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In this episode, I'm sitting down with Tyson Roffey, a club volleyball coach from Ottawa who runs mental performance training with his 15U girls team. He's not a therapist. He's not a mental performance specialist. He works in hospital IT. And he made it work. We break down exactly how he and two co-coaches implemented the Plug and Play Elite Mental Game program, what flopped at first, and the adjustments that changed everything.

Here's what we cover:
👉 Why one-time mental performance seminars don't create lasting change
👉 How to introduce mental training to athletes AND parents
👉 The hybrid delivery model that finally got buy-in from everyone
👉 What happened the first time a player used her Snapback Routine in a live game
👉 The 7-minute 3-2-1 Brave routine that gives you 20 minutes back in practice

If you've ever thought "I know my team needs the mental game, I just don't know how to teach it" - this episode is for you. 

👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre, a 4-time state champion volleyball coach and Certified Mental Performance Coach. I've spent 14+ years coaching girl athletes and built The Elite Competitor to give coaches proven, plug-and-play mental training systems that actually work. 

🕓 Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction: The Mental Game Problem
02:19 Meet Tyson Roffey
08:40 Why Tyson Sought Mental Training
11:57 Initial Hesitations: Time, Confidence & Buy-In
17:24 How Tyson Rolled Out the Program
18:29 Adapting the Approach: The Hybrid Model
21:28 Results: What Coaches Started Noticing
26:14 The 3-2-1 Brave Routine in Practice
30:26 Impact on Coaching & Parent Engagement
34:05 Advice for Coaches on the Fence

💬 Comment below: What's the #1 thing holding you back from doing mental training with your team? ⬇️

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P.S. Here's what the research shows:
⚡️ Athletes who use consistent pre-performance routines show significantly reduced anxiety and improved focus in high-stakes competition settings. (Cotterill, S.T. - Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 2010)
⚡️ Mental imagery combined with physical practice improves athletic performance by up to 23% compared to physical practice alone. (Driskell, Copper & Moran - Journal of Applied Psychology, 1994)
⚡️Approximately 85% of youth athletes who quit sports cite feeling inadequate under pressure as a primary reason - not lack of skill. (Aspen Institute - State of Play Report, 2022)

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