Becoming HeadStrong
603 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThis podcast guides you on the journey of building and maintaining mental toughness. Regardless of where you "perform" in life, Becoming HeadStrong will help you learn to optimize and more fully enjoy your life's performance.
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65. Motivation for Non-Aggressive Athletes - Coach Stephanie
April 18, 2024 18:34 - 11 minutes - 5.34 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie talks to us about communication used to motivate athletes. Some dialogue can come off as violent such as "dominating or killing" the opponent, and this can have negative effects on certain athletes. Listen along with Coach Stephanie as she dissects motivation towards non-aggressive athletes and the most effective way to communicate with them.
64. What Do You Do When Nobody Is Watching? - Coach Hillary
April 11, 2024 16:06 - 5 minutes - 3.32 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Hillary talks to us about what goes on behind closed doors when nobody is watching. What is your mindset when you are alone? Do you take your foot off your gas or still go for it and dig deep? Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn about your mindset when nobody is watching.
63. Transitioning Out of Sport - Coach Josh
April 05, 2024 02:16 - 7 minutes - 2.9 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh talks to us about transition. March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year, but with all the craziness, there also comes the end of many basketball careers. Transitioning out of life as a competitive athlete carries many hard ideas we have to come to terms with. What can we do to stay healthy and take care of ourselves mentally and physically? Tune in to listen to Josh with some HeadStrong tips!
62. Be Scared and Do It Anyways - Coach Chelsea
March 28, 2024 18:10 - 2 minutes - 1.54 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Chelsea talks to us about fear and overcoming it. How do we still go for it if we are feeling scared? How do we respond when we are in panic mode? Listen along with Coach Chelsea for some tips on "Doing it anyways."
61. Using Anxious Thoughts to your Advantage - Coach Amanda
March 21, 2024 19:55 - 8 minutes - 4.75 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda is here to talk to us about anxiety. Anxiety can pop up due to how much we care about our performance. Anxiety, as a word, gets a bad reputation when we can actually use it for good. Listen along with Coach Amanda as she helps us use anxious thoughts to guide us to improved performance!
60. Raising your Confidence Floor - Dr. Nick Galli
March 14, 2024 19:47 - 14 minutes - 8.69 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick Galli talks to us about confidence. This conversation he poses with us is inteded to figure out what confidence really is. Building this allows us to raise our "confiedence floor." What is this and how can we use it? Tune in to listen to Nick break this all down!
59. When to do Mental Training - Coach Kristina
March 06, 2024 18:47 - 10 minutes - 12 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is back to talk to us about when to apply the training that comes with mental performance training. It can be tricky to know exactly when to use techniques during performance. Listen along with Coach Kristina as she guides us through the application of mental training in regards to time of day, time of performance, and what works person to person.
58. Goals vs. Systems - Dr. Nicole Detling
February 28, 2024 11:00 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole returns to the podcast to talk with us about goals. As Dr. Nicole states, good athletes set goals, but great athletes are focused on their daily systems. What does this mean? Tune in to listen along to find out what systems are and how we can use them for daily improvement.
57. Neurodivergent Athletes - Coach Becky
February 21, 2024 19:11 - 16 minutes - 7.55 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is here to talk to us about her experience working with neurodivergent athletes. Becky gives us five tips on working with neurodivergent athletes including the language we use and much more advice. Tune in to learn more about neurodivergent means in athletes as well as being a coach or leader with these special athletes.
56. Name the Fear - Coach Stephanie
February 14, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes - 4.01 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie talks to us about dealing with fear in athletics. Athletes can subconsciously give lesser effort as a defense to potential failure or judgement. How can we work through this? Listen along with Coach Stephanie as she guides us through this possible experience!
55. A Lot of Information at One Time: Tips to Understand - Coach Hillary
February 08, 2024 22:03 - 7 minutes - 4.75 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary is back to talk to us about processing new information. Specifically, this episode is targeted for those who struggle to learn all sorts of new information in a short period of time. An example of this could be learning a playbook before the season as this can be difficult to take in at once. This is similar to trying to drink out of a fire hose. Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn some new ways to digest lots of information qu...
54. Real World Leaders: Gregg Popovich - Coach Josh
January 31, 2024 21:58 - 7 minutes - 3.37 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh returns to build off his last episode on earning respect as a leader. Using the real world example of Gregg Popovich, Head Coach of the San Antonio Spurs, Josh breaks down some of the key factors he has used and developed to foster one of the best professional sport cultures in a major sport. Tune in to learn more!
53. Magic Button Thinking - Coach Chelsea
January 25, 2024 22:23 - 9 minutes - 4.04 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Chelsea talks about a topic called "Magic Button Thinking." This plays a role in our confidence and motivation everyday. If you could press a magic button and make one thing happen, what would it do? Our confidence can come from past accomplishments, seeing growth in yourself in a task through practice, etc. It cannot come from the push of the magic button. Listen along with Coach Chelsea to learn more about this type of thinkin...
52. Different Sectors of Psychology
January 18, 2024 17:39 - 10 minutes - 4.72 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda talks more about what we do as mental performance coaches. There are key differences between the different fields or sectors of psychology. Amanda breaks these down, so we can find what we are looking for. Listen in with Amanda to learn more about our field!
51. Interview with Ashley Samson - Dr. Nick Galli
January 10, 2024 17:08 - 23 minutes - 17.8 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick interviews Ashley Samson, a professor from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Samson teaches courses in Sport Psychology and Sport Sociology and has also worked as a consultant herself with individual athletes and teams. Join Dr. Nick and Dr. Samson as they talk about the inner workings of sport psychology, the approach to working with athletes, and more!
51. Pushing Boundaries Consistently - Coach Kristina
January 03, 2024 18:22 - 9 minutes - 15.9 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina is here to talk about boundaries. Specifically, how do we push those boundaries as we start the new year? As we go through the year and the motivation and discpline start to fade, how do we push through it? IT starts now with embracing the change upfront and preparing for the challenges that will arise. Listen along with Coach Kristina as she guides us through getting started and staying on track with the simple letters, ABCD, in m...
49. Clarify the Cliche 4 - Dr. Nicole Detling
December 27, 2023 17:32 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole Detling continues her series on Clarifying the Cliche. Countless cliches are used in sport, but what do they actually mean? What does it mean to "Trust the Process?" What about making stress work for you? What does it mean to eat an elephant one bite at a time? Listen in with Dr. Nicole to find out the real use behind these cliches.
48. Enjoying the Journey - Coach Becky
December 21, 2023 02:03 - 10 minutes - 5.13 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is here to chat with us about enjoying the journey. When you are trying to achieve a new skill, improve on a current one, or work towards a goal, it is important to enjoy the journey and the process to get there. Using her own personal anecdotes, Becky guides us through an experience in showing toughness, grit, and overcoming adversity that shows the importance of the journey. Listen along with Becky as we all seek to crea...
47. Communicating with Coaches - Coach Stephanie
December 13, 2023 21:12 - 12 minutes - 7.66 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie returns with her newest episode on communicating with coaches. This episode specifically targets "pain points" where the athlete is unhappy with situations involving their coaches around playing time, promotion, etc. These issues can be tough to address with those that are higher on the totem pole such as coaches, bosses, captains, and more. Coach Stephanie guides us on how to have these conversations and different thi...
46. Earning Respect as a Leader - Coach Josh
November 30, 2023 20:09 - 9 minutes - 4.09 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to build off a concept shared by Amanda a few weeks ago called psychological safety. At heart, this concept means that every member of a team is comfortable enough to have a voice, be themselves, and share feelings and opinions openly without judgement. As a leader, how can we contribute to developing this? How can we create enough respect and care between leaders and followers where psychological safety can take pl...
45. Finding the can, When you can't - Coach Hillary
November 17, 2023 17:42 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary is here to talk about injury rehabilitation. When we are struggling to find motivation or the extra push to go to injury rehab, how do we find that will to go? Hillary uses her own recent back surgery to help talk through this.
44. Wear the Expensive Perfume - Coach Chelsea
November 09, 2023 18:17 - 8 minutes - 3.31 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea talks to us about wearing the expensive perfume. What Chelsea means by this is that we do not need to always wait. Don't wait to tell others how much you appreciate them. Don't wait to wear the outfit you've been saving for months and months. We don't always need to wait because we don't know if we will get the chance to make due on our waiting. This is impactful when dealing with loss because we can have regrets if we lose someone ...
43. Psychological Safety - Coach Amanda
November 01, 2023 15:36 - 9 minutes - 4.85 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Amanda talks to us about psychological safety. This is an incredibly important part of organizations, teams, families, and other groups. Psychological safety is the comfort level of those within a group to speak up, to fail, to live in your role, and just be mentally comfortable. Listen along with Amanda as she explains what this is, why is it so important, and how we can implement it.
42. The Importance of Feeling your Emotions - Coach Josh
October 18, 2023 23:44 - 9 minutes - 3.72 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh is here to talk about emotions. Specifically, why we want to feel our emotions. This includes the good AND the bad. As much as we can sometimes try to avoid the negative feelings that come with day to day life such as sadness, anger, and jealousy, we have to learn to be comfortable living with these emotions as well to properly respond to them. Listen along with Josh as he talks about why we need to accept these feelings in order to re...
41. Interview with Will Stanley - Dr. Nick
October 12, 2023 01:11 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick interviews Wil Stanley, assistant volleyball coach for the University of Utah. Nick and Wil talk volleyball, coaching, and more in the newest episode!
40. Changing Habits - Coach Kristina
October 04, 2023 23:27 - 9 minutes - 16.2 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina talks with us about building good habits and also dealing with bad ones. How do we establish clear objectives in changing habits? How do we build awareness? Kristina gives us several tips on effectively changing habits to foster motivation and increase mental toughness.
39. Clarify the Cliche 3 - Dr. Nicole Detling
September 27, 2023 02:08 - 9 minutes - 8.16 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nicole Detling continues her series, "Clarify the Cliche." This week's episode includes what it actually means when we say "Don't get stuck in the suck." Dr. Nicole gives more detail into the meaning behind that and how we can embrace it. Tune in for this cliche and others as well!
38. Does Your Team Believe? - Coach Becky
September 20, 2023 15:04 - 9 minutes - 4.11 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, our coaching specialist, Becky, is back. Today's episode is on team belief and how that can affect and build a team. How can we get our athletes to have total belief in what they are doing? Listen along with Coach Becky on how we can answer that question and more!
37. Lighting your Fire - Coach Josh
September 14, 2023 20:34 - 9 minutes - 4.23 MBIn the newest of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to talk about motivation. Specifically, the two kinds of of motivation being extrinsic and intrinisic. What are the differences? How do we find motivation if we've lost it? What does that fire look like within us? Tune in for some easy exercises you can do when you're missing that extra gear and need to find it!
36. Leadership Lessons 3: Addressing Conflict - Coach Stephanie
September 06, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 5.53 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Stephanie wraps up her Leadership Lessons series. This final episode is all about how to address conflict while showing leadership skills. What does this look like? Why is it important? Listen along with Coach Stephanie to get your answers!
35. Leadership Lessons 2: Vocal Leadership - Coach Stephanie
August 30, 2023 16:14 - 13 minutes - 6.25 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie continues her Leadership Lessons series with an episode on vocal leadership. Leadership skills are learnable for anyone. Many athletes have not encountered or been involved with effective leaders, so these skills have not always been observable for them. One of these skills that can be developed is that of vocal leadership. Listen along with Coach Stephanie to learn more about the element of vocal leadership, what it m...
34. Leadership Lessons 1: Value Behaviors - Coach Stephanie
August 23, 2023 04:13 - 12 minutes - 6.05 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Stephanie continues her series, "Leadership Lessons." Stephanie breaks down what it means not only to have core values as a leader but also value behaviors that align with those values. These are important because it allows you to lead in a way that best suits your strengths. Listen along to learn more about what this means, how you can do it yourself, and get ready for another Leadership Lesson next week!
33. What I Wish I Had Heard - Coach Stephanie
August 16, 2023 22:28 - 9 minutes - 4.55 MBCoach Stephanie is here with her first ever episode on Becoming HeadStrong! She is starting a four episode series on leadership called, "Leadership Lesson." Listen along with the first part in the series and Coach Stephanie's perspective from her experience as an athlete with high-performance coaching.
32. The Importance of Sleep - Coach Hillary
August 10, 2023 01:30 - 9 minutes - 5.94 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Hillary is here to talk to us about sleep. As we know, sleep is incredibly important to us as humans. How does that change when it comes to athletics and performance? How many of hours of sleep should athletes be getting every night? How long should our naps be? Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn about the newest research as well as some tips to help us utilize our sleep to reach our athletic potential!
31. Underrated - Coach Chelsea
August 02, 2023 17:15 - 7 minutes - 3.53 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea is here to talk about a documentary she recently was able to watch. The role of a coach in developing a self-fulfilling prophecy for an athlete is incredible. This documentary, "Underrated", is about Steph Curry and his ability to find success while not being the prototypical NBA star. Chelsea breaks down the label of being underrated, the self-fulfilling prophecy, and how we can apply all these ideas to ourselves and our own experi...
30. Starting Something New - Coach Amanda
July 26, 2023 22:58 - 13 minutes - 6.53 MBCoach Amanda is back! She is here on the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast to talk about the journey of starting something new. There can be the chaos, the unexpected, and the unknown when we start a new experience. Coach Amanda relates this to her role as a mother of three and learning through motherhood. Tune in and see how we can apply these tips to our performance and life experiences!
29. The Introverted Performer - Dr. Nick
July 19, 2023 15:59 - 14 minutes - 8.4 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick is here to talk about being an introvert. Certain sports seem built more for extroversion and can seem demanding and uncomfortable in a way for introverts. What can we do to adapt ourselves to these sports if our preferences lie within introversion? If we are working with an introverted athlete, how can we best assist them in finding there comfort zone in team-sports? Dr. Nick has tips and advice for managing these situation,...
28. Developmental vs. Natural Athletes - Coach Kristina
July 12, 2023 19:34 - 10 minutes - 11.5 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is here to discuss the difference of two kinds of athletes. Natural athletes have a more innate potential to reach peak performance through physical attributes. Developmental athletes can reach these same peaks in performance, but they may have to do more work and start with less of a headstart. Listen along with Coach Kristina as she talks about the common differences between the two kinds of athletes and how we can wo...
27. Clarify the Cliche Pt. 2 - Dr. Nicole
July 05, 2023 16:56 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole Detling is back with the second part in her series, "Clarify the Cliche." In mental performance, we use phrases and saying that can be seen as cliches, and Dr. Nicole is here to explain what they really mean. Tune in to learn more about the in's and out's of the work we do and how you can apply these ideas to yourself!
26. Preparing for the Toughest Matchup - Coach Becky
June 28, 2023 22:48 - 10 minutes - 6.51 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky returns for her third episode! Listen along as Coach Becky talks about how we can matchup best with our toughest competition and our biggest rivals. How might we need to prepare differently? How can we make sure we are ready for anything? Listen along as Coach Becky gives four tips for us!
25. Coaching Toddlers! - Coach Josh
June 21, 2023 19:55 - 7 minutes - 3.65 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh is here with some coaching tips! Coaching styles look different across all ages, but what do we do when our athetes are as young as two and three years old? How can we "coach" them most effectively? Listen along with Coach Josh as he shares three tips he has learned that has helped him create a positive sport experience for these future stars!
24. Attacking the Summer - Coach Josh
June 14, 2023 16:26 - 7 minutes - 3.4 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh is back and welcoming everybody to Summer! Our schedules, routines, and day-to-day life all change up going from the busy school year to the more open summer months. How can we set ourselves up best to attack the summer and see improvements in ourselves? Listen along for some tips to attack these next three months!
23. The Importance of Being Prepared - Coach Hillary
June 07, 2023 19:06 - 7 minutes - 4.43 MBThis week on Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary is back and talking about one of the most important predictors of our performance: preparation. Preparation is important to our performance for countless reasons including building confidence, feeling ready, and feeling in control. What does it really mean to be completely prepared? What do we need to do? Tune in to listen along with Coach Hillary!
22. Interview with Joni David - Coach Chelsea
June 01, 2023 02:06 - 30 minutes - 17.3 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea sits down with Joni David for an interview! Joni Davis is a former D1 athlete and raised a son to become a D1 football player as a single parent. Chelsea and Joni have conversations on the aspects of being a single parent and raising a kid to help them fulfill their dreams. You can find Joni's own podcast, "UnJaded," on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, and Sound Cloud!
21. Reflective Goal Setting - Coach Josh
May 24, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 4.91 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh is back and sharing a new way to think about setting goals. A lot of the goal setting exercises done in sport look the same with a few tweaks here and there, but Josh is here to share a new way to look at things that he has been using with clients. Rather than doing the usual approach, we can use more of a reflection-based thinking about ourselves when it comes to setting goals. It can help give a different perspective to where we are ...
20. Interview with Dr. Andrea Becker - Dr. Nick
May 18, 2023 17:04 - 27 minutes - 15.5 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nick sits down with Dr. Andrea Becker. She is a current professor at California State University, Sacramento. She is an expert in leadership and coaching and has immense applied experience in the field. Tune in to hear a great conversation between Dr. Nick and Dr. Andrea Becker!
19. How to be Exceptional - Coach Kristina
May 10, 2023 14:31 - 10 minutes - 12 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina answers the question, "How do you become exceptional?" This answer isn't an easy one to find as athletes are always looking to be the exception. What does it take to achieve that? How do I become the outlier and the one that is pushing yourself harder than others? Listen along with Coach Kristina as she helps us reach that ultimate goal to be exceptional.
18. Clarify the Cliche pt. 1 - Dr. Nicole Detling
May 03, 2023 14:53 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole is back with the first part of her new series, "Clarify the Cliche." In mental performance, cliches are used often to help with understanding of certain parts of performance. The goal of this series is to bring clarification to what some of these cliches actually mean at a deeper level. Listen in with Dr. Nicole as she covers three of these in part one of her new series!
17. Family in our Teams - Coach Becky
April 26, 2023 16:03 - 7 minutes - 4.66 MBIn the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is back with a conversation on the topic of "Family" in sport. It's a topic preached by coaches all the time, but what does it actually mean? What does it look like in your team? How do we create the feeling of family in our team? Find answers to these questions and more in the newest episode!
16. Is Anger Okay in Sport? - Coach Hillary
April 19, 2023 15:36 - 9 minutes - 6.02 MBIn the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary talks about emotions and specifically anger. Anger is a natural emotion that can be even necessary in certain situations. As performers, we have to learn how to channel anger appropriately and take control over our anger. Tune in as Coach Hillary helps us learn how to do this!