Coaching Mind's Podcast: Perform at your best!

Brett Ledbetter is a consultant, author, speaker, and co-founder of the What Drives Winning Conference. He is the author of 4 books including his newest What Drives Winning Environments . His work focuses on Character Development, Behavior Management, and Priority Alignment. We are also joined by Becky Burleigh who is the head women's soccer coach at the University of Florida the other co-fou...

In this week's episode, we sit down to chat with Staff Sergeant Middleton who is currently a recruiter for the US Marine Corps. We discuss what it looks like to prepare young Marines for pressure performance, as well as how this can be carried over into training younger athletes.  Contact us or learn more at mentaltrainingplan.com Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next l...

In this week's episode, we sit down to chat with the national & Big Ten football coach of the year Tom Allen from Indiana University to talk about how he has integrated LOVE as one of the pillars of his program. Coach Allen has improved the culture and level of success at every high school and college program he has been part of and Indiana University is no different. In the most successf...

How do you develop an elite mindset in all of your players so that you can shape your team's culture into one that wins championships? Chris Creighton has been successful at every level of football that he has ever coached at and is currently in the middle of the biggest program turnaround in school history at Eastern Michigan. In this week's episode, we look at the foundation of a progr...

This week we chat with Jim Tressel about player development. Coach Tressel was a four-time national championship coach at Youngstown State University and also led the Ohio State Buckeyes to an undefeated season and national championship in 2002.  In this episode, we look at the foundation of player development and specifically developing character or "conscious" in your players. Coach Tr...

The final part of our Complete Program series is steadfast leadership.  This week's episode takes a look at some key elements that should be in place as you put together the leadership program that best fits your team.  Here is the feedback form we reference during the show: CLICK HERE (Please note this will only be available for one week after this episode is published) Get more information...

Developing an elite mindset in all of your players take a certain amount of time and effort. The combined culture of all of the individuals on your team will have a larger impact on your future success than any measure of talent or ability. This week's episode takes a look at how we can develop an elite mindset in all of our players so that our program as a whole can have an elite culture. Le...

Help your athletes perform at their best when it matters the most! By teaching your athletes how to be aware of what their body is doing in Big Moments, you help them take the first step to regain control. Being clutch is a high-performance situation is not something you are either born with or born without, it is a skill you can develop like anything else! Want to connect with us or discuss train...

Episode 3 of our 4th season about putting together a complete program includes tips for improving player skills and techniques at a faster rate than your opponents in the same amount of time. STEP 1: Understand Proper Technique.  STEP 2: Assess Skills.  STEP 3: Make your plan (Long term, short term, daily goals, check-in, adjust).  STEP 4: Put it to work (Plus 1, deliberate practice, time manageme...

Season 4 is designed to help you identify activities that you can do with your entire program to introduce some of the most important parts of the mental side of the game. In this episode, we look at the importance of building unshakeable bonds and relationships within a team and how to develop it in your players! Step 1: Define it, show it, & generate buy-in Step 2:  Evaluate team/individuals...

Season 4 is designed to help you identify activities that you can do with your entire program to introduce some of the most important parts of the mental side of the game. In this episode, we look at the importance of character and also how to develop it in your players. Step 1: Identify the character traits your team needs. Step 2: Teach your players what they mean. Step 3: Identify weaknesses in...

2020 has been a tough year to say the least. Just as things couldn't get any worse, things got worse. In the midst of all of this weariness, this week's episode takes a look at how we can find hope. While we all hope that 2021 will be better than 2020, there will always be difficult challenges that make us long for better or normal times and this episode aims to give you the tools to mak...

Between Season 2 and 3 we have a bonus season that focuses on coming up with routines for golfers. This week, we take a look at how all athletes can benefit from routines that have been shown to decrease anxiety and improve performance in athletes.  Make your plan and put it to work! Get in touch with us at mentaltrainingplan.com for more help with this topic #hateaverage Are you an ATHLETE lookin...

80 percent of the rewards go to 20 percent of the participants, but to get 10x more rewards than your competition you only have to be 1% better than them. In what is perhaps the best episode of season 3, Ben and Zeke take a look at how you can best gain a competitive edge over your opponent in all areas of competition.  Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next level? Check out...

A success board is a visual representation of why an individual has earned the right to be confident.  In this week's episode, we sit down with football and track coach Josh Miracle to discuss what should go on a successboard, why they are useful, and how to get the most out of it once you have created yours. Want to learn more? Contact us at mentaltrainingplan.com or reach out to us on socia...

This week's episode takes a look at some tangible ideas for how to handle the end of a season. Things like honest evaluation, rest, passion/purpose/why, goals, etc. all play a role in starting the offseason the right way so that you can do everything in your power to reach your full potential! Don't just hope your team will finish up one season and start the next one the right way, make...

This week's episode takes a look at how to prepare for pressure situations, how to practice performing under pressure, and steps you can take to control your mind and body during that pressure situations so you can perform at your best when it matters the most. Don't just hope you will be ready, make your plan, and put it to work! Connect with us, ask questions, even get some extra help...

Bad things are going to happen from time and time and when they do, System 1 is going to react in a way that is designed to keep us safe and comfortable. Since we already know that what is easy and comfortable is not going to help us be great, this episode takes a look at how we can use System 2 to intentionally take back control and respond intentionally and thoughtfully instead of just letting k...

In this week's episode we look at how to create motivation or inspiration. Don't just sit around hoping to "feel" motivated, take control and generate the motivation you need to achieve greatness in athletics, work, and life. Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next level? Check out our website to learn more about 1-on-1 training opportunities: mentaltrainin...

If you have 6 months to get better and your opponent has 6 months to get better, how can you make sure you improve at a faster rate than they do? How can you develop better skill and technique levels, confidence, and mental toughness? This week's episode looks at tangible ways you can make sure you are better prepared when it is time to compete than your opponent. Are you an ATHLETE looking t...

This week we sit down with Jake Gilbert to talk about what grit is, why it is important, and how we can develop it. Jake has seen first hand what grit is and why it is so important in sports and in life. He has won state, national, and conference championships as a player and coach at both the high school and college level. Jake understands what it takes to put in work over a long period of time n...

This week's episode looks at the science behind the power of positivity when it comes to performance and goal setting. This is not some mediocre version of just accepting failure and being happy about it, instead, it is all about using it as an intentional plan to achieve great things. It is not accepting failure, but it is also not letting it become a distraction that crushes your confidence...

This episode explores what Mamba Mentality really means and how it can help you believe in yourself when it is time to perform. What have you done to deserve to be confident when the game is on the line? What are you going to trust in? What is your mentality? Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next level? Check out our website to learn more about 1-on-1 training opportunities:...

Visualization can be used to improve things like strategy, physical development, improving technique, and more! Doing it the right way utilizes the parts of your brain that are responsible for motor control, attention, perception, planning, and storing memories. This week's episode takes a look at the importance of visualization, how we know it works, and the edge it can give us during perfor...

In our second episode on mindfulness, we take another look at Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson to see what science can show us about the effects of mindfulness. The authors take a look at the history of what brain research can prove when it comes to the beneficial effects of practicing mindfulness. We explore some of the proven benefits such as: Lowering amygdala response. ...