The Underdawg’s Voice Podcast
by Coach Que
The Underdawgs Voice Podcast with Coach Que gives everyday athletes a platform to share their real stories about pressure, mistakes, expectations, adversity, and growth. Through honest conversations about youth sports and lessons drawn from athletes' experiences, we help parents, coaches, and athletes better understand what happens when the game gets difficult—and how to train the next response. We look beyond scores and highlights to recognize the person behind the player.Pressure reveals training. Every Underdawg has their day.
Episodes
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The Mistake Isn't the Problem. What Happens Next Is.
**The Mistake Isn't the Problem. What Happens Next Is.** What happens when a young athlete makes a mistake but can't stop thinking about it? The game moves on. Another possession begins. Another pitch arrives. But sometimes the athlete is still carrying the last mistake. In this solo episode of…
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When One Mistake Starts a Spiral | Chloe Krackenberger
One strikeout was still on Chloe Krackenberger’s mind when she stepped up to bat again. The fear of letting her team down followed her into the next at-bat—and she struck out a second time. Chloe, a junior softball player at Hewitt-Trussville High School, joins Coach Que on the Underdawgs Voice...
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When You Make the Big Play and Still Lose | Kennedy Parker
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…
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When Trying to Lead Makes You Play Tight
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…
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When One Miss Follows You Into the Next Play
If one missed shot, turnover, correction, or mistake keeps affecting your athlete's next possession, next play, or the rest of the game, this is the work I train directly with athletes. https://the-underdawgs-voice.newzenler.com/courses/1-on-1-basketball-pressure-coaching In this episode of the...
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You Don’t Have to Prove Yourself Right Away
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...
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When Missing Shots Start Affecting Everything Else
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...
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When You Can’t Get Out of Your Head
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…
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When Everyone Is Counting on Her
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...
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When the Mistakes Wouldn’t Stop | Leighton
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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When Scoring Drops Against Better Competition — Brysun Brown
What happens when a young athlete moves up against better competition and the points stop coming as easily? Eleven-year-old Brysun Brown experienced that firsthand. When his shots were not falling, Brysun initially felt like he was not playing well. But the game began giving him other evidence....
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Why Young Athletes Hold Back When They Feel Watched
What happens when a talented young athlete becomes more worried about how a mistake looks than what to do next? Madison Noel is preparing to enter Hudson Catholic while competing with the Riverside Lady Hawks Junior EYBL program. In this episode, she explains how fear of embarrassment, stronger...
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Why Talented Athletes Start Playing Smaller Under Pressure
Why do talented athletes sometimes begin playing smaller after earning a bigger role? Myla Tran entered competitive circuit basketball with the ability to score, create for teammates, and lead from the point-guard position. But as expectations became heavier, she started passing up open shots,...
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Why Young Athletes Look at Their Parents After Mistakes
Parents, after your athlete makes a mistake, what do they look at first? Do they drop their head, get quiet, rush the next play, or look toward you? In this episode, 10-year-old basketball player Dylan Malveaux and his mom, Brandi Malveaux, talk honestly about mistakes, pressure, encouragement…
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When Big Games Feel Too Big for Your Athlete
Rising ninth-grade guard Jaxon Butler joins Coach Que to share what it felt like when a middle-school semifinal became bigger than the game. Before the opening tip, Jaxon was carrying the opponent, the score, the season, and the fear of letting his teammates down. Once the game started getting...
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Stop Guessing What Your Athlete Needs Under Pressure
After a hard game, one athlete may need space. Another may need encouragement. The job is not to assume - it is to recognize what pressure is changing in the athlete’s response. Twin multi-sport athletes Sophie and Livie Bullington join Coach Que to talk about the moments parents and coaches do…
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ACL Injury Pressure: Madison Matthews’ Comeback Story
What happens when an ACL injury does more than pause the season? In this episode of The Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Madison Matthews, a rising senior and three-sport athlete in volleyball, basketball, and tennis. After rupturing her ACL, Madison’s seasons were put on pause....
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Your Kid Has a Voice: A Bold Lesson | William Miller
In this episode of The Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with 11-year-old motivational speaker, author, athlete, and youth leader William Miller. William shares how he found his voice, spoke up when adults didn’t take him seriously, handled nerves, recovered after mistakes, and why...
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Two Sisters. Two Levels. Different Pressure | The Johnson Sisters
Makhia and Kamiah Johnson join Coach Que for a real conversation about confidence, pressure, mistakes, missed shots, varsity basketball, adapting to new environments, and learning how to respond when expectations grow. This episode gives parents a look into what young athletes are thinking when...
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Most Parents Miss These 4 Pressure Moments
Parents, pressure does not only show up in the final minute of a game. It shows up when the game speeds up. After a mistake. When contact gets physical. When an athlete is coming back from injury. And when everybody is watching. In this Coach Que Breakdown, I break down four real athlete moments...
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She Lost A Season And Came Back Better | Lexie Oommen
Lexie Oommen missed an entire season after a full ACL tear, but her story is bigger than the injury. In this episode, Coach Que talks with Lexie about the reality of rehab, the frustration of watching her team play without her, the support that helped her stay grounded, and how sitting out helped...
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How Madison Fox Became Built for Change | From USA to Italy
Most athletes look great when they're comfortable. But what happens when everything changes? In this episode of The Underdawgs Voice, Coach Que sits down with Madison Fox and her mother, Nikki, to unpack what happened when Madison moved to Italy and stepped into a completely new basketball...
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Jaelyn Rodriguez: Leading at 11 Under Pressure
At 11 years old, Jaelyn Rodriguez is already learning how to lead when the game gets loud. Coach Que talks with Jaelyn about point guard leadership, slowing the game down, handling pressure, body language after mistakes, confidence, defense, and what it means to be trusted with the ball in big...
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Cobi Obi: More Than a Post Player
Cobi Obi started as a post player, but her game grew past one position. In this episode of The Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que talks with Cobi about physicality, rebounding, contact, role changes, body language, coachability, and what it means to bring value wherever the game puts you. Cobi…
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5'6 at Center: Defense Earned Trust
Madisson Gonzalez is an underclassman at Summit CharterCollegiate Academy, a first-year student at Porterville College, and a varsitystarter at the 5 despite being 5'6. In this episode, Coach Que talks withMadisson about leadership, work ethic, time management, earning trust, and whatit really...
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Why Skill Isn’t Enough: Mastering the "Invisible Game" with Adrianna Scott
Pressure Reveals Training. 🏀🔥 In this episode of the Underdawgs VoicePodcast, Coach Que sits down with Adrianna Scott to breakdown the one thing most talented athletes overlook: the "InvisibleGame." If you have an athlete who has the skill but isstruggling to earn consistent playing time or…
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How Young Point Guards Stay Calm Under Pressure Tylar Dorsey
Youth point guard, basketball IQ, speed, quickness, and decision-making are at the center of this conversation with Tylar Dorsey. Tylar is a 13-year-old point guard fromBaltimore playing with the Maryland Belles. Her game is built on getting downhill, handling pressure, making smart reads, and...
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When Basketball Stopped Being Extra
Valaena first got into basketball to support volleyball, but over time the game became more than extra work. In this episode, she shares what it looked like when competition, growth, and ownership started turning basketball into something real. Parents will hear the early signs of confidence and...
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They Started Late — But the Game Became Their Purpose
Madison and Mackenzie are two sisters who both found basketball later than most, but once they got into the game, it became much more than something fun to do. In this episode, they share how basketball helped give them purpose, focus, and something to keep building through. Parents will hear…
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Jasmine “Jazzy” LaVan | Young Athlete Pressure, Confidence & Growth
Jasmine “Jazzy” LaVan joins Coach Que to talk about pressure, confidence, mistakes, expectations, and what growth really looks like for a young athlete. If your athlete looks confident in practice but changes in games, this episode will help you understand what pressure may be revealing. In this...
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Heart Over Height: The Making of a True PG
Heart and IQ can outshine height when confidence, leadership, and mindset are developed the right way. In this Season 2 Finally of The Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with point guard Alexis White to talk about what really separates great guards from the rest. From growing up in PG...
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Youth Basketball Confidence: What It Looks Like at Age 10!
Youth basketball confidence develops early. Here’s what real confidence looks like at age 10.In this episode of The Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with 10-year-old athlete Vada Gates to talk about confidence, training, leadership, and learning through the game. Vada shares how she...
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The Mentality That Makes This 11-Year-Old Different
What does confidence really look like at 11 years old?In this episode of The Underdawgs Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Cyla Yancey, a 11-year-old hooper whose mindset most athletes don’t develop until much later. Cyla breaks down what it’s like competing against older, bigger players…
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Addisen Person 4.2 GPA Hip Surgery Still a DAWG
Addisen Person is the definition of “brains, buckets, and bounceback.” In this full episode of The Underdawg’s Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Addisen— a 5’8” combo guard out of Gainesville High School with a 4.2 GPA, a 6’2” wingspan, and a mindset built to handle pressure. But this isn’t...
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She’s Only 11… But Already Dominating 15U Basketball
She played her first real game at 4 years old.Now, at just 11, Aubree Singletary is already hooping with Team Thrill’s 15U GUAA squad — holding her own against girls four years older and proving that age means nothing when your mentally tough, motivated, and your mindset is different.Growing up…
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How Basketball IQ Transformed Jordyn Wong’s Game
She started basketball at 8 years old — unsure, nervous, and not fully confident. But something changed… the drive to be better kicked in. Now Jordyn Wong studies the greats: 🔥 Haley Van Lith — elite focus 🔥 Paige Bueckers — deadly mid-range 🔥 Caitlin Clark — unmatched IQ + deep range She’s...
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The Rise of Eva McClintock
She started running track at age 5, picked up basketball at 9, and just wrapped up her first AAU season averaging 13 points per game with 3 Player of the Game awards.Meet Eva McClintock — a rising underdawg whose work ethic, family support, and mindset prove that confidence isn’t something you’re...
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How Sloane Balances Noise, Faith & the Grind
Sloane Miller grew up in Texas learning to compete the hard way—block the outside noise, lean on a small trusted circle, and keep school first even when the gym calls. In this story-driven episode, Sloane opens up about the adversity that shaped her, the family standards that built her work…
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Young Athlete Shares Top Tips for Balancing School and Training
Parents and athletes-At just 11, Tre is already competing with high schoolers and carrying a 3.5 GPA. In this interview for parents and athletes, we break down the habits behind his growth: work ethic, impact-focused training, school-first decision-making, discipline at home, and a true underdog...
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She’s Only 13… But She’s Running Her OWN Race
Some athletes follow the crowd… but Braylin Booker isn’t one of them. 🏀🔥 At just 13 years old, this Baltimore hooper from Maryvale Prep and Team Takeover is already proving that success isn’t about when you start — it’s about how you run your race. In this episode, Coach Que sits down with...
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The Confidence Trick Every Young Athlete Needs to Hear 🧠🏀
Parents and athletes, confidence is the difference between playing and performing.In this clip, Braylin Booker breaks down why believing in yourself matters more than any skill move.She shares how mindset shapes performance — and how self-belief keeps her steady under pressure.Perfect for…
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Is It Too Late to Start Basketball? Emily Wilson Proves It’s Not
Can you become elite if you start late? Emily Wilson picked up basketball in the 6th grade—years behind her competition. Today, she’s a state champion, varsity freshman, and 17U AAU standout chasing a college basketball future. In this episode, Coach Que breaks down the mindset, daily habits, and...
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The 4.45 GPA Athlete Who Turned Rejection Into Fuel!
From being cut in 6th grade to earning District Player of the Year as a freshman, Olivia Ferguson’s story defines resilience. Coach Que dives into how she turned setbacks into strength, balancing a 4.45 GPA, ACL rehab, and leadership on the court. Discover the DAWG mindset — Dedication, Attitude,...
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Dr. Jen Fry on Boundaries, Conflict, and Raising Resilient Athletes
In this episode of The Underdawg’s Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Dr. Jen Fry, conflict-literacy expert and author of I Said NO. Parents, this one’s for you — learn how setting boundaries builds confidence, how conflict can strengthen relationships, and how to raise resilient athletes...
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She Scored 1,000 Points as a Freshman… Still an Underdawg?!
She scored 1,000+ points as a freshman.Now, as she enters her junior year at St. James Performance Academy, Ashley MacCalla is putting in the work to prove herself on a bigger stage.In this episode of The Underdawg’s Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Ashley—the quiet assassin from…
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How Tegan Primus Balances Sports, School & Varsity Dreams
This episode of The Underdawg’s Voice Podcast is all about discipline, confidence, and balance — featuring Tegan Alexia Michael Primus, a 13-year-old athlete balancing multiple sports and chasing varsity-level goals.Episode Highlights:• How Tegan built discipline from skating to basketball•...
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Injured But Still A Leader Jamayka's Underdawg Mindset
In this episode of The Underdawg’s Voice Podcast, Coach Que sits down with Jamayka Larmond, a young athlete who embodies resilience and leadership. From being sidelined for a season to stepping back stronger, Jamayka shares her story of confidence, family support, and the underdawg mentality.She...
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Outworking the Odds The Rise of Tashaun Cowan
He’s 5’5” and fearless — a floor general for Kipp Pride HS (Halifax, NC). Tashaun Cowan is Class of ’26 and already proving that size doesn’t define impact. With double workouts, film study, and a high basketball I.Q. sharpened by CP3 and Steve Nash, he’s built for more than the moment.In this...
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10 Years Old, Every Position: The Rise of Chyp White
He’s only 10 years old — but Chevelle “Chyp” White already lines up at running back, tight end, defensive end, and linebacker. With Jamaican roots, American grit, and the Bowie Bulldogs behind him, Chyp is proving that toughness and leadership don’t wait until high school.In this episode, Coach…
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Too Small for Basketball? Too Dominant to Stop.
She’s 5’5” and constantlyoverlooked… until she flipped the script and led her team in assists andsteals. Meet Sydni V. Nicholson, the underdawg sophomore combo guard whoturned every “too small” into “too dominant.” From park pick-up runs to varsitycaptain and Boo Williams EYCL standout, Sydni’s...
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The Underdawgs Voice Podcast with Coach Que gives everyday athletes a platform to share their real stories about pressure, mistakes, expectations, adversity, and growth. Through honest conversations about youth sports and lessons drawn from athletes' experiences, we help parents, coaches, and athletes better understand what happens when the game gets difficult—and how to train the next response. We look beyond scores and highlights to recognize the person behind the player.Pressure reveals training. Every Underdawg has their day.
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