As a parent, watching your child chase their dreams is both exciting and emotional. Our daughter has always been passionate about basketball, but she’s also always been her own toughest critic. No matter how well she played, she’d zero in on every mistake, replaying moments in her head and putting enormous pressure on herself. As the competition intensified in high school, that self-pressure started to affect her confidence. That’s when we were fortunate enough to find Coach Val. Working with Coach Val has been truly transformational. She helped our daughter shift her mindset—teaching her how to manage that inner voice, stay grounded under pressure, and move on from mistakes in a healthy, productive way. She’s not only performing better on the court, but she’s happier and more confident off the court too. What impressed us most is how Coach Val really saw her—not just as an athlete, but as a whole person. She created a safe space for our daughter to open up, and the impact of that connection has been profound. This wasn’t just about sports—it was about growth, resilience, and self-belief. We are so grateful to Coach Val for helping our daughter trust herself again. If you’re a parent of a young athlete who tends to be hard on themselves, we can’t recommend this experience enough. It’s been a true game changer for our family.

Working with Coach Val and the mental app has greatly improved my mental game, confidence, and ability. I never really paid attention to my mental game before like many athletes , but I did know it was important. I’ve always been told that being mentally strong in sports is one of the most important aspects of it as well but I never really knew how to manage it and actually work on it. Coach Val helped me out a lot in recognizing what the mental game is and how greatly it can affect your physical output. Your mental health is a great portion to how you perform and learning how to manage and handle it can greatly increase your focus, goals, and in game performance. Coach Val pushed and helped me to realize how important my mental game is and how I could implement it in my daily life, and in my game to better understand myself, and my aspirations.

Coach Val has helped me unlock unknown potential for my mental game. I am a much calmer and wiser player because of her. Most importantly, with her emphasis on a positive mindset, I had the most fun competing this season because I am overthinking less and actually enjoying the ups and downs of the game

Our family was fortunate to find Val to help our daughter navigate through competitive USAV North Texas Volleyball. Our daughter spent hours and hours on the court physically preparing for competition. She did not have the skills to always prepare mentally. Val has personal experience as an athlete at the highest levels and as a parent of athletes. She displays empathy and knowledge of what it takes to compete and the necessary mental mindset. Val had multiple tools in her toolbox and used a variety of methodologies to connect and make progress with our daughter. She also had great follow-up, not only preparing in advance of competition but follow-up after or during to find out how our daughter was processing and using what she was learning. Our daughter gained confidence, had fewer errors, and displayed the “next ball” mindset.

This has been one of the best decisions we have made for our team. Val was able to bring an amazing level of excitement for the future of our program. Every single player loved her sessions. It is almost a miracle how she was able to engage everyone in the conversation. We had two sessions so far but every single player on our team is asking for more. The positive impact of the sessions with Val Whiting is already evident. We just can’t wait for the next season. The championship mindset is now a part of who we are, it’s part of our identity because of our work with Val and because of her amazing program. For any program or any individual who is shooting for the moon, who wants to be elite in their respective sport, this program is a must. It is a difference-maker.

Even when I wasn’t getting playing time, I didn’t lose confidence—and that’s because of the work I did with Coach Val. We met every week, and she was always there through text and voice messages to keep me locked in. I learned how to let go of mistakes, use reset words, and stay mentally sharp through visualization and the workbooks she gave me. My mindset shifted. I stopped worrying about things I couldn’t control and focused on getting better every day.

Working with Coach Val changed the way I approach the game. I used to get in my head after mistakes or let pressure mess with my confidence. Now, I feel way more calm and focused on the pitch. The self-talk routines, visualization, and tools she gave me to reset when things go wrong have made a huge difference in how I perform—and how I carry myself off the field too. My confidence has grown, and I actually enjoy the game more now.

The things I have learned have been extremely helpful from the very beginning. At first I wasn’t sure if it would make a big change or not because it felt so small but it definitely made a huge change in my mentality. Before working with you I was throwing up at meets because of how nervous I was and I didn’t really know why. My form would also be bad, and generally everything was horrible. But then I just bought into the process; I started to believe in it even if I had to force myself to. Once I did that everything started to flow, I wasn’t getting nervous at meets and throwing up, I was getting hype and ready to race. My form was better than ever, and my racing has been the best it ever has been even after a 6-month break. All I had to do was listen and do what I had to do, to get my mental game straight. Something unexpected was that my mental game in swim got better but so did my mental game outside of swim, I became a much more mature person as a result. And I think that was the thing I loved most, not only did I improve in something I love but my whole life as well.