Why Girls Quit Sports and the Role Coaches Play in Keeping Them

Girls aren't quitting because they stopped loving their sport. Get the free mental game training here → coachfreetraining.com 🎯

In this episode, I'm sitting down with my co-founder Kristina to share something we've never talked about publicly before.

We both quit our sports. Me: volleyball. Her: basketball. Not because we weren't good enough. Because we didn't have the mental skills to survive the pressure.

👉 In this episode you'll learn:
✅ Why girls quit at twice the rate of boys by age 14 (and the real reason behind it)
✅ The invisible confidence killers coaches don't see coming
✅ What "Stay. Play. Lead." means and why it drives everything we build
✅ How to give your athletes the tools to handle pressure, mistakes, and comparison

👋🏼 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.

🏆 This is the most personal episode we've ever recorded. And it's the heart behind every program, every tool, and every resource inside The Elite Competitor.

🕓 Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction: The Girls Sports Crisis
04:39 Kristina's Basketball Story
12:30 Bre's Volleyball Journey
17:29 Coming Back to the Game
22:12 Introducing Play Stay Lead
23:17 The Mental Game Gap
24:01 Sports and Leadership
25:27 Building Partnerships
26:35 Call to Action

💬 Comment below: Did you play a sport growing up? Tell us what kept you in it (or what made you walk away).

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P.S. Here's what the research shows:
⚡️ Girls quit sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14, with "emotional cost" cited as a primary driver. (Women's Sports Foundation, 2023)
⚡️ 94% of C-suite women played sports, linking athletic participation directly to adult leadership outcomes. (Ernst & Young / ESPNW)
⚡️ Girls have 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play high school sports than boys, meaning access AND retention both matter. (National Federation of State High School Associations)

The Coach Her Game Podcast is hosted by The Elite Competitor and is dedicated to helping coaches of girl athletes strengthen their mental game and team culture in order to develop a competitive edge.

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