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When your athletes spiral after mistakes, it's not because they're weak. It's because their brain is in fight-or-flight mode and you're asking them to regulate without giving them the tools.

In this video, I'm breaking down the neuroscience of why "shake it off" doesn't work and teaching you the exact Snapback Routine I use with my 4x State Championship team. This is the skill that takes athletes from spiraling for minutes to resetting in 2 seconds.

🧐 What You'll Learn:

• Why "shake it off" fails (the amygdala threat response)
• The traffic light system for mental state awareness (green/yellow/red)
• The complete Snapback Routine: breath, reset word, reset signal
• How to teach this in 15 minutes without losing practice time
• Why athletes must practice this in low-stakes before using it in games

👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre - a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a long-time head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion.

🕓 Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Understanding the Brain Science
02:50 The Traffic Light System
03:36 Recognizing Yellow Moments
04:18 The Snapback Routine
05:49 Implementing the Snapback
06:27 Bonus: Coaching Quiet Teams

💬 Coaches - comment below: What's your biggest challenge when your athletes get in their heads after mistakes

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🔹 Follow us on TikTok→ @coachhergame

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P.S. A few stats worth knowing:

• Athletes who report high psychological safety are 27% more likely to perform at their peak in high-pressure situations. (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2022)
• Mental skills training can improve athletic performance by 13-23%, with visualization and self-talk showing the strongest effects. (Sports Medicine Journal, 2021)
• 70% of youth athletes report that performance anxiety negatively impacts their ability to focus during competition, yet only 12% receive formal mental skills training from coaches. (Aspen Institute Project Play, 2023)

The Coach Her Game YouTube channel is hosted by The Elite Competitor and is dedicated to helping coaches of girl athletes strengthen their mental game and team culture in order to develop a competitive edge.

#mentaltraining #coachinggirls #athleteconfidence #youthsports #snapbackroutine

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🔥Your team’s culture is either your secret weapon—or your biggest weakness. Discover my top 3 tools to build leadership & a winning mindset! Get more strategies here → https://coachfreetraining.com

If you’re a coach who cares about more than just wins and stats—if you want to build resilient, confident, and mentally strong athletes—this episode is for you. In this talk, I’m sharing the top 3 tools every high school and middle school coach should be using to develop leadership, strengthen team culture, and integrate mindset training without adding more to your plate.

👋 I'm Coach Bre – a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a long-time head volleyball coach with 4 state championships. I’ve spent the last 14+ seasons learning what actually works when it comes to the mental game.

You'll learn:
✅ The leadership resource I give to every captain
✅ The culture-building system that helped me recover after a tough season
✅ The exact mental training method I use with my team weekly (20–30 min!)
✅ Why most coaches avoid teaching mindset—and how to make it simple
✅ How to build systems that actually support what you say you value

🎯 Real leadership shows up in how your athletes respond under pressure, in conflict, and when no one's watching. Let’s give them the tools that actually last.

🕓 Key Moments
00:00 Introduction: Top 3 Resources for Developing Good Culture
00:40 Resource #1: Bruce Brown’s Leadership Resources
01:59 Resource #2: JP Nerbun’s Culture System
03:28 Resource #3: Plug & Play Elite Mental Game for Teams
05:20 Conclusion: Why All This Matters

💬 Coaches – comment below: Which of the 3 areas do YOU want to strengthen most—leadership, culture, or mental game?

📌 Want to build the mental game without adding hours to your plate?
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🎥 YouTube videos here → https://www.youtube.com/@CoachHerGame

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Sadie shares what mental training actually looks like for a college athlete in-season. Get the free training to help your players level up their mental game → https://coachfreetraining.com

This is a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when an athlete who's already playing well decides to train her mental game. Sadie wasn't struggling or falling apart. She just wanted more confidence, more trust in herself, and to rediscover her love for volleyball.

In this episode, you'll learn:
👉 What mental training actually is (spoiler: it's not therapy)
👉 How Sadie used the Snapback Routine in a 24-24 championship game
👉 Why the two-minute journal in 3-2-1 BRAVE changed everything
👉 How to introduce mental training without making it sound like criticism
👉 What it looks like to fit mental training into a crazy college schedule

If your athletes think "maybe mental training isn't for me because I'm doing fine," lean in. Sadie's story proves that mental training isn't for broken athletes. It's for athletes who want to go from good to great.

I'm Coach Bre, a Mental Performance Coach and former 4x state champion volleyball coach. I help coaches of girl athletes build mentally tough, confident teams who perform when it matters most.

After 14 years of coaching high school volleyball and watching too many talented athletes melt down under pressure, I knew there had to be a better way. That's why I created science-based mental training programs that give coaches and athletes the tools they need to level up.

🕓 Key Moments
00:00 Introduction: What Mental Training Really Is
01:46 Meet Sadie: A Senior Season Story
05:18 What Sadie Hoped to Gain
07:23 Breaking Mental Training Myths
11:01 Game-Changing Tools: Snapback & 3-2-1 Brave
17:29 Handling Pressure & Finding Joy
22:48 Advice for Future College Athletes
27:34 What's Next: Fifth Year & Playing Overseas

💬 Coaches - Have you ever had an athlete who was "doing fine" but you knew they could play with more freedom and confidence? Comment below and let me know what you're seeing with your team. 👇

This channel is for coaches who know the mental side matters but don't have the structure, tools, or time to teach it effectively. I'm here to give you plug-and-play systems that work.

📌 Free Tools & Next Steps
🔹 Grab our in-depth FREE training → https://coachfreetraining.com
🔹 Follow us on IG → @elitecompetitorcoach
🔹 Follow us on TikTok→ @coachhergame

🔔 Subscribe for More → Never miss an episode of Coach Her Game!

P.S. A few stats worth knowing:

• Visualization training can improve performance by up to 23%, nearly as effective as physical practice alone. (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2019)
• Athletes who practice mental skills training show a 13-20% improvement in performance consistency under pressure. (International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 2020)
• 70% of athletic performance is mental, yet most athletes spend less than 10% of their training time on mental skills. (Sports Psychology Research)

The Coach Her Game YouTube channel is hosted by The Elite Competitor and is dedicated to helping coaches of girl athletes strengthen their mental game and team culture in order to develop a competitive edge.

#mentaltraining #collegeathlete #athleteconfidence #mentalgame #volleyballcoach

Head to coachfreetraining.com to grab our free training for coaches to quickly level-up your team's mental game!