Unstoppable Athlete - Mental Resilience for Teen Athletes
Oct 6, 2026 · 31 min · 11 segments
What if developing your entire roster actually gives you a better chance of winning? In this episode, Michelle sits down with Fernie volleyball coach Andrea Reed to talk about coaching philosophy…
So- I think it all comes down to, like, what age group you're working with as well.
Um, what are the stakes in a game that you're playing, um, when you're trying to s- decide all the things of how to get your athletes on the court? I think, too, it comes down to knowing your athletes.
Like, what are their strengths? What are their weaknesses? Where can you maximize what they bring to your team and put them on the court so that they're also getting that growth and they're not just sitting on the sidelines? Um, when I think about my team currently, I have a lot of strengths.
It's a puzzle, right? Like, you're trying to figure out, how can I get this individual who brings so much to this team on the court as much as I can?
Yep.
Right? They might not be the strongest in the front row, right? Maybe their strength is back row and they're a phen- phenomenal server, right? How can you get them in all the time? And then still managing everybody else that's on the court, right? Like-
Yeah
... oh, why am I getting subbed off, right? There's all those emotions when it comes to volleyball, especially girls' volleyball.
So, and I believe that players learn more by actually being involved in the game, right? So yeah, they're involved in the game from being on the sidelines and on the bench, but being able to actually get on the court and make those mistakes on the court is gonna help them grow as an athlete.
Yeah.
I agree.
I had one of my girls this weekend that she doesn't usually get a lot of back row time, but she was actually doing very well in the back row.
But I took her off to get another girl in to serve and play back row.
Not because-
...
I needed to remove the other girl.
It's more like I wanted to get the other girl in, and she, of course, is great in the back row, so it was fine.
But it was, like, making sure that player I subbed off to know, like, y- it's n- this has nothing to do with you.
And that comes down to being, like, comfortable having those conversations with your athletes, right? Relationships are everything, and I think that that coach-athlete relationship and being able to have those conversations are just as important to your team.
So- I think it all comes down to, like, what age group you're working with as well.
Um, what are the stakes in a game that you're playing, um, when you're trying to s- decide all the things of how to get your athletes on the court? I think, too, it comes down to knowing your athletes.
Like, what are their strengths? What are their weaknesses? Where can you maximize what they bring to your team and put them on the court so that they're also getting that growth and they're not just sitting on the sidelines? Um, when I think about my team currently, I have a lot of strengths.
It's a puzzle, right? Like, you're trying to figure out, how can I get this individual who brings so much to this team on the court as much as I can?
Yep.
Right? They might not be the strongest in the front row, right? Maybe their strength is back row and they're a phen- phenomenal server, right? How can you get them in all the time? And then still managing everybody else that's on the court, right? Like-
Yeah
... oh, why am I getting subbed off, right? There's all those emotions when it comes to volleyball, especially girls' volleyball.
So, and I believe that players learn more by actually being involved in the game, right? So yeah, they're involved in the game from being on the sidelines and on the bench, but being able to actually get on the court and make those mistakes on the court is gonna help them grow as an athlete.
Yeah.
I agree.
I had one of my girls this weekend that she doesn't usually get a lot of back row time, but she was actually doing very well in the back row.
But I took her off to get another girl in to serve and play back row.
Not because-
...
I needed to remove the other girl.
It's more like I wanted to get the other girl in, and she, of course, is great in the back row, so it was fine.
But it was, like, making sure that player I subbed off to know, like, y- it's n- this has nothing to do with you.
And that comes down to being, like, comfortable having those conversations with your athletes, right? Relationships are everything, and I think that that coach-athlete relationship and being able to have those conversations are just as important to your team.
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