Support Your Athlete With Intention.
Most parents want what's best for their athlete. The challenge is knowing what actually helps.
Understand how your communication is experienced and identify opportunities to strengthen trust and connection with your athlete.
Contact Coach MosleyListen First
Sometimes athletes need support, not solutions. You don't have to give your opinion after every game or practice.
Be Their Sanctuary
The car ride is a safe place. Let them work through their emotions and feelings.
Person > Athlete
Your athlete is more than their game-day performance. Be sure they hear that from you.
The Car Ride Matters
Before the game, athletes can feel pressure. After the game, they might need connection or they might want silence.
Most parents want to help. That's not the question.
The question is whether your athlete feels supported, evaluated or pressured by you.
Just because you can break down the game … it doesn't mean you should. Sometimes your athlete needs encouragement more than analysis.
The conversations before and after games can build confidence, trust, and connection … or unintentionally create pressure.
Take the Parent AssessmentToday's Athletes Need:
Trust
To know they are loved regardless of their performance or the outcomes.
Confidence
To develop self-talk and know that mistakes are a part of learning.
Connection
To feel understood and supported.
Resilience
To bounce forward from struggles and challenges.
Ownership
To take responsibility for their growth and development.
Perspective
To be reminded that sports are a part of life, not all of it.
Good intentions don't always land the way you think.
Intent
I want my athlete to be successful.
Action
I remind them how important today's game is.
Impact
My athlete feels pressure.
Intent
I want my athlete to improve.
Action
I point out everything they could have done better.
Impact
My athlete feels evaluated.
Intent
I want my athlete to be confident.
Action
I solve problems for them and give them all the answers.
Impact
My athlete becomes dependent on my feedback.
Intent
I want my athlete to know I care.
Action
The first thing I talk about is the game.
Impact
My athlete believes my attention is tied to performance.
Intent
I want to motivate my athlete.
Action
I compare them to a teammate or sibling.
Impact
My athlete feels inadequate.
Intent
I want my athlete to be mentally tough.
Action
I dismiss their feelings and tell them to move on.
Impact
My athlete stops sharing with me.
How we develop today's athletes
Triple Impact Approach
Communication
Leadership
Mindset
- →Stronger relationships with their athlete
- →Better conversations before and after games
- →More confidence supporting their athlete
- →Less conflict and frustration
- →A healthier sports experience
- →Greater trust and connection
- →More impact, less pressure