Raising Elite Competitors
The GO TO PODCAST for Sports Moms raising confident girl athletes! Elite Competitor Co-Founder Coach Breanne Smedley (AKA Coach Bre) is all about empowering moms with the tools they need to strengthen their athlete daughter's mental game so she believes in herself as much as you do (and plays like it!). Whether you're a sports mom with lots of seasons under your belt, just getting started on this sports journey, or somewhere in between... think of this podcast as your go-to guide to helping your daughter navigate the ups and downs of her sports journey. If you feel like you've tried everything to build your daughter's confidence and often don't know what to say to support her (especially when she's being super hard on herself), then you're in the right place. Coach Bre and her guests break it down into actionable strategies that WORK so that you never have to feel stuck not knowing what to say or how to help your athlete daughter again. Through what you learn on the Raising Elite Competitors Podcast, you can ensure that your daughter's mental game and confidence is her biggest strength... in sports AND life!
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Raising Elite Competitors
How To Motivate Your Daughter Without Straining Your Relationship
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I often meet with athletes who say that they struggle to stay motivated and parents who say that they have a hard time motivating their daughters.
Usually this is in relation to something physical - like doing the workout, staying on track with habits. But it can also be the mental game practices and habits, specifically those we build in The Elite Competitor Program to build unshakeable confidence and belief in herself.
And usually it also comes in an "off-season" period...when athletes don't have as much structure like practice/training to determine their day.
What is Motivation?
Motivation is a FEELING. Feelings come and go. We don't actually want our daughter to rely on motivation to do anything because we know that will power and motivation can only last so long.
Motivation comes AFTER Action!
When it comes down to it, we can't get anyone to do anything. The only person we can control is ourselves.
We want to be careful because we can easily strain the relationship if we nag and "make" our daughters do things they don't want to do.
The BEST is when it's driven by HER. When it's driven by the parent, it's where burnout happens the most.
Here's what we'll cover in this episode that you can do now:
- Know her goals/values
- Ask her what her big goals are
- Listen without judgement, encourage her goals
- Then, ask: What do you think you need in order to get there? Who do you need to BE in order to achieve that?
- Ask: What support do you need from me?
- Really listen to what she has to say!
- Know what she values
- Winning/being the best -> Make it competitive
- Having fun -> Make it fun!
- Friendships -> Get her an accountability partner
- Lists/Achievements -> Calendar/accountability system
You can really help create a supportive, encouraging, and inspiring environment by supporting your daughter in these ways and helping to enable her to take her own action and create her own motivation. And this will also help her develop more confidence and trust in herself.
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