Episode Details

She looked confident. She was faking it. Saylor breaks down what was really happening inside. Get the free training → coachfreetraining.com

Your most put-together athlete might be carrying more than you know.

In this episode, I sit down with Saylor, our head athlete coach and a two-sport collegiate athlete who knew she wanted to do this work at 15 years old. She built a career around the mental game because she needed it herself.

We go deep on what burnout actually looks like from the inside, what happens when a coach dismisses an athlete's struggle, and what Saylor wishes someone had said to her when it got heavy.

✅ Why talented athletes fall apart under pressure
✅ What "faking confidence" actually costs your athletes
✅ The one thing that made Saylor stay when she wanted to quit
✅ What coaches and sports moms get wrong when athletes burn out
✅ Why "trust your skills" is the most powerful thing a parent ever said to her

👉 If you coach girl athletes, this one matters.

👋🏼 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.

Meet Saylor: Saylor is a two-sport collegiate athlete (volleyball and track and field at Woodworth University), a certified Mental Performance Coach, and the head athlete coach at The Elite Competitor. She has spent years coaching girl athletes on confidence, pressure management, and resilience - and she's one of the rare coaches who has actually lived it from the inside.    

🕓 Key Moments:  
00:00 Introduction & Meet Coach Saylor
01:48 Saylor's Athletic Background
02:34 Pressure & Mental Struggles in Youth Sports
04:51 College Burnout & COVID's Impact
07:59 Seeking Help & Finding Support
10:57 The Origin of Saylor's Coaching Dream
13:29 Choosing to Stay Through Burnout
15:09 Life Skills Sports Built
22:23 Advice for Athletes & Sports Moms

💬 Coaches - drop a comment: do you think you can effectively spot athlete burnout?

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P.S. Here's what the research shows:  
⚡️ Girls quit sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14. (Women's Sports Foundation, 2019)
⚡️ Only 39% of college athletes reported receiving any formal mental skills training during their collegiate career. (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2018)
⚡️Athletes who experience burnout report significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety than their non-burnout peers. (Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2020)

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