Inner Athlete Podcast
The Inner Athlete Podcast is were we discuss all things youth athlete development and youth mentoring for parents, coaches, and youth athletes. Each week Trent and the team present new topics. We discuss areas on how we can best support youth athletes in terms of their physical preparation for competition, developing habits to create long-term success, return to training from injury, overcoming physical, delving deeper into the preparation of some of our athletes, and much more... Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with the release of weekly episodes.
Inner Athlete Podcast
Ep. 152 What Every Competitive Young Swimmer Should Know: Mindset, Habits and Performance
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What does it take for a competitive young swimmer to improve their athletic performance, overcome setbacks and compete with greater confidence?
In Episode 152 of The Inner Athlete Podcast, NCAA swimmer Felix de Bruyn shares the mindset, habits and lessons that helped him progress from junior swimming to competing at the college level.
Parents and young swimmers will learn:
How Felix overcame his biggest setback
The best advice he has received
What young swimmers should stop worrying about
The habit that separates successful athletes
How coaches support confidence and long-term athlete development
What being an “Inner Athlete” truly means
Whether your child is chasing a new PB, aiming for state or national
qualifying times, or learning to manage the demands of competitive swimming, this episode offers practical lessons in resilience, confidence and youth athlete development.
It also highlights why the right support, individualised strength and conditioning, injury prevention strategies and consistent training habits are important for helping young athletes build a strong physical foundation and achieve long-term success in sport.
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