Warner Athletics

🚀 We’re LIVE!
Our brand new Warner Athletics scheduling system is officially up and running!

✨ Create your new account now and experience how easy it is to:
✅ Book group sessions
✅ Schedule individual training
✅ Reserve mentorship + mindset sessions
✅ Manage your memberships — all in one place!

We’re so excited for this next step in making your athlete journey smoother, faster, and more connected than ever.

Head to warner-athletics.statstak.io or tap the link in our bio to get started 💪

😤😤😤😤 GAMEDAY!!!! Your Mesa Olympians vs City College at 3pm today!!!

This one’s for the parents, the players, and the coaches.
On October 8, we’re bringing all three to the table for a free community event at San Diego Mesa College, and we’re not holding back.
Come hear from some of the most inspiring voices in women’s sport and sports psychology, including:
💬 Didi Haracic : GK, San Diego Wave
💬 Tayyiba Haneef-Park : 3x Olympian & Hall of Fame Inductee 2025
💬 Jazlen Green –:SDSU Basketball, Founder MNTL VZN
💬 Katherine Morrill : LMFT, sports therapist
Let’s talk about the relationships that make or break the athlete experience.
Parents x Athletes x Coaches. One evening. One mission: Connection.
📍Mesa College
📅 Oct 8 | ⏰ 6:30 PM
🎟 Free : but space is limited.
👉 RSVP in bio!

Developing Ownership in Young Athletes

One of the biggest challenges I see in youth sports today is that kids aren’t always given the space to think and anticipate for themselves. When we coach every single moment, we unintentionally turn players into robots... reacting only to commands, instead of thinkers who can solve problems on their own.
I’ve watched this play out on the soccer field too many times. Coaches shouting nonstop from the sideline might feel like they’re proving something to parents, that they’re “coaching.” But in reality, it takes away the most important part of development: the athlete learning to process the game for themselves.

At Mesa and with the young players I work with at Warner Athletics, I’ve seen the best growth happen when athletes are encouraged to read the game, take risks, and yes, make mistakes. That’s how they learn. If we punish failure or remove all decision-making, we rob them of the chance to build ownership, resilience, and confidence.

Too often, the emphasis is on short-term wins, like a a perfectly executed drill, a result on a weekend game, instead of the long-term process of developing players who love the sport, think critically, and stay in the game. If kids grow up relying only on coaches to tell them what to do, we shouldn’t be surprised when they burn out early or fail to reach their full potential.

Our job as coaches isn’t to control every move. It’s to create environments where athletes can think, explore, fail, and grow into the type of players, and people, who take ownership of their journey.

⭐️Let’s talk about the critical role that self-talk plays in enhancing on-field performance! Positive self-talk helps players reframe mistakes as learning opportunities, reducing fear of failure and increasing resilience during high-pressure games.⭐️

Various studies involving elite soccer players, highlighting different aspects of the game, have found that… 🧐🧠

⚽️Soccer players who practiced positive self-talk reported a 12–15% increase in self-confidence compared to those who did not (Hatzigeorgiadis et al., 2009).

⚽️Collegiate soccer players trained in positive self-talk made 17% fewer errant passes under pressure than players without psychological skills training (Hatzigeorgiadis et al., 2009).

⚽️Instructional self-talk significantly improved decision-making accuracy by 11% in simulated game scenarios (Theodorakis et al., 2000).

⚽️There was a 22% increase in goal-scoring success amongst semi-professional soccer players in high-pressure shooting tasks when positive self-talk was applied (Hatzigeorgiadis, Zourbanos, & Galanis, 2011).

⚽️Youth soccer players who practiced instructional self-talk during ball mastery drills improved their dribbling control scores by 16% after six weeks compared to a control group (Chroni, Perkos, & Theodorakis, 2007).

⚽️More broadly, positive self-talk has also been linked to faster reaction times in 1v1 situations, reducing hesitation and improving tackle success rates.

⭐️Here at Warner Athletics, we strive to create a positive growth environment, where players develop the confidence to make mistakes and grow from these mistakes to elevate their game to the next level. “Confidence comes from ONE place: what you say to yourself”. ⭐️

🔥Ready to take your game to the next level and become the BEST, most CONFIDENT version of yourself, on AND off the field? Book your first FREE initial evaluation session today! Visit www.warnerathletics.com or call (619)-816-0949 for more information! See you on the fields!🔥

✨ Big news at Warner Athletics ✨
We’re celebrating our very own Coach Tia, who has stepped into the role of Lead Premier Coach!

Tia is the heartbeat of our program — not only does she help athletes grow on the field with her energy and positive coaching style, she also shows up for them off the field. Whether it’s cheering from the sidelines at games, or being invited to birthdays and quinceañeras, Tia makes our players feel seen, supported, and valued.

We couldn’t be more proud to have her leading the way for our players and supporting all of us here at Warner Athletics, and we can’t wait to see the impact she continues to make 💙⚽️

Which one resonates with you the most?? 👇👇👇

⭐️Let’s talk about mental toughness: the secret key to unlocking your potential as an athlete 🔐🧠

Did you know that…🤔:

•Mental toughness contributes to up to 50% of an athlete’s success in high-pressure competitive situations.
•Players with high mental toughness are 60% more likely to maintain consistent performance over a season.
•Across youth athletes, self-confidence accounts for 25–30% of the differences in individual game performance.
• Players with high self-confidence are twice as likely to successfully execute key plays at pivotal moments in high-pressure game situations.

At Warner Athletics, not only do we invest in improving our athletes technical abilities and tactical awareness, but we pour just as much weight into INSPIRING CONFIDENCE in our athletes. 😍

While creating Warner Athletics years ago, founder Melissa Warner’s primary goal was: “to create a training environment where athletes could learn about themselves as more than just athletes, take risks, explore different outcomes and become better humans in addition to soccer players”. After years of growth, that sole purpose has never wavered. ✨

In striving to foster a growth environment, Warner Atheltics’s mission is rooted in pouring into each individual athlete, tailoring each technical and mindset session to the athlete’s personalized needs to enhance development. This perfectly aligns with Coach Melissa’s mission of “wanting to become the coach and mentor that I wish I had as a youth athlete”🫶

Wanting to reach that next level and think it’s time to start investing in the mental side of the game? Have you checked out our ‘Mental Mastermind’ mindset sessions? 🧠

Schedule your first ‘Mental Mastermind’ mindset workshop with Coach Melissa or Coach Kramer to take the first steps in overcoming the internal obstacles we all face as high level athletes! Let us support you in becoming the best YOU! ✨🤩

🚨FLASH SALE: 4- PACK OF PREMIER PRIVATES🚨

•Prepping for your final tournament before your fall season? 🔥
•Trying to make the most out of your final month of summer? ☀️
• Wanting to gain technical proficiency in a specific area of your game and need individualized instruction ? 🤓

If the answer is YES, this is YOUR CHANCE! Use code: ‘FLASHSAVE15’ and purchase a 4-Pack of Private Sessions today for $60 dollars off of regular priced sessions! Schedule with premier coaches: AUSTIN, BELLA, & TIA today on upperhand on our website! Link in story! ⚽️

Secure your package today! Time is Limited! ⏰🔥

Don’t let anxiety define you.
You are not your anxious thoughts.
You are separate from them. Stronger than them. Always have been.

Anxiety can show up before the game, in the middle of practice, or even while tying your cleats — but you are still in control.
You get to define YOU. Not anxiety.

If this post spoke to you or your athlete, DM us for a free Anxiety Workbook filled with real tools to work through these moments.
We’re here for the mental game, too. Always.
Xo, Coaches Melissa, Kramer and the crew
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Don’t let anxiety define you.
You are not your anxious thoughts.
You are separate from them. Stronger than them. Always have been.
Anxiety can show up before the game, in the middle of practice, or even while tying your cleats — but you are still in control.
You get to define YOU. Not anxiety.
⚽️ If this post spoke to you or your athlete, DM us for a free Anxiety Workbook filled with real tools to work through these moments.
We’re here for the mental game, too. Always.