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6AM Practice Part 2 | The Positively Healthy Mom with Jace Riley
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Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversation with Coach Jace Riley, founder of @6AMPractice and dad of three athlete sons.
In this episode of The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast, host Laura Ollinger dives deeper with Coach Riley on the emotional realities of parenting student athletes — from jealousy between siblings, to frustration with coaches, to what to say when your kid is just done.
💬 This episode is about more than sports. It’s about team culture at home, how to handle tough seasons as a family, and why memories matter more than medals.
🔑 What You'll Learn in Part 2:
• Why your kid talks more to teammates than to you — and how to change that
• The emotional toll of raising athletes (and what moms can do to refuel)
• How to support siblings without creating competition
• What to say when your teen feels overlooked or "glazed" by coaches
• The key difference between support and over-involvement
• Creating a family experience around sports, no matter the win/loss
• How to reframe game-day frustrations into long-term resilience
• Coach Riley’s tools: Game Day Kit, Parent Playbook, and Reset Systems
👤 About Coach Jace Riley
- Founder of @6AMPractice on Instagram (82k+ followers)
- Former soccer and basketball coach
- Dad of 3 athlete sons
- Known for bridging the gap between “the parent’s heart and the athlete’s brain”
📩 Contact: coach@6ampractice.com
👩💻 Learn more:
🌐 positivelyhealthycoaching.com/podcast
📘 Facebook: Positively Healthy Coaching
📸 Instagram: @positivelyhealthycoaching
🎧 If this episode helps you feel more confident as a sports parent, please like, comment, and share — it means the world to us!
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Transcript
Introduction and Setting the Stage
00:00:00
Speaker
Hello, I'm Laura Olinger, teen and parent wellbeing coach and founder of Positively Healthy Coaching. Today, I'm continuing my conversation with Coach Riley of 6AM Practice.
Engaging Kids in Sports Conversations
00:00:11
Speaker
We started this talk last week, so you might wanna start there and we're finishing up this week, so stay tuned.
00:00:18
Speaker
So if that's your only mode of conversation about the games and sports is afterwards this conversation oh This is the only time we talk about sports or
Personalized Sports Routines
00:00:31
Speaker
whatever. It's going to be, they're not going to want to talk about it. It's not familiar for them. Because for people who say kids don't want to talk after the game, and you put two teammates in the backseat of the car and you drive them home. You're getting all the tea.
00:00:46
Speaker
They telling everybody everything. You're hearing it all. They don't. So they want to talk. They just don't want to talk to you. Right? Right. ah Unless you have that, you know, that kind of first team bond. And again, and it's not, you know, it's, it's not my job to coach you because I know we've been doing the things that we've been doing.
00:01:07
Speaker
Right now you can back this off as much as you want. If your kid, like my kid just plays and he's just in it for, and I don't want to be doing journaling or whatever.
Habits and Punctuality in Family Dynamics
00:01:17
Speaker
That's fine. You don't, it's not an all or none system.
00:01:20
Speaker
It's looking at your scenario. I know these are my strengths. These are my weaknesses. Like with anything, right? If I want better results, I need to have better habits. Right.
00:01:33
Speaker
yeah how What are those habits? being I mean, how many people, how many arguments have they been because somebody didn't leave on time? They left late. They got to the game late. They got to practice late. Whatever. Now they're running late, right? Like that. And we could all be on time if everybody just cared just a little bit.
00:01:50
Speaker
Yes. Just a little bit. It's preventable most of the time. Can I get a kid or parents too? Parents are just as guilty. I mean, I've picked up my phone. Hold on. Let me check something real quick.
00:02:02
Speaker
30 minutes later. Oops.
Sibling Rivalry and Family Harmony
00:02:06
Speaker
Right. So you set up these just systems or processes as many as you need. Right. Again, it's not an all or none system. And I don't really, I mean, there's a system, but I don't, you know,
00:02:18
Speaker
ah you can't put a blanket statement over any family. You just can't. It doesn't. And when people try right to do that, it usually goes south and then When you're older, you're stuck with these memories of, remember when, you know, oh you know Joey was in sports or Billy was in sports Sarah was in sports or whatever. And you think about that sport period because you're not going to remember everything. you're gonna come Your brain's going to compress forever. But it's either positive or negative.
00:02:51
Speaker
That's it, man. Yeah. yeah And I'm not talking positive about, oh, they won. Your kid could win the city championship and you guys could have arguments every day. yeah So then what's the good? Oh, they won, but there was, it wasn't fun.
Personal Goals vs. Sibling Competition
00:03:05
Speaker
It wasn't fun as a family unit. Right. What was the cost? I have a question about, because you have three boys, um, you know, and you don't, not to call anybody out, but what is your advice or recommendation for, say you have, cause I have four kids, two boys, two girls, they're all in sports or, you know, at least they have been my oldest daughter. She's now a senior. So she's off to doing other things, but, um,
00:03:28
Speaker
What if you have a season of life where one of your kids is really excelling and the other one is having a hard time or they're on the team they don't like? Like how in your family do you stay that team unit when there might be some like unhappy kind of like sibling dynamic?
00:03:44
Speaker
Right. So. the The worst sibling dynamic is when the other one's jealous of the other one. Right. That's kind of what im where I'm going with this. Yeah. So jealousy. so jealousy so there's jealousy and there's envy.
00:03:59
Speaker
Right. And I don't remember which one is which, but jealousy is like something like you're jealous of something. um if you could steal it or take it and you're envious, if you and it bigger it's admire, it's unattainable. or so i don't remember what it is. Right.
00:04:17
Speaker
It's one of those, right? So you have to make sure that, and again, this, listen, we're all parents. This is all the first time. Like I didn't know any of this when my kids were growing up. That's why it made me look when my youngest son, cause my two boys, you know, they graduated in my youngest son.
00:04:35
Speaker
um It was like, wow, this is because you got, you know, when I had three kids, like they couldn't all, they had to take
Family Support in Sports
00:04:42
Speaker
years playing sports. So one year, you know, Brian got to play sports. One year, Joey got to play sports. One year, you know, and so we'd rotate. Right. And so you have these things.
00:04:52
Speaker
So if the kid isn't jealous, right. You know, the other guys like top tier, right. First off, you got to probably tell them listen, there's an age difference. Right.
00:05:03
Speaker
Like they've been playing longer than you. And even if they haven't, they're just bigger than you. So by nature, they're gonna be more coordinated, but listen, you will get there. So you have to set goals up for that kid, right? And the goal isn't just to play like specific goals. Like you want to, I wanna be a better player.
00:05:29
Speaker
Okay, great. I don't even know what that means. What does that mean I want to be a better basketball player. ah okay i want to be I want to be better on offense. like you I want to make 50% more shots.
00:05:43
Speaker
I want to have five assists a game or whatever it is. And then you say, okay, how do I do that? And then you back it out. So I need to, you know, make sure I'm going to sleep by eight o'clock every night. I need to be making sure. So they see their path as a way to their success. And they're not left behind because this guy's getting all the tent there. Maybe their sister's getting all the attention because she has whatever. Right. Right. So they have to, they don't, you don't want them chasing the sibling. You want them going on their own. And listen, man, your journey is this way.
00:06:22
Speaker
And you, and listen, you have to support her because you want her to support you. And we're team family. Like we're the first, like we, like none of us are successful unless all of us are successful.
Creating Lasting Sports Memories
00:06:34
Speaker
Because you don't want to, again, it's all about memories. it's ah When you get to the end of the day, it's all about the memories and stuff like that. And they don't have to like win the championship or anything to have a story they'll tell when they're 40 years old. everybody every yeah I got one. i'm yeah I made the winning shot. It really wasn't the winning shot yeah because it put us ahead with three minutes to go or something. And then like we never went back. But it was I was first grade boys club.
00:07:06
Speaker
That's my... story right yeah and we well actually i was on undefeated team with this this we this kid named kj came to the team we did not lose a game now i lost my starting spot i lost that but that's i don't remember anything but those two little things so at the end when we get there and it's hard for the kids to see in the moment because they don't think they're old at all and they're not but they don't
00:07:39
Speaker
As you get older and you don't lose things, but certain windows of your life pass, right? When you have kids of a specific age or whatever it is, those windows pass. And so while there's always an opportunity for something positive in the future, you only have a specific window for that one thing.
Game Day Experiences for Parents
00:08:02
Speaker
And for high school sports, it's usually those four years. Right. And so you want those memories to be great. So it's all about, it's, you know, easier said than done.
00:08:14
Speaker
Right. Well, I just love that you're saying this because, you know, I'm in it right now. I'm in the thick of it. I've been in the thick of it for many, many years now with four kids. We've been doing sports since they were, you know, four years old, three years old.
00:08:27
Speaker
And it feels like a marathon. It feels like forever. And there's these times where I, and I know I'm not the only one. I talked a lot, all my mom, friends and my teammates, and my kids, teammates, moms, and all the things.
00:08:37
Speaker
And sometimes we're just exhausted as the moms and we're worn out and and we're kind of like, wait, why are we doing this again? Like, what is it? Why do we have to go to an extra practice over Thanksgiving break? Like, why do we have to not go on a summer vacation in August because they need them back by the right incentives. We're like, what is the point? And I just love right now that you're giving me the perspective of like the idea of memories. Because I'm not far enough ahead. You know, my kids are still in the house. So I don't even know that that is like the goal because yeah, my kids, I mean, my boys are probably good enough to play in college, but that's not their goal. Their goal is to just be great athletes, be super strong, be healthy and have fun with their friends. And you know, if a wave somehow takes them, maybe they will. But the point is like,
00:09:18
Speaker
I didn't realize that that is like what the purpose is, is just that like we're creating these memories and that we're going to want to look back and like think of the times and and and everything that you're saying. So it's really i'm just excited that you're giving me that perspective. Like, oh, that's why we're that's why we're doing this. Oh, yeah. The whole reason.
00:09:36
Speaker
Yeah, it's um it's it's.
00:09:41
Speaker
You think about things in the moment and you're going through them and yeah, you know, kids want to play. They want to listen and winning is really second nature.
00:09:52
Speaker
The biggest goal for an athlete is to play in the game. That's it. Yeah, that's it. You just want to play in the game. Okay.
00:10:03
Speaker
Now, whether you win or lose in the game, yes, you'd rather but But you'd rather, you know, you would probably rather play and lose than sit on the bench and win. Be honest, right? Because you're playing in the game. What's the point of sitting on the bench? That's what practice is all about. Now, again, I said earlier, teams need benches. You got to have a deep bench if you want to be successful.
The Broader Sports Community
00:10:23
Speaker
But that doesn't mean you're going to be on the bench forever.
00:10:26
Speaker
As your skills improve, you're going to get pulled up. And that's why you got to make sure you're doing things like going to bed on time, training, eating, you know, quality food or whatever, at least eating enough calories and stuff like that.
00:10:40
Speaker
Uh, but yeah, really, it's, it's memories. Right. And yeah those are because at the, at the, If you look at, I'm a big believer in experiences, right? Because whenever you go do anything, you have an experience.
00:10:56
Speaker
If I go to the grocery store, I have an experience. It's either it's either a good experience and think of it yeah it's a bad experience, right? Was something on sale? Was it crowded? Did I get cut off in traffic? Like whatever it was, right? It's an experience.
00:11:12
Speaker
Mm-hmm. And so I always look for ways to have the best experience. So let's say your kid doesn't get a lot of, but you're a parent, right? And i said earlier, we're more than, you know, ATMs and chauffeurs, right? So what do you do as a parent if your kid doesn't get a lot of playing time and you go into the games or whatever?
00:11:29
Speaker
Right. Listen, if you tie as a parent, trust me, if you tie your happiness and your enjoyment of the game, that moment of your life into if your kid gets in the game or doesn't get in the game, that's something you have no control over. So I would do something.
00:11:49
Speaker
i would go get a pretzel with cheese. Or I would go to the concession stand. That was part of the We would get there. We'd have our benches. We'd set them up. You know, you say hi to the parents and then I have my routine. I go and if the principal's there, I would talk to the principal or I would talk to the AD or, you know, ah the custodian, right? Because it's all after at school and, you know, and that those everybody's around all those times. And I would make that my main focus of the game.
00:12:19
Speaker
okay Because I'm going to have an experience whether my kid gets in the game, doesn't get in the game, whether they win, whether they lose, things like that. And you'll have memories of just crazy things. Like, you know, I don't know, something that happened at concession stand one time. Or they were running, it was near the end of the game and they gave you like triple serving for free or whatever. I don't know just little things like that that seem so insignificant.
Emotional Detachment in Parenting
00:12:44
Speaker
When you look back at your sports family, which is what I call the the parents in the stands, right? That's your sports family, right?
00:12:52
Speaker
ah I miss those guys. i miss them all. Right. yeah And so you want to have as much fun and have so as good of experience as you can. and During the games, because those games will end. And even if they do play in college, like I said, you might go see one game or two game. Yeah. Unless they're local or whatever, or you fly out. I mean, or drive out. I mean, in the lower 48, you can up in Alaska, you can't drive anywhere. going fly out. Right. Yeah. yes the but That's the only bad thing about living here. Yeah.
00:13:23
Speaker
But besides that, so you want the the most of all of these times. and and it taught And it's about school and because they're going to learn all these lessons, right? And so again, no you and your kid aren't going to get along all the time.
00:13:38
Speaker
to Even teams have arguments and fights and stuff like that. But the definition of a team, my definition of a team, is multiple people pulling towards the same goal.
00:13:50
Speaker
does it right yeah yeah and and i don't know what the official numbers are or something but there's like one ox can pull like 24 tons and two oxes can pull you would think double right but it's like triple or quadruple or something yeah yeah um because there's power there's power and momentum and there's power when people come together uh you know synergy and whatever energy yeah that's whatever you want to call it right um And so it doesn't matter. the The memories are all good. You have, you know, you have your after game ritual, right? We go get, we go get pizza or whatever it is, right? You'll do those things.
00:14:26
Speaker
Um, But all of the other small things are just, they're they're priceless. You'll miss them. You'll miss the, you'll miss the, and you can always go. i can always go down to a game at the school, right? We're thinking about it this year. We're like, you know what? We should go catch a game or two. yeah But it ain't the same. yeah My kid's not in the, it's not the same, right? So so I'm going to go back to my ritual. I'm going to go get a macho nacho.
00:14:52
Speaker
right there we go i'm gonna go talk to the custodian right say hey what's up dude you know yeah when i work the concession stand man the custodian i always hook those dudes up they're always so man are you kidding me listen you want to talk about heroes we we admire athletes and all that other stuff custodians and peak garbage minutes like that they are the only thing that protect us all from disease and pestilence Because garbage is so like, you know, yeah you know, listen, the janitors don't show up and the custodians don't show up for a week. going have problems. Everybody knows. And there's, that was the one thing I love about sports is you did, you have that sports family and stuff like that, because there's more to the sports family than just the players. And there's the people who work there. There's all the stuff like it's the same faces.
00:15:40
Speaker
Yeah.
Managing Frustrations with Coaches
00:15:41
Speaker
It's like cheers. you know, everybody knows your name. Yeah. Well, I love that concept of creating an experience, whether or not your child is, you know, in the game or playing well, because then you're getting a little bit of separation.
00:15:53
Speaker
And that's so important for, I just did a reel about this on Instagram the other day about how we don't want to get sucked into our kids' emotions because we can't support them if we're feeling the same thing that they're feeling. So it's really important for us as parents to kind of like bring remain kind of that strong rock and solid um landing, soft landing pad for them if they need to have some type of a meltdown or talk about something. And so that kind of leads me to kind of the last topic I want to hit on, which is You know, you've given me some really great advice, really great ideas, how to talk positively, how to, um you know, support my kids, no matter what their goals are. And the last thing that I find to be a common theme amongst the moms and and dads that I talk to just in my sports family is sometimes when the kid is frustrated with the coaches or, and so then the parents become frustrated with the coaches and we are very good. Like there's a very, um,
00:16:48
Speaker
spoken and unspoken rule that, you know, at the high school level, or even at the middle school level, you don't get involved, right? Like the coach is doing their job. So we don't get involved. So that's kind of not the question here. The question is, how would do you support your child when they feel frustrated with the coaches?
00:17:08
Speaker
So I'm assuming they're frustrated with the coaches because ain't getting playing time. Yeah, something like that. Something that's along those lines. Yeah. Right? Like they're or they're getting playing time, but not as much as they think or whatever the deal is.
00:17:21
Speaker
Or they call it glazing. Have you heard that term? where Yeah, they're just, you know. One kid's getting glazed and and they're getting all the attention and everybody else is getting ignored. And and then the kids get upset with the kid who's getting glazed and it's the whole thing. Well, so you got to figure, the kid's got to be honest, right? Like why? And you got to well, why are you frustrated? Right? I'm not getting enough playing time.
00:17:43
Speaker
Then you got to be honest and be like, you know, and you don't say like, well, you're not good enough. Right. You don't, why don't you think you're getting enough playing time? And if it's like, well, cause they like this other guy. Yeah.
00:17:56
Speaker
Well, why do they like him? Well, because he's so-and-so's cousin or whatever the reason is. Okay, fine. Now that we've established that, here I don't care.
00:18:08
Speaker
you have a goal of doing whatever it is that you want to do. Now, that being said, because you're going to run into situations in your life where everything ain't going your way and it's unfair, right? So how do you deal with those situations?
00:18:27
Speaker
As a parent, you know, if your kid's not that good or not good enough, well, I don't want you're not getting playing time because you, whatever it is now, if it's habits, you can go, listen, man,
00:18:37
Speaker
if they know they're not doing whatever they're supposed to be doing, then you just point out the facts and just be like, okay, well, listen, if it's, if we're frustrated that we're not getting playing time, what are we supposed to be doing?
00:18:51
Speaker
And then I'm supposed to, well, is that happening? No. Yes. Okay. Well, if it's not happening, well then try that and see if that gets you like the end result.
00:19:04
Speaker
Right. Yeah. Yeah. Because, if your frustration is with the coach, that person is not going to be your coach the entire time. They're just not right now. They might be if you're in high school, yeah but if you play after high school, they're no longer your coach.
00:19:22
Speaker
Yeah. Right. Or they move away or you move or
Unified Family Efforts in Sports
00:19:25
Speaker
who knows. Right. yeah So you can't, you can't let the frustration with coach get in way of where you're trying to go.
00:19:34
Speaker
You have to figure out how do I get there? with this obstacle in my way. Right. And so what I would advise my kid to do, right.
00:19:49
Speaker
Um, I would advise them to talk to the coach, not right after a practice, not around everybody, maybe before practice or something like make sure coaches got some time and then go up to him and say, Hey coach, I'd,
00:20:03
Speaker
like to know what i can improve on help the team win okay right yeah because so now it's not because what is it gonna coach how come i'm not being played yeah why are you not playing me totally different yeah message there yeah because one coaches are coaches they're there are good coaches they're bad coaches and a bad coach is somebody who should know better but doesn't. And then you got coaches who are just there, you know, because their team needed a coach and it's somebody's dad or whatever the deal is, like whatever it is, right?
00:20:42
Speaker
So if my obstacle is to just to have a good time when I'm here at the school playing sports and I have a a beef with the coach Right.
00:20:55
Speaker
Because coach control is your playing time. Yeah. Then you have to go ask them, what do I do? What do I need to do to get better? And then they'll probably tell you. Right. Like, I need you to show up on time or I need you to be faster or I need you to be whatever it is. Right. You know, coach like coaches love coachable players.
00:21:17
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Um, and if you really want to know and don't have, but now see, here's the thing though, when you're on the bench or whatever, you can't be all bad body language and all put out and all ah right you grumble, grumble, not paying attention. Um, because that ain't going to get you anything, yeah right? You got to be locked in and then coach will tell you what you need to do, right? Cause coach just wants to win.
00:21:43
Speaker
Coaches just want to win. And they'll probably tell you what the, what do you need to do? If they don't tell you what you need to do, then you as a player and your parents need to figure out what you need to do to become better.
00:21:57
Speaker
Mm-hmm. And if that's the case, because a lot of people are like, well, they're not getting playing time. So he's not going to get seen by anybody. This, that, he doesn't have any game film to, you know, send to recruiters, right? All that other stuff. ah You got to figure out, okay, if he's not going to get any game film because of this coach or whatever the deal is or minimal game film, what can we use in place of game film?
00:22:20
Speaker
Workouts, stuff like that. Something like, you know, you got to figure out what are we going to do instead of yeah And not just be like, well, the coach is in the way. i don't know. One day your boss is going to be in the way.
00:22:33
Speaker
What are you going to do? Change team? From my big fat raise, how come I? Yeah. You know, listen, you learn all kinds of stuff from sports. Oh, yeah. So you really just want to be um just set up and prepared and you got to handle these things. And that's why it comes back to being, you know, first team. Cause if they know, if they really know that your goal is to get them where they want to go, right. And they want to go to college and play in college. Okay. Well,
00:23:02
Speaker
Here's what we're going to need to do. You're going to need to get a partial scholarship. We can foot some of the bill. we can foot none of the bill. So you want to make sure you have an academic scholarship and an athletic scholarship. And these are all the things that we agree to, right? If you want to play in college, you gotta go do this, you do that.
00:23:18
Speaker
um And then everybody's pulling towards the same thing. And when everybody's always going in the same direction, it's smooth. It doesn't matter where you're going because you're all going there together.
Teen Emotions in Sports
00:23:29
Speaker
Yeah. And that's the journey.
00:23:31
Speaker
And maybe you do it wrong. i don't man, we ain't perfect. You can do it totally wrong. but you mess this up yeah know But at the end of the day, what are you messing up?
00:23:43
Speaker
If you have good memories of it yeah because you did the things that you knew you guys could do. And it's a great vacation, like memory. or and you have you know you think of a I've been on a horrible vacation. i don't remember any of it. I mean, actually i do. I'm real. I just try not to think about it. I don't want to think about it. Right. The the hotel room. I did it never again. Right.
00:24:08
Speaker
So what would you say? Oh, sorry. Go on. Sorry. No, no, go ahead. Go ahead. What would you say to a kid who is the one with the bad attitude on the bench? Because I know there's those parents out there that are frustrated and their kids frustrated. And this it's like they're trying to pop them up and like, hey, you know, have a good attitude. Like, how do you get that kid who's feeling so discouraged? How do you get them? And I know we're like kind of the theme here is like, OK, set your goals, work towards something like I'm kind of learning your system now. that that's what it is. And sometimes it's just a kid is sad. You know, it's like, I think I'm just trying to figure out like, what would I say to those moms who who have those kids in that situation?
00:24:49
Speaker
I mean, the other thing is, is there's probably, when is... So a lot of it is not just going to be about sports. It's going to be at other things that are going on in their life. Things they're seeing on social media, like
Systems for Sports Parenting
00:25:02
Speaker
whatever. Right. I mean, like very few for honest, very few families are athlete locked in.
00:25:09
Speaker
Like, I mean, it's the thing, like the kid is really good. And we know, cause cause of this, like the level you get to in college, just on my kind of perspective is size. Right.
00:25:22
Speaker
If you're 5'2", you're probably not playing D1 basketball. I'm just saying, right? right Now, you could have the same skills. There's always, you know, I love Bugsy Malone, right? I'm 5'6", and he's, you know, and he was my, he, you know, he could dunk the ball. It's crazy that guy can dunk the ball. um But you just want to say,
00:25:45
Speaker
It's about that there's so many things going on in their lives that you just want to have the conversation about sports. And if they're just bummed out or whatever,
00:25:57
Speaker
It might be deeper than sports. Okay. Well, last, very last question is any last bit of advice for the moms who are listening, who, you know, I know I got so much out of this. I i feel like you gave us so much throughout, so I don't expect a huge, um you know, thing at the end, but if there's anything that we didn't cover, I'd love to hear it.
00:26:16
Speaker
um not i mean so i have i have some things uh like i have the the parents playbook it's like the 50 most asked questions um i've got the game day communication kit i've got all these products i don't have them i i'm trying to figure out exactly um they're not being rebranded but i'm making some tune-ups to them because i made them before and you know times change and all that other stuff yeah and uh It's really about my whole thing is about like just having systems in place.
00:26:50
Speaker
And, you know, when you talk to your athlete again, if you know their scenario, right. Or their situation and you, you kind of know, ah I don't believe in scripts, like say this to your kid. No, like understand that your kid's feeling this. He's feeling shame because he fouled out of the game.
00:27:07
Speaker
Yeah. So how do you, ah you know, talk about that or whatever? Or do you talk about it or do you not say anything? Right. yeah It's it's really about.
00:27:21
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learning. and again, if it was just as easy, we would just all do it. And parents and teens get along together. um But you have to see, you have to, you don't have to see the world through their eyes.
00:27:34
Speaker
Cause you just can't, you're like, I already know what's on the other side. Like I can't unsee it and be naive again. Right. So we have to figure out how do we get them to go in the direction that they need to go?
Reflections on Parenting Challenges
00:27:48
Speaker
How do they avoid doing this how do they you know do you want them to sleep better right they gotta have a nighttime routine right but they're not doing it unless they buy in so you can't tell them why they need to do it you need to show them why it makes them a better athlete and then tie it to the performance issue you want to be faster i bet you'd be faster if you got eight hours of sleep dude Okay.
00:28:14
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Cause that's when your body repairs, it doesn't release his growth hormone. Like it, oh yeah it physically makes you a bigger, stronger person. That's how the body works.
00:28:25
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I'm a huge proponent of sleep for the listeners who listen to all my episodes. I talk about sleep, I swear in every, every other episode, cause I'm so passionate about it. And you know, that's the repair time. And like you said, it helps prevent injuries. And then if they are injured, it speeds up recovery. If they're getting sleep, cause their body needs to do what it needs to do to,
00:28:43
Speaker
to get better. So, um, coach Riley, i know how people can find you, which is Instagram at 6am practice. Like how, is there any other place that you want people to find you? or is that, that's your place to go?
00:28:55
Speaker
Right now, it's that. I mean, you can email me at coach at 6ampractice.com. But yeah, answer DM me on Instagram. I answer all DMs and whatnot.
00:29:06
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ah Yeah, and if you've, because I guarantee you, you know you have, like, you're not, whatever problem you have, you're not the first person to have it. yeah So I've probably got something that could help you out.
00:29:18
Speaker
Right? Like, oh, we, like, you know, my kid spirals out of control. He makes one mistake and he just... right i got I got the gameplay recovery kit. right you know like The things that they do because it's all about systems.
00:29:30
Speaker
A plus B equals C. If it didn't, it wouldn't be a system. so Professional athletes use these systems. Recovery methods, visualization, sleep quality, gratitude journals. like They all do it. and If they're doing it,
00:29:51
Speaker
you should probably be doing it too. Just at your level. It's, yeah it just makes for such a better experience. And again, when you look back, those memories are going to be fantastic, man. And you can't ask for anything better.
00:30:04
Speaker
Yeah. Yes. Okay. That's the perfect way. Perfect way to sign off here. Thank you, coach Riley. I so appreciate your time. And this is fantastic. dear Listen, I'm very honored to be on here and keep doing what you're doing. Cause you're helping.
00:30:18
Speaker
You're helping a lot of parents, man. Parenting is hard. yeah It is very hard. It's never been, up it's never been harder. It is. now I firmly believe I'm glad my kids are old enough where they're like, my youngest is 22. I couldn't deal with it today, man. You made it out before. Yeah. Before it got bad. Right at the peak edge, man.
00:30:40
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Thank you.