🎧 Why Your Athlete Looks Like a Completely Different Person in Games

LeadtheGame Locker Talk · Jun 30, 2026 · 9m

Where Did the Kid From Practice Go? What Games Reveal That Practice Never Can

If you’ve ever watched your athlete dominate in practice only to look like a completely different person in a game, you’re not alone.

It’s one of the most common — and most frustrating — questions parents ask:

“Where did my kid from practice go?”

In this week’s Locker Talk, we’re exploring why that question may actually be leading us in the wrong direction.

Instead of asking why an athlete changes in competition, what if we asked:

What is the game revealing that practice couldn’t?

In this episode, we unpack why the…