Why I Walked Away From Volleyball (And What Brought Me Back)

I quit volleyball my senior year due to performance anxiety. Years later, I'm a 4-time state champion coach. Grab my coaching tips → https://coachfreetraining.comThis is my story. Not the highlight reel version, the real one. I was a talented high school player who walked away from college offers because I couldn't handle the pressure. I didn't know it then, but what I was experiencing was completely normal performance anxiety that I just had no skills to manage.🧐 What You'll Learn:Why I quit volleyball after my senior year despite college offersHow I became a walk-on at Western Washington and eventually earned a full-ride scholarshipThe back-to-back devastating losses that forced me to look at myself as a coachWhy talented athletes often struggle most with pressure and perfectionismHow I went from not knowing how to manage anxiety to becoming a Mental Performance CoachThe moment I realized I wasn't training the mental side of the game with my own team 👋🏼 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 and Background01:03 Early Athletic Journey02:53 Stepping Away and Returning to Volleyball04:52 Multi-Sport Experience and Finding Her Fit07:00 Understanding Performance Anxiety09:17 Coaching Philosophy and Awareness11:37 Early Coaching Challenges13:15 Developing Mental Performance Skills 💬 Coaches - comment below: Have you ever experienced a loss that made you completely rethink how you coach? 📌 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:70% of youth athletes quit sports by age 13, with performance anxiety and pressure cited as leading factors (National Alliance for Youth Sports, 2022)Performance anxiety affects up to 60% of competitive athletes, with female athletes experiencing higher rates (Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2022)Athletes who receive process-focused praise show 28% higher resilience scores than those receiving outcome-focused praise (Sports Psychology Research Journal, 2021)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 #performanceanxiety #coachingstory #athletementalhealth #mentaltoughnessHead to coachfreetraining.com to grab our free training for coaches to quickly level-up your team's mental game!