Summer Montabone

Summer Montabone CEO, Mom, Retired Pro Athlete, Elite Coach, and Trauma Survivor; Empowering Women & Girls
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I tried grabbing some cool shots on my iPhone of my baby bull behind the plate 🥎🐂 I just love watching my girls play ♥️ ...
06/06/2026

I tried grabbing some cool shots on my iPhone of my baby bull behind the plate 🥎🐂

I just love watching my girls play ♥️





“oh it’s just an age thing… she’ll grow out of it.”I see this response all the time in parent sports groups when someone...
06/04/2026

“oh it’s just an age thing… she’ll grow out of it.”

I see this response all the time in parent sports groups when someone asks about their pr***en or teenage daughter’s confidence.

So let’s talk about it.

Do girls just grow out of confidence issues? 🤔

As a retired pro athlete…
a sports performance coach…
and a fitness business owner of 20+ years working with adult women…

I can tell you firsthand:

👎 Girls don’t just grow out of confidence struggles.

They get really good at pretending.

They get really good at performing like everything is fine. 😄

💼 But they carry those self doubts and fears straight into womanhood….

I’ve coached high level executives.
Successful business owners.
Strong, capable career women.

And you know what still shows up? ⬇️

The inner critic.
The fear of not being enough.
The need to prove.
The hesitation to make decisions.

That doesn’t magically disappear with age.

You don’t just “grow” into confidence.

You grow the SKILLS that build confidence. 🧱

That’s why teaching mental fitness through athletics for girls matters so much!

Teaching her how to:
💪 Reframe mistakes into lessons
💪 See challenges as opportunities
💪 Respond to fear instead of shrinking from it

Sports give us an opportunity to build a stronger base now…
instead of untangling years of buried self doubt later.

We have a chance to do this differently for this generation of girls!

That’s exactly why I created my Dream Big. Be Fearless. mindset workbooks for female athletes ♥️

Because confidence isn’t an “age” thing.

It’s a skill set.

And skill sets can be trained.

Lets build that strong foundation - NOW 💛 🧱





06/04/2026

While big sis was doing some physical therapy; I got in a little workout with lil sis.

➡️ People often ask when should my athlete start strength training?

I believe you should start with body weight & movement training as soon as they are participating in sports.

Gymnastics, dance, soccer — young children can start those as toddlers, and they build a great foundation!

As far as structured training — this little one here started doing movement, bodyweight, speed & agility training with me by the time she was 6 — she wanted to do it with big sis ♥️

Research indicates ages 8-11 are the best times to start speed, agility and movement training — and of course, adding some body weight exercises.

By 12 -14 ; due to the changes in girls bodies they definitely should be in some sort of structured strength training regimen — especially if participating in sports — to counteract repetitive movements and stay healthy.

WITH the focus on:
• FORM
• Joint Integrity
• Muscular Balance
• HOW to MOVE properly

You’ll notice in this video I’m correcting her — using her own body weight.

TRX suspension training is even used by pro athletes.

Yes, I’m aware of and coached her on the knee valgus in her broad jump.

Most people cannot do a push-up, pull-up, plank, bodyweight squat properly —- so there is no need to start lifting a bunch of heavy weight until the foundations are in place.

Too often we want to skip from addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division straight to calculus when it comes to youth athletes….

There are a lot of factors to consider, but again I believe by the age of 12 — girls should start transitioning into some sort of strength training regimen to support their body in sports.

That’s why I include sample body weight workouts, in all my mindset workbooks that are suitable for elementary, middle school, and high school students to get started!

If you have any questions on strength training for girls and sports, feel free to ask!

If you’re not aware of my background:
• Degree in Physical Education & Health
• Former D1 & Retired Pro Athlete
• NSCA - Certified Strength & Co

Here’s our last day of school photo 😃 End of 6th & 8th grade. One on to high school 😭 Layna always rolls out of bed 10 m...
06/02/2026

Here’s our last day of school photo 😃

End of 6th & 8th grade.

One on to high school 😭

Layna always rolls out of bed 10 minutes before it’s time to leave for school.

Today Lennox’s alarm didn’t go off and so did she!

Somehow we still made it school on time 💪





When we empower girls to enjoy the process and find joy in the journey — the results will come.Sports psychology continu...
05/31/2026

When we empower girls to enjoy the process and find joy in the journey — the results will come.

Sports psychology continues to show us how important it is — especially for girls — to recognize the effort, growth, and small wins along the way.

When athletes start tying too much of their worth to results and performance… they often carry that pressure into womanhood.

✨ Praise the preparation.
✨ Praise the process.
✨ Praise the growth happening behind the scenes.

That’s what helps build confidence, grit, resilience, and longterm joy in sports.

And one of the greatest tools we can give girls is space to process the journey…

✍️ Writing
🧠 Reflecting
🎨 Slowing down enough to recognize growth

Confidence is built long before the scoreboard 💪





What do you say to yourself before you step onto the court? Your thoughts shape your actions. What you believe about you...
05/27/2026

What do you say to yourself before you step onto the court?

Your thoughts shape your actions.

What you believe about yourself is a self fulfilling prophecy.

The only person who needs to believe in you — is YOU!

Learn how to elevate your thoughts and elevate your game too 🏐🩵





05/27/2026

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But Usually Don’t





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