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DEC
10
THU
Virtual Meetup
Hosted by Texas Sports Academy
Official Texas Sports Academy event
This event series is designed to help parents develop practical skills for navigating the emotional, mental, and relational demands of raising an athlete. Each workshop focuses on a specific parenting challenge and provides tools parents can immediately apply at home, during competition, and throughout their athlete's development.
The workshops will reinforce the same mental performance principles we're teaching Texas Sports Academy athletes, creating consistent language and expectations across the Texas Sports Academy community.
Workshop Schedule: We will meet on the second Thursday of each month, beginning November 12, 2026, and continuing through May 13, 2027.
December 10th: Unspoken Pressure
Overview: Parents don't always realize how their expectations, reactions, body language, and conversations can create pressure for their athletes. This workshop helps parents recognize the messages they may unintentionally communicate and understand how those messages influence their athlete's experience.
Outcome: Parents will become more aware of how their behavior influences their athlete and learn to manage their expectations while maintaining appropriate standards and accountability.
Overall Goal: By the end of the series, parents will have a stronger understanding of their role in their athlete's development and a practical set of mental performance skills they can apply throughout the athletic journey.
More importantly, athletes and parents will be learning the same principles, creating a shared language around confidence, pressure, emotional regulation, resilience, and growth.
About the host:
Coach Lisa C. Willis
Head of Mental Performance | Texas Sports Academy & Dynamic Preparatory Academy
Lisa C. Willis is a former WNBA first-round draft pick, USA Basketball Gold Medalist, UCLA Hall of Famer, bestselling author, and former coach within the New York Knicks organization.
As Head of Mental Performance for Texas Sports Academy and Dynamic Preparatory Academy, Lisa helps athletes build confidence, develop resilience, manage emotions, and perform under pressure. She also equips parents and coaches with practical tools to support athletes both on and off the field.
Her mission extends beyond athletic success. She is committed to developing confident, resilient young people who are prepared for life's challenges.
Her philosophy is simple: Failure is inevitable. Learning how to respond to it is a skill that can change everything.
This event is hosted by Texas Sports Academy, a school where kids master academics in two hours each morning and train in their sport every afternoon, covered by the TEFA voucher for approved Texas families. What is Texas Sports Academy? →
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 2:30 PM CST
Ends 3:30 PM CST
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