Summary:

• Coach Tim & Coach Donald introduce a four-part, sports psychology mini-series, and begin with a discussion on Mental Skills Training.

Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:

• 0:01 - The coaches kick off the episode with a Facebook Marketplace Gear Grind
• 2:50 - Coach Donald highlights Summer Trackside, and chats about the first few days of the program
• 6:50 - The coaches provide an overview of Sports Psychology, discuss the role it plays in training and competition and break down the individual components of Mental Skills Training
• 16:30 - might be a good clip about time management??
• 19:48 - Coach Tim explores some common myths surrounding Mental Skills Training
• 22:30 - perhaps another good clip about elite athletes maybe or maybe not being fundamentally better at MST
• 25:30 - good clip about how MST can elevate an athletes performance in higher-level competition
• 27:40 - Coach Tim breaks down four main topics of Mental Skills Training, and starts off with goal setting
• 30:00 - (maybe?)good clip explaining process goals versus outcome goals
• 37:12 - Coach Tim moves on to the second main topic, Attention Control
• 37:30 - (maybe?) not to overdo the funny bits at the expense of training-related stuff, but your call
• 38:28 - perhaps a good clip about attention control and filtering
• 42:50 - a racing misadventure anecdote from Coach Tim
• 46:46 - another racing story from Coach Donald
• 52:23 - The coaches explore Imagery & Visualization
• 52:35 - another clip from Coach Donald about actually practicing MST
• 55:50 - a clip about how to get maximum benefit from Imagery & Visualization
• 1:01:20 - Coach Tim introduces the idea of Self Talk
• 1:13:08 - Coach Tim provides some key takeaways for Mental Skills Training
• 1:16:24 - Coach Donald signs off on the episode, pitches the Webinar, Summer Trackside and the Summer/Fall Race Training program

Resources Mentioned:

• Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
• Website: https://ghperformance.com/

Next Episode Teaser:

In Season 2: Episode 20, the coaches explore the concept of Emotional Regulation as part two of a four-part series on Mental Skills Training.

Music Used: Guera Encantadora by Casa Rosa from @podcastbackgroundmusic on YouTube