mentallystrongher.com

Master your mindset

Elevate Your Game

We partner with driven female athletes ready to elevate their mental game. Whether you’re a high school standout, college competitor, or pro, we provide the tools to build confidence, resilience, and peak performance.

MEET COACH Val

HI, I'M VAL

I’m a two-time NCAA champion from Stanford, where I competed in three Final Fours, won four Pac-12 titles, and graduated as the conference’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. I was a two-time All-American, two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year, and an ESPY Award nominee. Beyond basketball, I’m passionate about empowering girls through sports.

As a Certified Life Skills Instructor and Mental Performance Coach, I’ve completed my coursework for a graduate degree in Sport and Performance Psychology and working toward CMPC certification. I also serve on the National Advisory Board for the Positive Coaching Alliance and have mentored thousands of athletes, helping them succeed both on and off the court.

1:1 COACHING / TEAMS / ORGANIZATIONS / BUSINESSES

Push beyond your best. Every single day.

Success isn’t about staying comfortable—it’s about pushing past limits, embracing challenges, and showing up stronger every day. Growth happens when you step beyond what you thought was possible, training your mind as hard as your body. With resilience, discipline, and the right mindset, every setback becomes a setup for a comeback. Stay committed, stay focused, and keep striving for more. Because the real competition isn’t with others—it’s with the best version of yourself.

Sharpen Your Mind. Strengthen Your Game.

We have worked with athletes of all levels and leagues including

OUR SERVICES

Design a blueprint for your success

Designing a blueprint for your success means creating a clear, actionable plan that aligns with your vision and goals. It’s about mapping out the steps, strategies, and mindset shifts needed to turn your aspirations into reality. With a solid blueprint, you’ll have the confidence to navigate obstacles, track your progress, and stay on course to achieve the results you desire. Start with a plan, and build the foundation for your ultimate success.

The competitive edge blueprint

Step into your strongest self with The Competitive Edge Blueprint™—a personalized one-on-one coaching experience built for ambitious athletes who want more than motivation. Whether you’re looking to build resilience, overcome mental blocks, or gain laser-sharp clarity, this transformational journey follows the Mentally StrongHer™ Method: a proven 6-step system designed to rewire your mindset, boost confidence under pressure, and fuel consistent performance. Inside The Competitive Edge Blueprint™, you’ll get tailored support, elite-level strategies, and mental training tools that help you create lasting change and claim your next level—with power, purpose, and presence.

Groups/teams

Strengthen connections, enhance collaboration, and build a resilient mindset with our group and team coaching sessions. Designed for shared growth, these sessions foster support, accountability, and collective breakthroughs. Whether for personal development or professional teams, we help create a culture of confidence, cohesion, and success.

Workshops/speaking

Ignite transformation and cultivate mental strength with our dynamic workshops and speaking engagements. Designed to inspire and empower, our sessions blend motivational storytelling with actionable strategies, creating an interactive experience that fosters resilience and growth. Whether you’re energizing a community or uplifting a team, our presentations deliver lasting impact and spark meaningful change.

Testimonials

Working with Coach Val and the metal 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.

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.

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

My Books

The Mindset Advantage: A Female Athlete's Guide to Winning On and Off the Field

This book is a game-changer for female athletes of all ages and skill levels who find themselves grappling with self-doubt, societal pressures, and the internal struggles that can hinder their performance on and off the field. Drawing from her personal experiences as a successful basketball player at Stanford University and her expertise as a certified mental performance coach, Whiting understands the obstacles that female athletes often encounter and provides valuable insights and strategies to conquer them.