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Before the Super Bowls, before the MVP trophies, before the half-a-billion-dollar contract, Patrick Mahomes was just a teenage athlete with a golden arm-and a lot of choices. NFL or MLB? Texas Tech or the draft? For his mom, Randi Mahomes, it was like being thrown into a game with no playbook.
“I had no idea what I was doing,”she admits now. “I was just trying to keep up.”
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While recruiters circled her son, Randi was working two jobs and doing laundry late into the night, trying to stay involved in a process that seemed designed to leave parents behind. “They were going straight to him. He was 16, 17-and I felt like I was still catching up, trying to guide him while letting him make his own decisions.”
That experience-stressful, isolating, and overwhelming-is what ultimately inspired her newest venture: the Sports Parent Academy, a program she recently launched to help other parents navigate the pressure-cooker world of youth sports.
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“You Don’t Have to Scream From the Stands to Show Up”
During a recent Instagram Q&A, Randi was asked for her best advice to single moms. Her response was simple: “Be present. That’s it. You don’t need to be the loudest mom in the stands or wear all the team gear. Just show up. Let them know you’re there.”
It’s a perspective shaped by experience-one that’s more focused on connection than competition. “There were moments I felt like I was failing,” she said. “But Patrick always knew I had his back.”
And clearly, something worked. Today, Mahomes is not only the face of the NFL but also widely praised for his grounded attitude-something Randi takes quiet pride in.
With her new platform, she’s turning that hard-earned wisdom into something bigger. “I just want to give parents a little more knowledge than I had,” she said. “Because the truth is, we’re all just trying to do our best with what we’ve got.”
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