Your daughter doesn't need to love mental training to benefit from it. Here's why mental toughness for athletes starts before buy-in, and what actually happens on a Welcome Call. Learn more here, mom → elitecompetitor.com/emg

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⏰ Key Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Community Shoutouts
02:03 She's Not Broken, Just Untrained
04:13 How to Get Her Bought In
05:59 Mental Training as a Skill
07:43 Proof It Works
09:12 How to Bring It Up
10:53 Closing Thoughts

👋🏼 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.

You already believe mental training matters for your daughter. The hard part is actually bringing it up without making her feel like something's wrong with her.

What You'll Learn:
✅ Why your daughter isn't broken, she's simply untrained in one specific skill
✅ Why there's no perfect script, and what to focus on instead
✅ Why she doesn't have to be excited about this for it to be the right move
✅ The specific order kids move through before they actually buy in
✅ What happens on a Welcome Call, and why most skeptical athletes leave convinced

💬 Moms — comment below: What's the one thing that's made you hesitate to bring this up with her?

P.S. A few stats worth knowing:
👉A 3-week psychological skills program produced significant gains in young athletes' domain-specific self-esteem, including athletic competence (Merlin et al., Pediatric Exercise Science, 2024)
👉An 8-week psychological skills training program significantly reduced competitive anxiety in adolescent athletes, with the effect still holding 3 months later (Bai et al., Social Behavior and Personality, 2026)
👉Autonomy-supportive parenting was linked to greater persistence and better self-regulation in adolescents completing tasks they weren't initially enthusiastic about (Papa et al., School Mental Health, 2026)

The Raising Elite Competitors podcast and YouTube channel 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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