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Join us for an engaging discussion and learn practical tools to help your child or teen athlete. Student athletes carry a lot on their shoulders. It’s not just practices and games—it’s long school days, homework, social dynamics, travel, team expectations, and often the internal belief that they must “perform” in every area of life. When pressure piles up, even kids who genuinely love their sport can start to feel anxious, irritable, exhausted, or stuck.
The good news is that mental strength isn’t something you’re either born with or not. It’s a set of skills you build over time. And for student athletes, the most sustainable confidence comes from learning to win from within: focusing on what they can control, recovering well, and staying connected to who they are beyond a scoreboard.
About the Panelists
Carrie Potoff, LCSW is a therapist at Sasco River Center. She provides 1:1 therapy and performance coaching using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). She works with competitive athletes from club teams to Division I college students, helping them use effective mental strategies for improved performance and goal achievement.
Adriana Liberatore, MS, RDN coaches high school and college athletes on how to fuel for energy, recovery, and peak performance. Using a functional nutrition approach, she helps athletes build sustainable habits that support strength, focus, and long-term success. She also speaks to teams and coaches on practical sports nutrition strategies.
Rhodie Lorenz, M.Ed. provides one-on-one coaching designed to create tailored strategies for enhancing mental performance. She supports collegiate and high school athletes in addressing negative self-talk, cultivating a personalized performance philosophy, strengthening self-trust and confidence, managing setbacks effectively, and utilizing mindset techniques to establish consistent habits for mental fitness.