Unstoppable Athlete - Mental Resilience for Teen Athletes

S2E8 - #26 - Holding the Line from the Sidelines: A Volleyball Mom on Parenting Through College Volleyball Challenges

Published: February 16, 2026

Duration: 21:52

Sara’s long time friend, and former teammate, Kim is the mom of Sadie and shares about the experience of allowing her daughter to figure it out through her challenges. 


Key learnings of doing your due diligence, but also to allow them to figure it out while continuing an ongoing conversation of what is in your childs control. The family moto of maintaining - PMA -positive mental attitude was essential. 


As a former college volleyball player herself, Kim also reminded Sadie she could control her attitude and her serve. Mom’...