Its Just Different Podcast is just what the title says... Different! Different people, Different conversations and different experiences! All with the same common goal... Success! I am your Host Ashley Roberts former collegiate player turned serial entrepreneur. We will talk all things youth/women's basketball and life. Join us on this journey as we share stories, give valuable insight and provide relevant information as it relates to all things basketball from dope people doing dope things. Episodes will drop every Tuesday!
Is Your Reaction Hurting Your Athlete’s Confidence?
Your daughter misses a shot, looks into the stands and sees your reaction. What is she learning about mistakes—and how might she carry that lesson into the next play?Ashley Roberts and Lisa Willis discuss confidence, mental performance and the parent's role in helping an athlete recover. Lisa connects everyday mistakes at home with basketball, explains why three missed shots don't erase preparation, and offers a different approach to the car ride after games.In this conversation:• Build a next-play home while keeping accountability.• Help your athlete separate facts from the story she tells herself.• Use catch, clear, connect to understand recovery.• Ask what your child needs before offering post-game feedback.• Support the person beyond the performance.Ashley Roberts on Instagram: @_thisisashleyrLisa Willis on Instagram: @lisawillis40Join the Basketball Parent Community for direct guidance, resources, and conversations with other basketball families:https://www.skool.com/itsjustdifferent/about?ref=e5c985b2c58c47afb7bb18a0d15b34e6 (https://www.skool.com/itsjustdifferent/about?ref=e5c985b2c58c47afb7bb18a0d15b34e6)
13 Oct 2026
D1 or Bust? What Parents Miss About D3 Basketball W/ Hardin Simmons Head Coach Kendra Whitehead
Your daughter wants to play college basketball. But if your family is only looking at D1, what could you be missing?Hardin-Simmons head women's basketball coach Kendra Whitehead joins Ashley Roberts to unpack the D3 conversation parents keep asking for: the level of competition, college costs, recruiting interest, and finding a program that fits the athlete and the person.They discuss how a coach evaluates recruiting emails and highlight film, why travel spending should connect to the schools actually recruiting your daughter, and the questions families can ask when interest feels unclear.In this episode:• What families misunderstand about D3 basketball• Why financial-aid examples require a closer look at actual family costs• How distinctive skills, personalized emails, and useful film help coaches evaluate recruits• When to explore other levels and ask a coach where your athlete standsFinancial examples reflect the situations discussed in the interview; they are not guaranteed aid offers or typical costs for every family.Join the Basketball Parent Community for direct guidance, resources, and conversations with other basketball families:https://www.skool.com/itsjustdifferent/about?ref=e5c985b2c58c47afb7bb18a0d15b34e6 (https://www.skool.com/itsjustdifferent/about?ref=e5c985b2c58c47afb7bb18a0d15b34e6)Connect with Ashley Roberts on Instagram: @_thisisashleyrShop DIFFERENT apparel: https://itsjustdifferentapparel.comUse code PODCAST for 15% off. (https://itsjustdifferentapparel.com Use code PODCAST for 15% off.)Join the Basketball Parent Community for direct guidance, resources, and conversations with other basketball families:https://www.skool.com/itsjustdifferent/about?ref=e5c985b2c58c47afb7bb18a0d15b34e6 (https://www.skool.com/itsjustdifferent/about?ref=e5c985b2c58c47afb7bb18a0d15b34e6)
6 Oct 2026
When Should You Leave Your Athletes Basketball Team?
How do you know when your athlete needs a new team and how do you make that decision without feeling disloyal to the coach who believed in her?
Ashley Roberts sits down with Chay and Victor Mann, parents of college basketball player Chloe Mann, for an honest conversation about development, team loyalty, and raising an athlete without letting sports take over your relationship.
Both former Kansas State athletes, Chay and Victor share what their own experiences prepared them for and what they still had to learn as sports parents. From independent basketball to Duncanville and Chloe’s college journey from Cincinnati to Grand Canyon, they discuss how their family approached changing environments and making difficult decisions.
They also reflect on the sacrifices, money, and childhood moments they would approach differently.
IN THIS EPISODE:
• What’s different when the athlete becomes the parent
• How to include your child in major basketball decisions
• Team loyalty, independent programs, and knowing when to move
• Why being the star doesn’t always mean your athlete is developing
• How to evaluate training and development opportunities
• Playing multiple sports versus specializing
• Motivating your child without forcing your own dream
• Adjusting to college basketball and evaluating a transfer
• Protecting your relationship and your child’s identity beyond sports
• What Chay and Victor would do differently today
Whether you’re evaluating a club team, investing in training, or preparing your daughter for college basketball, this conversation offers questions to help your family think through the next step.
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What would make you change your athletes team: development, the environment, or something else?
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