Mentally StrongHer™ Group Coaching is a 4-month coaching program for competitive female basketball players who want weekly mental performance coaching, personalized support, and practical tools without the investment of full private coaching.
She can spend more time in the gym, get more shots up, and add another trainer. But if pressure changes how she thinks, reacts, and makes decisions, more basketball reps alone may not solve the problem.
She knows what to do, but pressure slows down the decision.
Instead of resetting, she keeps replaying what already happened.
Her attention leaves the next play and moves toward evaluation.
She needs repeatable mental skills she can use without waiting for someone else to talk her back into confidence.
Weekly group coaching gives athletes a place to bring what is actually happening in practices and games. They learn from their own coaching, but they also hear how other competitive players work through pressure, mistakes, confidence, focus, and expectations.
The calls are built around coaching. Athletes bring real situations, questions, wins, setbacks, and pressure moments. We work through what happened, identify what needs to change, and decide what they will practice next.
The curriculum supports the coaching. It does not replace it.
The program combines group coaching with private access, assessment, curriculum, and between-session support so she is not left trying to figure out how to apply the mental skills on her own.
We begin by looking at her current mental performance strengths, challenges, and the areas that deserve attention first.
We start with a private conversation so I understand her goals, what is happening in her game, and where she should begin inside the program.
Real coaching every week around pressure, mistakes, confidence, focus, self-talk, routines, and the situations athletes are facing right now.
Short, focused private coaching sessions for a specific issue, game, pressure moment, or mental performance skill when she needs more individualized help.
She can bring questions, wins, challenges, and real performance moments into the coaching process instead of waiting until the next group call.
The 9-step Method gives athletes a structured framework for understanding and training the mental side of competition.
Practical exercises and resources help her practice what she is learning between coaching sessions.
A space where athletes can see that they are not the only ones dealing with pressure, mistakes, overthinking, or confidence swings.
Apply now and I will review whether Mentally StrongHer™ Group Coaching is the right fit.
Laser Coaching Sessions give her private access when there is one specific thing she needs help working through.
Athletes are not forced through a rigid week-by-week course. The 9-step Method gives us the framework, while coaching allows us to focus on the areas that matter most for each athlete as situations come up.
The program is designed for rolling enrollment, so athletes do not have to wait for a new cohort to start from Week 1.
You complete a short application so I can make sure group coaching is the right level of support for your daughter.
She completes her initial assessment and meets with me privately so we can identify where she should begin.
She attends live group coaching and uses Laser Coaching and email support when she needs more focused help.
She uses the tools in practice and games, brings back what happened, and keeps adjusting with coaching.
She is still going to get nervous, make mistakes, have hard practices, and face difficult games. The goal is for those moments to stop controlling as much of what happens next.
One bad possession does not have to become the next three.
Less hesitation and second-guessing when the game speeds up.
She learns to compete without needing to feel perfect first.
She has tools she can reach for without waiting for a parent or coach to rescue the moment.
I am Val Whiting, CMPC®, a former WNBA player, two-time NCAA Champion at Stanford, and mental performance coach specializing in competitive female basketball players.
I know what it is like to have the physical ability to perform and still struggle to access it when pressure takes over. That experience is part of why I teach athletes how to train the mental side of competition with the same intention they bring to the physical side.
Mental performance coaching matters when the athlete starts using the skills during the moments that used to throw her off.
“After only a couple sessions with Coach Val, we saw a huge improvement! Her mental preparation for games was focused and her evaluation of her play after games was much more productive.”
Group coaching works best when the athlete is willing to participate, practice the skills, and bring her real experiences into the room.
Mentally StrongHer™ Group Coaching gives your daughter weekly live coaching, unlimited 15-minute Laser Coaching Sessions, email support, curriculum, tools, and community without the investment of private coaching.
The Competitive Edge Blueprint™ may be the better fit if she needs 12 full private sessions, three dedicated parent coaching sessions, individualized performance observation, and a more customized 90-day coaching experience.
Athlete buy-in matters. If you are not sure how to talk with your daughter about mental performance coaching, start with the free parent guide before you apply.
A simple guide to help you start the conversation without making her feel like something is wrong with her or that she is being forced into coaching.
Read the Parent GuideGet a personalized look at what may be getting in the way of her performance, plus a Mental Game Breakthrough Report and a 90-day mental game plan.
Explore the Mental Game BreakthroughFour months of premium mental performance coaching with weekly group coaching, unlimited 15-minute Laser Coaching Sessions, an initial private strategy session, assessment, email support, curriculum, workbooks, resources, and community.
If she is ready to participate, practice the skills, and get coached through the moments that keep showing up in her game, apply for Mentally StrongHer™ Group Coaching.
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