ATHLETE'S MINDSET ACADEMY
235 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsI am a mindset coach for athletes. If you are a coach, an athlete, or parent and are looking for your athletes to become mentally tough, compete with confidence, AND create a winning mindset... this podcast IS FOR YOU. If you want help applying the mindset training tools I teach, simply go to: athletesmindsetacademy.com. If you are looking for Gymnastics Mindset Academy, check out their new podcast and website at gymnasticsmindsetacademy.com.
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#165 Your journey is unique.
February 26, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBJealousy and comparison is not only a negative thing for your gymnasts individually, it can have a real negative impact on your team. This week we talk about why your gymnasts brains constantly go to comparison and jealousy and how to help them with it.
#164 You can’t control other peoples’ feelings.
February 22, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBOne of the things that gymnasts tell us worry them the most is their fear of disappointing their coaches, parents and teammates with how they do in competition. It drastically affects their ability to enjoy competing and adds so much pressure. Here is why they are worried and some things that you can do to help them learn how to let go of their worry and start focusing in on their gymnastics. This will help with performance anxiety, mental blocks, fear of falling and competing with confi...
#165 How to help your gymnasts stop worrying about disappointing others.
February 22, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBOne of the things that gymnasts tell us worry them the most is their fear of disappointing their coaches, parents and teammates with how they do in competition. It drastically affects their ability to enjoy competing and adds so much pressure. Here is why they are worried and some things that you can do to help them learn how to let go of their worry and start focusing in on their gymnastics. This will help with performance anxiety, mental blocks, fear of falling and competing with confi...
#163 All gymnasts fall and mess up.
February 15, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBOne of the first things we teach a young gymnast is how to fall safely. Because we all know that for sure, a gymnast is going to fall. And so we prepare them for it. And yet, we (and they) still think something has gone wrong when they actually fall in a meet. Even though ALL gymnasts fall in meets at some point. Teaching your gymnast that falling is fine is the most effective way to help them hit consistently. Join us as we talk about why and give some ideas for helping your gymnasts ado...
#162 Results don't create your feelings.
February 08, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBYour gymnasts often time attach their feelings to their results. This can create an emotional rollercoaster for them, and you as a coach! Listen to a few gymnastics mindset training tips on how to help your gymnasts gan their power back over their emotions when it comes to scores, places, and even just falls. This will help them immensely with performance anxiety, mental blocks in competition and competing with confidence. Check out more teaching videos for coaches by subscribing to our y...
#161 Interview with Kerry Bair
February 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIt can seem in gymnastics, that your gymnasts being tired all the time, sore, without enough energy to get through workout is just how it is. That injuries are just par for the course. But according to our special guest, Kerry Bair with the Gymnast RD, it doesn’t have to be this way. Most gymnasts experience this because they are under fueled. They simply aren’t eating enough. Mental blocks, frustration, being hangry, all are symptoms of your gymnast simply not having enough fuel to do wha...
#159 Your emotions are not a problem
January 18, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBThe second pillar of competing with confidence is learning how to deal with your emotions. Competition is full of strong emotions, and knowing how to deal with them - and how not to dread them will help your athlete tremendously in competition. Dealing with performance anxiety, overcoming fears and nerves, and being mentally tough is all about learning how to not just stuff aside emotion, but how to process and deal with them. In this episode, we talk about how to do just that. If you have...
#158 Learn to Trust Yourself
January 11, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWe are focusing on building self-confidence this month. One area to do this is by teaching athletes to trust themselves. Sometimes we hear gymnasts say they are going for a skill, but then they don't. This is the opposite of self-confidence. Learning to trust yourself and do what you say you're going to do isn't always easy. Listen to our podcast to get some mindset training tips on how to help your gymnast trust themself and continue building their self-confidence in the process. ...
#157 Your performance doesn't determine your worth
January 04, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBChange is in the air! We have rebranded to Gymnastics Mindset Academy-- still the same great content that applies to everyone! We want to continue providing great value that anyone can use, while giving specific examples of how to use our tools to gymnasts and coaches of gymnasts. Join us this month as we give you some unique views on self-confidence and how to increase your own. Sometimes, we attach our self-confidence with the results we create. The truth is, our results do not cr...
#156 The Power of Words to Believe New Things
December 28, 2021 14:43 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBWords are so powerful. Especially when you are speaking them to yourself. Listen now to hear about the power of words, and how to help your athletes eliminate words that are not useful for them! Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com.
#155 How to Have Fun and Believe Something New with Coach Claudia Kretschmer
December 20, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBCoach Claudia has owned and run Gym America for the last 45 years. She shares her thoughts and ideas with us on coaching, especially on how to have fun in the gym. We talk about different ideas for coaching and creating fun. She also shares about Balance Palace, a new board game for beam! https://shopshinecreative.com/shop. Then, we turn the conversation and teach Coach Claudia how to believe something new step by step. This process is the secret to helping your gymnasts overcome fear, perfo...
#154 Why it's So Hard to Believe Something New (and How to Start)
December 13, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBYour gymnast has tried hard to think positively, to swap a thought, to believe something new. But they just can't seem to get there. On this week's episode we talk about the brain and WHY it is so hard to do. We also help you learn how to begin the process and how to help your gymnast. Beliefs that will help them overcome fear, manage their emotions and be mentally tough are so important for productive practices and confident competitions. Here's how to work on getting them there! Let's lea...
#153 You Have to Believe Something New to Achieve Something New
December 07, 2021 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThe results that we get start with the things we believe. If you want your gymnasts to have great results, they have to learn how to believe something new. Tune in to learn not only how to swap a thought, but step by step how to believe that new thought for good. Your gymnasts can use this mindset training as they work to overcome fears, performance anxiety about the upcoming season and to become mentally for productive practices and confident competitions. Let's learn how to help your gymn...
#151 Finding Cue Words that work.
November 30, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBCue Words can become a short hand code to powerful thoughts and emotions that will fuel your gymnast to perform at her best. Coaches can use this gymnastics mindset training tool to help your gymnasts overcome fear and create confidence in her skills for peak performance. Coach Ali and Coach Stacie talk in detail about how to help your gymnast find the right cue words to create the desired results. Want to learn more? Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com.
#150 Training your brain with affirmations
November 23, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBAffirmations are a popular tool to use with gymnasts to help them overcome fear and mental blocks, decrease performance anxiety and help in their mindset training. Used in conjunction with our other mindset tools, they can be very helpful in focusing your gymnasts brain on believing something positive about themselves. But used incorrectly, and they can deepen the fear or disbelief. Coach Ali and Coach Stacie talk thought affirmations, when they are helpful and how to use them to help ...
#149 Visualizing Your Future Self
November 15, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBHow can you help your gymnast overcome fear or a mental block with mindset training? Visualizing their future self is a powerful tool. It's also a powerful tool for you as a coach or to use with your whole team. When you tap into the imagination and visualize yourself as the person or the team who has already accomplished their dreams, the brain can begin to use that to help you actually accomplish it. Gymnastics is a mental sport. Let's learn how to help your gymnasts master their ...
#148 Mastering your mind with visualization
November 08, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBAre you wondering, "How do I help my gymnast learn a new skill they are afraid of?" Or "How do I help my gymnast who is injured or out continue to keep their skills up?" This week we chat about the second and third steps in powerful visualization. Visualization is such an important tool to use in mindset training to help your athletes become mentally tough, help them deal with performance anxiety, or help them overcome fear. Here's how to teach your gymnasts visualization that really ...
#147 The Power of imagination in Visualization
November 01, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBHave you ever asked your athletes to try to visualize themselves confidently completing a skill, only to have them see themselves falling or failing again and again? When learning to visualize yourself doing something you don't yet believe you can do, it is important to help remove fear and disbelief. Here are some helpful ways to do that. Go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com where we create happy, healthy athletes who know how to win. X, Athlete’s Mindset Academy Coaches
#146 Equal Airtime
October 25, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBEqual Airtime: Your brain naturally looks for anything that could be considered a problem. It does this as a protective mechanism. When you notice yourself focusing on negative options, we want to encourage you to spend just as much time opening up to the other side of the story. It’s possible that there is no problem, that everything is going to work for us better than we could imagine, that we might actually stick that routine or win that medal. It’s possible either side could occur. Give ...
#145 Interview with Wayne Wright
October 18, 2021 21:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBInterview With Wayne Wright. Today we had the privilege of interviewing Wayne Wright, former San Jose State University Head Coach for the women's gymnastics team. Currently, Wayne works for the 49ers education-community based programs and consults with No Cap Sports. We discussed some of the fears of coaching in today's culture. Coaching today becomes a balance of acknowledging the pressure to help a team win, succeed, becoming a coach that doesn't feel that their past will be judged at ...
#144 Overcoming emotional fears
October 11, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBBehind our physical fears are our emotional fears. We are afraid of what people are going to think, afraid of what we will feel if our fears come true. This week we learn about dealing with these emotional fears - understanding where they come from and how to deal with them.
#143 Mastering your fear
October 04, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBMaster Your Fear: Today, we focused on fear and why it’s hard to master your fear at times. Here are a few points we discussed to calm that part of your brain down: Your primal brain thinks everything is scary. You need to determine when something truly is unsafe and when it isn't. Speak to your brain in a loving way so it knows it's safe. If you have athletes who don’t know how to manage their fears, then we are here for you! Let us teach you how to help your athletes manage their fears. ...
#142 Your Relationship With Your Sport
September 28, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWhat if you considered your sport like you would a best friend? Sometimes friends are hard to get along with, or they disappoint. But, if someone were to criticize your best friend, you might find yourself becoming defensive and looking for all the reasons your best friend is amazing. Try this with your sport. How could you sport be considered similar to a friend? If you are looking for ideas to enjoy your sport more, come check out AthletesMindsetAcademy.com. We are here to help! ...
#141 What Do You Expect Of Others?
September 21, 2021 22:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBDo you ever find yourself wishing others would just be like and do what you want them to do? Why don't others know how they "should" act? Life would just be so much easier if everyone played by our rules. Right?! This would be nice, but we all know this isn't the way life works. So, what "should" you do when others don't follow your rules? Find out our thoughts in today's episode! If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com to get some more useful men...
#140 Take Responsibility For Your Feelings In A Relationship
September 14, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBWho do you blame for how you feel? If you're like most people, when things are tough, you might choose to point the finger to a parent or athlete. What if we took responsibility for how we feel at any given moment during the day? If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com to get some more useful mental and emotional health tips. Have an amazing week, Athletes Mindset Academy Coaches
#139 What Is A Relationship?
September 07, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWhat is a relationship? How can you make the relationship on your team better? What can you do to feel comfortable talking to your athletes in a more impactful way? If you want some ideas on how to build a stronger team culture, then we have some great tools to help you this month! Tune in to what you can do to help your team relationships. If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com to get some more useful mental and emotional health tips. Have an amaz...
#138 Priorities
August 31, 2021 21:00 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBWhat do you do with your time? If you were to write down your top 5 priorities, what would they be and why? When you write your priorities down, why did you put them in that order? Think about what you did yesterday? Did your actions align with your priorities? If not, then we have some great ideas and tools to help you with your priorities and time management. If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com to get some more useful mental and emotional health...
#137 Time Is A Valuable Asset
August 24, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBDo you ever feel like theres just not enough time to get it all done in practice? Most of us can relate. Time seems to "get away" from us and we want to know how to create more time. Today Coach Stacie, Amy and Ali talk about where you, as coaches of gymnasts, might see this showing up and what you can do to help your gymnasts be more productive. If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com to get some more useful emotional health tips. have an amazing we...
#136 Why Is Time Management So Hard?
August 17, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBDoes it ever feel as though time is just "passing you by" or there just not enough time to fit everything in? Today, Coach Ali and Coach Amy share some ideas about why managing your time feels so hard. Discover how your primary brain actually makes it difficult to manage your time and why. If you have questions, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com. We'd love to answer any questions you may have. -Athlete's Mindset Academy
#135 What Do You Believe About Time?
August 10, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBThis month, we are going to focus on your thoughts about time. What you believe about time impacts your daily results. Listen to the tips from Coach Ali and Coach Amy regarding how to use your beliefs about time to serve you better. For more ideas, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com. have an amazing week, Athlete's Mindset Academy
#134 Mental Health and the Olympics
August 03, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBHave you been following the Olympics? Unexpected changed continue to occur and athletes continue to step up to the challenges. In today's episode, Coach Stacie, Ali and Amy discuss some of the mental health needs associated with the results of the Olympics so far. Coach Stacie points out that the body shows what's going on underneath it all. Consider what your body and results might be telling you about your belief systems and emotional health. Follow our company-- as we diligently continue...
#133 Special Edition: Olympics, Mental Health and Our Thoughts On It All
July 30, 2021 03:08 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBAthlete mental health has skyrocketed into the spotlight this week with Simone pulling back from competition. Coach Ali and coach Stacie chat about the environment of the Olympics from Stacie's experience in 2016, their reactions as events unfolded in the team finals, and thoughts on mental health training in gymnastics. Tune in for this special edition! x, Athlete's Mindset Academy
#132 What's Your Compelling Reason to Change Your Habit?
July 27, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBWhy do you want to make a change? What are you seeking in the long run? What is the compelling reason you will hold on to when everything feels uncomfortable to keep you going? Discomfort is the key to change. If you want to change a habit, then you will want to know why you really want to change. Otherwise, you will quit as soon as something feels tough. We have some great ideas and tools to help you through those tough moments. If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to Athletes...
#131 Why Your Habit Is Hard To Break
July 20, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDo you ever feel like breaking a habit is all or nothing? This is just one reason why breaking a habit might feel hard to you. If you miss a day of your goal or mess up in anyway, then you might as well just quit on the goal all together. Most of us can relate. Today Coach Stacie and Coach Ali talk about their experience with breaking habits and how to stay out of "all or nothing" thinking. If you haven't checked out our free resources, go to AthletesMindsetAcademy.com to get some more us...
#130 Quick Habit Hack
July 13, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBHow many times do you have to do something repeatedly to create a new habit? Answers vary to this question. However, we can give you a quick, efficient tool to use when you're ready to change a habit for good. Join Coach Ali and Coach Amy on this episode to learn more. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey.
#129 Ready to Change A Habit?
July 06, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBAre you ready to change an old habit? Ready to do something different in order to get a more satisfying result in your athletics? To succeed at your sport, you have to embrace #thedailygrind. The important but boring kind of actions you do day in and day out. Strength and conditioning. Flexibility. Cardio. Drills. Eating well. Getting enough sleep. Managing your time. To do all these things that support and build a strong foundation for your sport, you need to develop habits. They are ...
#128 How Do You Use The Self-Coaching Model?
June 29, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBAthlete Mindset Training company is committed to developing happy, healthy athletes who know how to win. In this podcast, we teach you how to use a foundational tool to create anything you want in your sports experience. It's simple, yet powerful. Try it. If you have any questions or want personal help with your own self-coaching journey, let us know! have a beautiful week! -Athlete's Mindset Academy Coaches AthletesMindsetAcademy.com
#127 Why Is Self-Coaching So Important?
June 22, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBThis month we will be talking about becoming a self-coaching master. The coaches of Athlete's Mindset Academy discusses why It is important to consistently self-coach as a preventative skill to avoid those "stuck" moments that inevitably happen in sports and life. If you are an athlete, sooner or later, you will find that adding emotional management to your daily routine is the greatest way to take care of yourself and expedite your way to success. If you are ready for some mental and emot...
#126 Interview with the Parents of an Olympic Athlete- Rachel Garcia
June 15, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week we have a special interview for you! Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a parent to an Olympian? Christine and Tony Garcia, the parents of Rachel Garcia, talk openly of the struggles and triumphs involved in raising an olympic level athlete. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey.
#125 Have You Ever Wanted To Be A Part Of Something BIG?...Founding Members is available for YOU!
June 08, 2021 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBWe want to invite you into a very special opportunity that is only available THIS WEEK... We help athletes who are struggling with the mental and emotional side of gymnastics - and life. We help coaches learn incredibly effective techniques to coach the mental and emotional aspects of the sport. We help parents learn how to support their gymnasts and coaches most effectively. We are experts in training the mind and helping people deal with their emotions. And we want to help. So we ar...
#124 Healing From Trauma & Abuse
June 01, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey. As mentioned in last weeks episode, this week, Coach Ali shares with us he...
#123 Re-Write Your Story
May 25, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. This week, Coach Ali & Coach Amy discuss one of their favorite tools that actually work to re-write the story of the past. Try the technique when you are feeling stuck in a past story in order to move forward again. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more...
#122 Connect with Your Future Self
May 18, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey.
#121 Connect with Your Past Self
May 11, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey.
#120 Change Your Story: Separating Fact from Fiction
May 04, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey.
#119 Create Confidence by Having Your Own Back
April 27, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey.
#118 To Compete with Confidence You Have to be Willing to Feel Any Feeling.
April 20, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBThis week our coaches talk on the importance of being willing to feel any feeling to compete with confidence.
#117 Compete with Confidence| Special Guest: MyKayla Skinner
April 13, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey. Coaches Amy and Stacie chat with 2016 Olympic Alternate, NCAA standout and...
#116 Compete with Confidence - How to Create the Confidence you Need.
April 06, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey. This week the coaches talk about how to create the confidence you need to ...
#115 Perfectionism and Depression | Special Guest: Dr. Margaret Rutherford
March 29, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBJoin in on the conversation with our coaches about their experiences with the topic of the week. Sometimes we invite special guests. Always entertaining, always helping you become a happier, healthier athlete who knows how to win. Check us out at athletesmindsetacademy.com or follow us on social media for more free tools and to learn about how we can support you as an athlete, coach or parent in your sports journey. Coach Stacie chats with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, author of Perfectly Hidde...