HeyJaredCar Ride Conversations For Sports Families
The ultimate podcast for parents, coaches, and youth sport athletes who want to unlock the secrets to mental toughness, confidence, and resilience.
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Whose Dream Is This Anyway? (opens the original)
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Whose Dream Is It Anyway? Helping Young Athletes Own Their Goals Valerie Alston explores how parents and young athletes can identify who truly owns a sports goal by examining motivation, ownership, and family expectations. She explains how parents can unintentionally carry an athlete’s dream through constant reminders, planning, and recruiting pressure, and contrasts external pressure-driven motivation with internal, personally valued motivation that is more sustainable. The episode encourages p
Social Media, Comparison & the Pressure to Look Like an Elite Athlete (opens the original)
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Social Media & Youth Sports: Comparison, Confidence, and Becoming Elite vs Looking Elite Host Valerie Alston explains how social media changes youth athletes’ comparison habits by encouraging them to measure their real, day-to-day experience against others’ highlight reels, which can hurt motivation and confidence. She reframes comparison as a tool for learning asking “What can I learn from that?” and challenges athletes to focus on becoming great rather than performing for likes and attention.
When Did Youth Sports Get So Serious? The Pressure to Be “Elite” (opens the original)
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Discussion questions: Thanks for joining me on Confident, Calm, and Clutch Car Ride Conversations ! If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a moment. Share it with other parents or coaches who could use a little extra inspiration on the go. 🧠 FREE Mental Skills Assessment for Your Athlete Does your athlete perform great in practice but struggle with nerves, pressure, confidence, or bouncing back from mistakes during competition? Stop guessing about wh
How to Take Feedback Without Losing Confidence (opens the original)
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How Athletes Can Take Tough Feedback Without Losing Confidence (Growth Mindset + Parent Tips) Valerie Alston discusses why fast-improving athletes learn to use coaching feedback without turning it into an identity statement, explaining that feedback can build confidence when viewed as information rather than a measure of worth. She introduces a growth mindset and attribution theory (internal vs. external, controllable vs. uncontrollable, stable vs. unstable) to help athletes interpret mistakes i
How Young Athletes Can Stop Overthinking and Start Playing Freely (opens the original)
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Stop Chasing Perfection: Compete With Purpose, Trust Your Prep (Ricky Scruggs) | Car Ride Conversations Host Valerie Alston continues her conversation with Ricky Scruggs on why many talented athletes struggle in games: they focus on doing things perfectly and on looking like a good player instead of remembering the objective—winning by accomplishing the goal of the sport. Scruggs shares lessons from baseball and motor learning about goal-oriented performance, trusting preparation, and avoiding m
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