, fear, and the thought that missing could disappoint her teammates and coaches.

The missed free throw stayed in her head until another opportunity showed up. Then the game gave her a choice: keep replaying what had already happened, or get back into the work still in front of her.

Later, Myleigh made a game-saving defensive play. Looking back, she said that if she had kept thinking about the miss, she probably would have stayed in her head and not played to the best of her ability.

Her response became one of the strongest lines in the episode:

"Even if I miss this, I still got a game to play."

And later she gave that response a name:

"You always gotta be next play ready."

For parents, that changes what we should watch.

Do not only watch whether your athlete made or missed the shot. Watch what changes after the mistake.

Does their head drop?

Do they get quiet?

Do they rush?

Do they hesitate because they are afraid to make another mistake?

Do they stop communicating?

Or can they return to the next useful job?

One mistake can hurt. The question is how long it gets to control what happens next.

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Is your athlete entering a new team, season, or level and already feeling like they have to prove they belong?

Alaysia Howard is a 14-year-old freshman preparing for her first high-school basketball season at Indian Creek School after competing on the AAU circuit with the Maryland Belles.

She’s entering a new environment with older players, different expectations, and a role that is still taking shape.

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After spending much of her basketball journey in the post, Alaysia is now developing her guard and wing skills while preparing for whatever role her team needs.

But one of the strongest lessons from her story has nothing to do with position:

You don’t have to prove yourself right away.

Alaysia talks about focusing on learning, trusting the work she has already put in, and understanding that playing time, production, and growth don’t all have to happen immediately.

She also explains what she wants to do when her first real pressure moment arrives:

Recognize the moment.

Calm her body.

Calm her mind.

Focus on what she needs to do next before pressure turns into panic.

And when scoring isn’t happening, she knows she can still impact the game through rebounding, running the floor, passing, defending, and hustle.

For parents, the bigger question is:

Can your athlete stay committed to the process when the role, results, and recognition haven’t arrived yet?

Sometimes development means learning how to be new again without treating every uncertain moment like proof that you don’t belong.

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Somaya Davis is known for her shooting — but what happens when the shot stops falling?

In this episode of the Underdawgs Voice Podcast, the Class of 2029 St. Frances Academy combo guard takes us inside a difficult tournament game where missed shots started affecting more than scoring. Her defense slipped, communication dropped, frustration grew, and she began feeling like she was letting her team down.

The turning point came before the late free throws. Somaya stopped waiting for her shot to fix the game and found other ways to help: defend, communicate, create for teammates, get steals, and get back.

She also talks about transferring to St. Frances, accountability, what “next play” means after a mistake, what athletes need from parents after a bad game, and why a coach has to be able to trust more than a player’s shot.

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What happens when an athlete walks into a game already carrying frustration, pressure, or negativity?

In this episode of the Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Kayden McDaniel to talk about a game where she couldn’t get out of her own head before tipoff—and how that affected the way she played.

Kayden opens up about blaming herself, recognizing when her mindset was pulling her away from her normal game, and responding differently when she faced another opportunity.

The conversation also explores what parents can do when their athlete is already carrying something emotionally before the game starts—and when coaching from the sidelines can become another distraction instead of support.

This episode is about more than one bad game. It’s about recognizing what pressure changes first and learning how to respond before one difficult moment controls everything that comes next.

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When everybody is counting on a young athlete, the goal can start carrying more than the game itself.

Addi Johnson is chasing a state championship while playing for her grandfather at Palo Duro, the same school where her father became the all-time leading scorer. Addi talks about the work behind the goal, the sacrifices her family has made, and the pressure that comes with feeling like teammates, family, and an entire community are counting on them.

This episode is about ambition, family legacy, sacrifice, faith, and the responsibility an athlete can start feeling when a meaningful goal becomes everybody’s goal.

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What happens when mistakes start piling up and an athlete doesn’t know how to fix it quickly?

Leighton talks with Coach Que about frustration after repeated mistakes, how she reset, how she communicated with her coach, supported her teammates, and kept working through a difficult stretch.

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