As the founders of Composure, we are former D1 Athletes, Parents, and Coaches…

Our story is your story;

Last spring, sitting on the sidelines of my son’s baseball game, I watched kid after kid step up to the plate with all their teammates, parents, coaches, and siblings watching, A nervous, and wildly inaccurate 9-year-old on the pitchers mound, and the weight of the world on their shoulders as well as the opposing player trying to get a hit… It went how you would expect. The young athletes were met with confidence crushing moment after moment. What can I say? It’s a long walk back to the dugout.

Then in the fall, as a pop warner football coach, I would have parent after parent applauding their kids’ athletic talents, but “they just need to be mentally tougher.”

QUESTION - “Can you teach an athlete to be composed in the most stressful moments? If so, where does it start?

ANSWER - YES! Composure is a muscle. Like any muscle, the more you use it, the better and stronger it becomes. Composure doesn’t begin in the stressful moment of making a putt, sticking a landing, or winning the match point. Its comes in the hours preparation… athletes lean on their training.

It is not certain that my kids beat the odds and get the D1 scholarship or NIL deal, but it IS certain that the lessons of resiliency and dealing with success, disappointment, and failure will pay dividends throughout their lives. Leadership, coachability, and working through physical and mental setbacks are all skills that will be needed at other times in their life.

Let’s make our youth mentally tough to win on the field and in life.