The Parent Tip-Off Experience
The Heather Experience Presents · November 14 & 15, 2026
What you won’t learn at the parent meeting.
You’re prepared for the game. Let’s prepare you for the experience.
One weekend for the whole family. Parents Saturday. Athletes free Sunday. The best way to start the season on the right foot.
Two events, two registrations. Parents get tickets for Saturday. Register your athlete for Sunday.
One Weekend. Two Days.
Saturday, November 14 · 6-8 PM
The Parent Tip-Off Experience
Ticketed · For parents and caregivers
Be prepared for the season before you’re in it.
- Hosted by Heather Cleaves, featuring keynote speaker Kaleb Joseph
- An expert panel with Allie Chapman, MSW, and Aaron Burgin of Full-Time Hoops
- An original film featuring real athlete voices
- Free resources to take home to your family
MiraCosta College, Oceanside Campus, Concert Hall
Sunday, November 15 · 4-6 PM
The Athlete Experience
FREE · Middle and high school athletes · Registration required
Prepare their minds for the season ahead. Free.
- Heather Cleaves welcomes Kaleb Joseph’s national Self Help Tour to San Diego
- Real talk on pressure, confidence, identity, and mental health
- Tools that serve them in competition and long after their playing days
MiraCosta College, Oceanside Campus, Basketball Gym
YOUR TICKET DOES MORE.
Every Parent Tip-Off ticket helps keep The Athlete Experience free for young athletes.
Why This Exists
This isn’t another parent meeting. It’s the event youth sports has been missing.
It isn’t a workshop. It isn’t a support group. It isn’t a circle where everyone takes a turn talking about what’s hard. It’s a stage. It’s a room full of people who love this as much as you do. It’s a day built to leave you more ready than when you walked in.
What You’ll Experience On Stage
- Keynote-style talks
- Expert panels
- Athlete perspectives
- Honest, unscripted conversation
What We’ll Explore
Some of the ground we plan to cover:
- 01What your athlete carries that they don’t always say out loud
- 02How to stay close when the season gets loud
- 03What confidence actually looks like at home
- 04The role you play that nobody prepared you for
- 05How to be the parent your athlete needs when the scoreboard doesn’t matter anymore
Who You’ll Hear From
Kaleb Joseph
Keynote
Former ESPN Top 10 point guard recruit and Syracuse Division I player. Founder of The Self Help Tour, speaking nationally on identity, self-love, and mental health.
Heather Cleaves
Host + Speaker
Founder of The Heather Experience. 25+ years of people-centered work. Author, speaker, photographer, and youth athlete mental health advocate. Co-host, The Soul of Sports. Mom of two.
Allie Chapman, MSW
Co-Director + Panelist
Sport social worker. MSW, USC, with a sport social work certificate from the University of Michigan. Founder of Mind Body Athletes. Co-host, The Soul of Sports. Mom of six athletes.
Aaron Burgin
Featured Panelist
Founder of Full-Time Hoops. San Diego basketball journalist and analyst.
In Partnership With
Mind Body Athletes · More Than An Athlete Emotional Intelligence · The Self Help Tour · Full-Time Hoops · The Soul of Sports · Happier Smiles Orthodontics
What You’ll Leave With
More understanding of the world your athlete is entering. Better language for the moments that get complicated. Practical tools you can actually use at home.
When & Where
November 14, 2026
The Parent Tip-Off Experience, 6-8 PM, Concert Hall
November 15, 2026
The Athlete Experience, 4-6 PM, Basketball Gym (free, registration required)
MiraCosta College, Oceanside Campus · 1 Barnard Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056
Tickets + Registration
One weekend for the whole family.
Two events, two registrations. Parents get tickets for Saturday. Register your athlete for Sunday.
Bring the Experience
Organizations, programs, and potential partners.
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