Lisa Willis
Former WNBA player, NY Knicks coach, UCLA Hall of Famer, and coach at Texas Sports Academy, sharing expertise in coaching, mental performance, and building resilience in kids.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 26min
S2E310: The Resilience Playbook: How to Coach Your Kids Through Failure Without Coddling
Lisa Willis, former WNBA player, Knicks coach, and UCLA Hall of Famer turned youth coach. She shares scripts and routines from Texas Sports Academy for coaching productive struggle. Short takes on balancing coddling with coaching. Practical routines, celebration rituals, home drills, and how families build mental strength without rescuing kids.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 34min
S2E309: This One Phrase is the Most Dangerous Threat to Your Kids' Resilience
Lisa Willis, former WNBA first-round pick and pro coach turned mental performance coach, shares how to build real resilience in kids. She explains the “recover, quickly, better” approach, why overprotecting harms growth, how to reframe stress as useful, and simple scripts and practices to help children separate identity from performance.
